Draper and Kramer

IllinoisMultifamily

Draper and Kramer starts construction on TOD near Wrigley Field

Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, has started construction on a seven-story, 120-unit mixed-use development at 949 W. Dakin Street in Chicago‘s Lakeview neighborhood. Located across the…

IllinoisCRE

Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate adds six Chicago CRE leaders as instructors

The Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate at Roosevelt University (MBIRE) has expanded course offerings and added six new instructors—all leading real estate professionals—to its…

Pre-Leasing underway at Aspire Residences in Chicago’s South Loop

Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, announced pre-leasing has begun at Aspire Residences, a 24-story, 275-unit apartment tower at 2111 S. Wabash Avenue in Chicago’s South Loop.…

Well known Chicago mortgage banker, Al Hanna, passes away

Chicago mortgage banker, Albert C. Hanna, passed away on April 16, 2020. He was 89. Hanna founded Mid-North Financial Services, Inc. in 1982, serving as…

Draper and Kramer completes second phase of renovations at Bronzeville retail center

Draper and Kramer, Incorporated completed the second phase of its ongoing renovation of the Lake Meadows Market retail center in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The final…

61 Banks Street leases up in Chicago’s Gold Coast

Chicago-based @properties has completed the lease-up for 61 Banks Street, a new 58-unit luxury apartment building developed by Draper and Kramer Inc. The building, located…

Golub, Farpoint and Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group acquire Bronzeville community, Prairie Shores

Chicago-based real estate development firms Golub & Company and Farpoint Development have acquired Prairie Shores, a large-scale workforce housing apartment community in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.…

MidwestFinance

Financing the new kids on the block: Co-living, cannabis and workforce housing

As 2019 draws to a close, investor interest is growing in several emerging assets, including co-living, workforce housing and cannabis tenants. Matt Wurtzebach, senior vice…

Two Chicago professionals named to IREM’s 30 under 30 list

The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) has named two Chicago professionals—Eugene Ballantine and Lindsay Bonilla—to its 30 Under 30 program, recognizing the exceptional next…

MissouriMultifamily

Draper and Kramer employees win St. Louis Apartment Association honors

Two employees of Draper and Kramer, Incorporated were honored at the St. Louis Apartment Association Rising Star Awards, which were held April 27. The awards…