Draper & Kramer

IllinoisCRE

Draper and Kramer hires senior vice president for commercial mortgage servicing

Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce it has named Suzanne Weiss as senior vice president, commercial mortgage servicing,…

IllinoisCRE

Redevelopment plan for Michael Reese site gets the go-ahead

The Chicago Plan Commission approved the plan to transform the former Michael Reese Hospital site in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. A team of local developers known…

MidwestCRE

The difficulty level? It’s high. But investing in economically challenged communities is also rewarding

Achieving success in economically challenged communities is a struggle at best and can be made more challenging when national stories of social unrest are replicated…

MidwestFinance

Draper & Kramer closes more than $100 million for three Midwest portfolios

Draper and Kramer, Incorporated's Commercial Finance Group closed more than $100 million in loans for three commercial real estate portfolios comprising about 3.7 million square…

Shopping center in Chicago’s Northwest suburbs sells for $32.5M

A fund managed by New York-based DRA Advisors has partnered with Northbrook, Illinois-based Pine Tree, LLC to acquire The Shops at Kildeer, a 171,339-square-foot shopping…

Chicago missing out on HQ2 could be a mixed blessing

With speculation leaning toward three cities other than Chicago as finalists for a potentially split Amazon HQ2, it apparently is time for Chicago's city and…

Deconstructing deconversion

Condo deconversion is a undeniable trend in Chicago. That's why over 150 people came out to the Montgomery Club on October 18, 2018 to hear…