Downtown and in the suburbs, new office space continues to draw tenants
There's certainly been no cease fire on the horizon in the office amenity war, but the condition of the overall space itself is also vitally…
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Passco acquires 260-unit multifamily property adjacent to Mellody Farms
Passco Companies, a privately held, California-based commercial real estate company, has acquired The Atworth at Mellody Farm, a 260-unit luxury multifamily community in Vernon Hills,…
HQ-Who? Tech firms still hot on Chicago as Google will double Fulton Market footprint to 1 MSF
Tech giant Google helped propel the demand for Fulton Market office space when it moved in four years ago. Now, reports indicate that the firm…
Miami-based developer taps Focus to build Old Town apartment project
Chicago-based Focus has been selected by Miami Beach-based Lakshmi Capital Management to act as the general contractor for a new project in Chicago's Old Town…
Focus, Shapack Partners break ground on 167 Green Street in Fulton Market
Last week, representatives from Focus, Shapack Partners, Gensler and Walton Street Capital joined city of Chicago officials in a groundbreaking ceremony for 167 N. Green Street.…
Q&A: Tim Anderson of Focus
Tim Anderson is CEO and founder of Focus, a Chicago-based firm that delivers development, construction and consulting services. He got his start in commercial real…
Chicago’s multifamily market thriving, evolving
With all the activity going on in multifamily these days, many question what the next frontier of this asset class looks like. Yesterday morning, over…
Assessing the multifamily sector, from deconversions to affordable housing
The multifamily sector is one of Chicago's most active asset classes right now. But there are still so many unknowns and evolving trends—from deconversion to…
New nine-story transit-oriented development breaks ground in Evanston
Chicago-based developers CA Ventures and Focus recently celebrated the groundbreaking of 811 Emerson, a nine-story, 241-unit transit-oriented development at 811 Emerson Street in Evanston, Illinois.…
Chicagoland Apartment/Multifamily Summit 2018
For the ninth straight year, REjournals has hosted its Chicagoland Apartment/Multifamily Summit. This year, over 300 industry professionals came out to the Montgomery Club to…