Chicago real estate taxes a hot topic
While property taxes are not always a compelling topic of conversation, the current tax situation in Illinois has pushed commercial real estate professionals to focus…
riverside investment & development
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…
Interior construction begins on Bank of America’s flagship Chicago office
Skender recently started interior construction of the 536,000-square-foot office relocation for Bank of America's (BofA) downtown Chicago offices. In addition to naming rights for the…
BMO Tower officially breaks ground in Chicago
Goettsch Partners celebrated the groundbreaking today for Union Station Tower, also known as BMO Tower, a new 50-story office building in Chicago. Goettsch is serving…
Law firms chasing efficiency (along with Millennials)
Maintaining a recent trend, law firms continue to shed office space in favor of leaner, more efficient floorplans. Over the past year in Chicago, two-thirds…
2020 Forecast: Gloor and Nieman to give their experts’ view
REjournals is announcing the first names in what promises to be a blockbuster lineup for its 18th annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference being held…
For Chicago office space, it’s a tenants’ market
There has been a shift in the dynamics of the downtown Chicago office market. New Q2 numbers express favorable tendencies for tenants, as rental rates…
Drew Nieman reunites with former colleague in joining Riverside Investment
Drew Nieman has left his role as executive vice president in CBRE Chicago’s agency leasing group to join Riverside Investment & Development. Serving as firm’s…
Living on the edge: Engineering riverside high-rises
Nearly 120 years ago, Chicago manifested an engineering feat when its namesake river was reversed, sending its waters out toward the Mississippi River rather than…
Assessing the Assessor: Fritz Kaegi speaks at 17th annual Real Estate Forecast
Hearing a newly elected county assessor speak about his work should, in an ordinary time and place, be an exercise in boredom. But 2019 Cook…