The siren’s call: What it took to get Amazon to come to Austin
It was codenamed “Project Charm.” But this initiative was less cloak and dagger and more big market swagger—this was the move to bring e-commerce giant…
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PREMIER Design + Build Group nears completion of two-building industrial project in Chicago’s northwest suburbs
PREMIER Design + Build Group is putting the finishing touches on a new industrial complex for real estate developer Seefried Industrial Properties. The two-building spec…
Seefried Industrial Properties hires new vice president of development
Seefried Industrial Properties announced the hiring of Brian Novak as vice president of development, effective January 4, 2021. Based out of Seefried’s Chicago office, Novak…
PREMIER Design + Build Group completes work on Des Plaines spec building for Seefried Industrial Properties
PREMIER Design + Build Group has completed work on a spec warehouse near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for real estate developer Seefried Industrial Properties. This…
Vacancy mounting in O’Hare? It’s no cause for concern.
Chicago’s O’Hare submarket recorded a rising vacancy rate in Q3 2020, both quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year. However, this is but a momentary blip in a juggernaut…
Amazon continues streak of Illinois investment
Two years ago, Chicago was a long-shot contender for a second Amazon headquarters. While the coveted HQ2 office assignment went elsewhere, the city, and Illinois…
Amazon to occupy 1 MSF fulfillment center in Dallas-Fort Worth area
Amazon, currently the largest occupier of industrial space in North Texas, will add to that footprint when they move into 1-million-square-foot fulfillment center in the…
Smooth roads ahead for e-commerce real estate
While the COVID-19 situation has placed potholes and hairpin turns in front of some sectors like retail and hospitality, there’s nothing ahead but freshly laid…
Seefried snaps up land site in Elk Grove Village
Seefried Industrial Properties has acquired an 8.82-acre land site—an assemblage of six residential parcels—in Elk Grove Village, Illinois for an undisclosed price. Colliers International Chicago’s…
A tale of two submarkets: The I-80 and I-55 corridors offer contrary messages
Throughout this cycle, new construction of Class A industrial space has progressed apace, driven by high tenant demand. Though there was above-average absorption throughout the…