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…
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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…
Build-to-suit industrial reaches new peak for the cycle
Build-to-suit projects accounted for 4.6 million square feet of new industrial construction in the Chicago metro this past quarter. That figure is a record high…
Industrial leasing sees 20 percent upswell
One would think that Chicago's industrial market was already racing ahead at top speed. But last quarter, the sector found another gear as 8.67 million…
Flat no more: Demand picks up in the I-55 corridor
Throughout 2017 and 2018, industrial activity in the I-55 corridor was relatively flat. The situation is much different so far this year, with nearly 2…
Seefried to develop 72,000-SF spec warehouse in O’Hare submarket
Seefried Industrial Properties, along with a long-standing European capital partner, have recently purchased a 3.9-acre site at 2100 S. Wolf Road in Des Plaines, Illinois.…
Stormwater detention: The new convention
There is one unifying concern on every industrial project that goes up in Chicago, whether it be a redeveloped infill warehouse or a new million-square-foot…
Seefried Industrial Properties hires Doug Houser as development manager for Midwest region
Seefried Industrial Properties announced that Doug Houser has been hired as development manager for the Midwest region.
Brown Commercial Group negotiates 126k SF industrial sale
Brown Commercial Group negotiated the sale of a 126,537-square-foot industrial facility at 2001 Arthur Avenue in Elk Grove Village, IL, in Chicago's O'Hare market. Financial…