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Urban Innovations’ building in Milwaukee earns ENERGY STAR certification

Urban Innovations, Ltd. announced that HUB640, a historic property in Milwaukee’s Westown neighborhood, earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR® certification for exceptional energy…

Urban Innovations supports Chicago’s National Public Housing Museum

Urban Innovations is supporting the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago, a first-of-its-kind institution describing the experience of living in public housing from the residents’ point of…

Urban Innovations signs 28 leases in Chicago during first half of year, totaling more than 74,000 square feet

Urban Innovations signed 28 leases in the first half of 2025 in Chicago, totaling more than 74,000 square feet. The tenants represent a variety of industries…

Back on track: Signs of Chicago’s office revival

Like any other Monday, I started my day traveling on the Metra from the northwest suburbs—a commute that, for the past four years, often felt…

Livingstone Partners signs 12,940-square-foot lease at Chicago’s 311 W. Huron

Urban Innovations announced that the investment banking firm Livingstone Partners has signed a 12,940-square-foot lease at 311 W Huron in Chicago. Livingstone Partners plans to move its Chicago office…

Sustainability investments reap multiple benefits for owner-operators

It’s possible for older buildings to become as energy efficient as new buildings that were built with that goal in mind. Retrofitting older commercial properties…

Chicago’s Urban Innovations celebrates Women in Construction Week

Like other local construction firms, Chicago's Urban Innovations is celebrating Women in Construction Week. Urban Innovations wanted to recognize Alejandra Gonzalez, Superintendent; Jessica Herrejon, Project…

Urban Innovations wraps retail buildout for BAGGU in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood

Urban Innovations is pleased to announce that they have recently completed a retail buildout for BAGGU at 1639 N. Damen Ave. in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. The…

Future Leaders: Urban Innovations’ Jake Priester

Jake Priester is project manager with Chicago-based construction, property management and leasing company Urban Innovations. And though his career in commercial real estate has been…

Urban Innovations negotiates more than 100,000 square feet of office transactions in Chicago’s River North neighborhood

Urban Innovations signed more than 30 new leases, renewals and expansions in the Chicago area within the past six months, totaling more than 100,000 square…

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