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CHICAGO — Becovic Residential has acquired The Vivian, a nine-story apartment building located at 6807 N. Sheridan Road in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, for $25.6 million. The Vivian features 160 units, comprised of 104 studios and 56 one-bedroom apartments along with 9,915 square feet of ground-floor…

Essex Capital Markets completed the arrangement of a $19.57 million acquisition and construction loan for the redevelopment of 226 W. Ontario Street in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The financing will support the conversion of the existing office building into a 70-unit residential property, including 60…

The Missner Group announced that Ferguson Enterprises has signed a lease for the entirety of 8130 River Drive, a 31,429-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Morton Grove, Illinois. The full-building lease comes just six months after The Missner Group acquired the property. The single-tenant…

Amazon is close to a deal to acquire a 571K SF vertical warehouse facility on Goose Island that has sat vacant since 2024.

CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the $11.5 million sale of a 78-unit apartment building located at 6748-50 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Originally constructed in 1927, the property features Art Deco architectural influences. There are eight studios, 69 one-bedroom units and one…

CHICAGO — Tree Street Group, along with development partners Magellan Development Group and Mark Goodman & Associates, has closed on an undisclosed amount of construction financing obtained through Bank OZK,… The post Joint Venture Closes on Financing for Two-Tower Mixed-Income Development in Chicago appeared first…

The gap between single-family rents and multifamily rents has widened massively. A look at 14 big markets.

Pearlmark announced that it closed on a $24.2 million debt investment for the acquisition of 1201 W Lake Street, a seven-story, 141,771 square foot office building located in Chicago, Illinois. The investment was originated and structured on behalf of Pearlmark Realty Senior Mortgage Partners I, L.P. The property…

NAMPA, IDAHO — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has acquired a three-building, 439,600-square-foot industrial portfolio in Nampa, located just west of Boise. Details of the transaction were not released. This purchase marks Brennan’s entry into the Boise industrial market. Completed in 2023, the tilt-up…

The number of roles tied to artificial intelligence is picking up in the Chicago market, with companies’ bets on new hires potentially bolstering the city’s office market in the coming years. Hiring momentum for AI-related roles has picked up in...

Bridge33 Capital completed an acquisition of Forest Plaza Shopping Center, a retail property located in Rockford, Illinois.

Colliers’ Dan Arends, Dougal Jeppe, Corby Marx, Joe Stevens and John Arends recently represented Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP in a 56,760-square-foot long-term, headquarters lease restructure and renewal at 330 N. Wabash Ave. in Chicago. The 52-story riverside office tower is the last building in the U.S. designed…

NAI Hiffman and GREA announced the closing of the Downtown Hinsdale Portfolio, a four-parcel, multi-tenant commercial property located at 10 W. Chicago Avenue in downtown Hinsdale, Illinois. NAI Hiffman Senior Vice President Arthur Burrows, along with GREA Senior Managing Directors William Montana and Christopher…

Kiser Group Directors Jacob Price and Katie LeGrand facilitated the sale of a 78-unit apartment building located at 6748-50 North Ashland Avenue in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for $11.5 million. The property was acquired by a local owner-operator with an existing portfolio in the neighborhood. Originally…
RICS quarterly survey of commercial property market conditions across North America for Q4 2025.
RICS quarterly survey of commercial property market sentiment and activity across North America.
SKOKIE, ILL. AND MUNSTER, IND. — Bradford Allen has negotiated two leases on behalf of Illinois Retina in the Chicago market. The medical services provider signed a 16,228-square-foot lease in Skokie, Ill., as well as an 8,728-square-foot lease in Munster, Ind., about 30 miles southeast of Chicago. Craig Nadborne…

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Lee & Associates of Illinois has arranged the $5.2 million sale of a 39,879-square-foot industrial building located at 1951 Lively Blvd. in Elk Grove Village. Dustin Albers of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Sonica International Inc., a global logistics company. John D’Orazio,…
This is a global retail market report published by Cushman & Wakefield in April 2026 covering major cities including London, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Dallas-Fort Worth. The report addresses retail sector conditions alongside office, industrial, and data center markets at national and global levels.

Strong neighborhood retail and small-format leasing prompt a shift in investment strategy.

Chicago's multifamily inventory expanded at the fourth-slowest pace among major markets, with 2026 deliveries falling below 4,000 units for the first time since 2012 and CBD vacancy at its lowest since at least 2006.

The market is showing signs of improvement as smaller properties drive investment momentum.
Walker & Dunlop arranged a $43 million financing facility for six skilled nursing properties in Illinois.

Analysis of first-quarter 2026 multifamily market conditions across the Midwest, showing rent growth acceleration alongside moderating new supply.

Hines Global Income Trust acquired the 183,308-square-foot Wicker Park Commons retail property in Chicago for $70 million.

Highland Real Estate Partners acquired the 298-unit Exhibit on Superior apartment property in Chicago's River North neighborhood for $119 million.

Amazon has agreed to acquire a 571,423-square-foot industrial property in Chicago.

An iconic Chicago office building has received another downward revaluation, reflecting broader office market headwinds.
CBRE publishes capital markets transaction data and figures for the first quarter of 2025 across US real estate.
And 28 were down from their peaks in prior years, led by Austin -27% and Oakland -25%.
This is a market report published by CBRE in September 2025 covering data center trends in Chicago and national markets for the first half of 2025.

This is a market report published by Yardi Matrix in July 2025 covering advertised rates in the self-storage sector, with data points for Chicago, Illinois and national markets, documenting a decline in rates.

This is a national self-storage market report published by Yardi Matrix in April 2025 covering multiple U.S. markets including Washington D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, New York, and Boston. The report presents data and figures on the self-storage sector.

This is a market report published by Colliers in May 2024 covering the U.S. cold storage sector, with particular focus on Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Atlanta markets. The report examines elevated demand conditions and their effects on vacancy rates and new development in the cold storage sector.

Built Form LLC proposed a nine-story, 52-unit mixed-use building with ground-floor retail between Jackson Blvd and Van Buren St.
Storage Star opened three self-storage facilities in Chicago, its entry into the Midwest market.

HydraVault received a foundation permit to convert a two-story building at 2538 S. Wabash Ave. into a 20MW, liquid-cooled AI data center.

UChicago signed for over 155,000 SF at the 13-story, 300,000+ SF Hyde Park Labs for cancer, biochemistry and molecular-biology research.

Bally's held a topping-off ceremony for its $1.7B, 500-room casino-hotel tower at 560 W. Grand Ave.

A viewpoint piece examining misconceptions about data center development and the persistent market opportunities in the sector.

Tree Street Group, together with development partners Magellan Development Group and Mark Goodman & Associates, has closed on construction financing for 410 N. Elizabeth, a 33-story high-rise in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. It will be Chicago’s first all-electric, geothermal multifamily high-rise and…
Cushman & Wakefield research examining the persistent appeal and performance dynamics of high-profile retail corridors across the Americas.

Billionaire Amancio Ortega is in negotiations to acquire a high-rise office building in Chicago for approximately $440 million.
CHICAGO — Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP has signed a long-term headquarters lease restructure and renewal at 330 N. Wabash Ave. in Chicago. The 52-story riverside office tower is the last building in the U.S. designed by renowned architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The property features 35,000-square-foot floor…

Essex Realty Group and Essex Capital Markets announced the closing of Wilson Manor, a 33-unit multifamily property located at 3348 W. Wilson Avenue in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. The property sold for $7.6 million, a $200,000 premium over the listing price. Originally renovated in 2008, Wilson Manor offers…

JLL announced the appointment of Ann MacDiarmid as executive vice president, retail corporate services, where she will serve as transaction management practice lead. Based in Chicago, MacDiarmid is responsible for overseeing and growing JLL’s transaction management service offering within retail corporate services,…

Bradford Allen has executed two recent leases with Illinois Retina in the Chicago market. The medical services provider signed a 16,228-square-foot lease in Skokie, Illinois and an 8,728-square-foot lease in Munster, Indiana, 30 miles southeast of Chicago. Craig Nadborne, executive managing director, brokerage…
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has arranged the $5.7 million sale of a 43-unit apartment building located at 5123-31 S. University Ave. in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. Lee Kiser brokered the transaction. The Norm Levin Trust sold the property to Florin Pavel. Situated a few blocks from the University of Chicago, the…
LANSING, ILL. — Lee & Associates of Illinois has brokered the sale of a 455,858-square-foot warehouse located at 16801 Exchange Ave. in Lansing, a south suburb of Chicago. Walter Murphy of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, RBT Industries (The Great Escape), a retailer of home leisure products. RBT will occupy…

HAMPSHIRE, ILL. — Principle Construction Corp. has completed a warehouse renovation for POLI FILM America Inc. at One Elgiloy Drive in Hampshire, a far northwest suburb of Chicago. The project provides the protective plastic film manufacturer with a streamlined, rectangular floor plan designed to optimize…

CHICAGO — JLL has arranged a $275 million loan and $57 million in mezzanine financing for NEMA Chicago, a 76-story luxury tower at 1210 South Indiana Ave. in Chicago. The… The post JLL Arranges $332M for Chicago Luxury Tower Refinancing appeared first on Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business .

Lee & Associates of Illinois has closed a $5.18 million sale transaction for a 39,879 square-foot building located at 1951 Lively Boulevard in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Dustin Albers, senior vice president at Lee & Associates’ Illinois office, represented the buyer, Sonica International, Inc., a global logistics…

Mapletree Investments has broken ground on a 419,520-square-foot best-in-class industrial facility in Chicago’s Joliet submarket. The property sits on a 29.36-acre site at 1851 Brandon Road with delivery scheduled for 2027. “This groundbreaking brings another high-quality logistics asset to one of the most…
CHICAGO — Cambridge Realty Capital has arranged $21.5 million in bridge-to-HUD acquisition financing for a skilled nursing facility totaling 108 beds in Kentucky. A regional commercial bank provided the first mortgage… The post Cambridge Arranges $21.5M Bridge-to-HUD Financing for Kentucky Skilled Nursing Facility…

CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has negotiated the $4 million sale of a fully leased property located along Restaurant Row in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. Located at 1012 W. Randolph St., the four-story asset totals 6,500 square feet and includes a ground-floor retail space leased to Rōti Modern…

CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 916-unit Public Storage property in Chicago. Completed in 2024, the self-storage facility consists of climate-controlled units totaling 72,899 rentable square feet. Jeffrey Herrmann and Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an…
Cleveland’s Midline project pioneers a new district-scale model to transform vacant industrial brownfields into hubs for advanced manufacturing and good jobs.

WareSpace, an operator of micro-bay warehouse space, has acquired 1400 Centre Circle in Downers Grove, Illinois, a 71,689-square-foot industrial property. The site becomes WareSpace’s third location in the Chicago area and second in Downers Grove. Built in 1979 and currently vacant, the property will be…

JLL has secured a $275 million refinancing and a $57 million mezzanine financing for NEMA Chicago, a luxury multifamily tower and the city’s tallest all-rental residence. JLL represented the borrower, Crescent Heights, in facilitating the five-year, fixed-rate loan through New York Life Insurance Company. JLL also…

JOLIET, ILL. — Mapletree Investments has broken ground on a 419,520-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Joliet. Completion of the 29-acre project is slated for the first quarter of 2027. Situated along the I-80 and I-55 interchange, the development will provide direct connectivity to the Joliet…