A deep, liquid market repricing office aggressively while industrial along the I-55 and I-80 corridors and well-located multifamily continue to draw institutional capital.
The Chicago commercial real estate market is navigating a complex landscape marked by shifting investor sentiment and evolving sector dynamics. While demand for office space remains challenged, other sectors, particularly industrial and multifamily, continue to attract interest amid ongoing urban revitalization efforts. Lenders are adopting a cautious approach, reflecting broader economic uncertainties, which may influence capital flows and allocator strategies in the near term.
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360 CHICAGO, the 94th-floor observation deck atop 875 North Michigan Avenue (the former John Hancock Center), announced that its new private event venue, planned for the 96th floor of the building, will begin acceptin…
Essex Realty Group, LLC, announced the sale of 7319 N. Rogers Avenue, a 16-unit walk-up apartment building located in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, for $2.46 million. Essex Realty Group Managing Director Rick Of…
Brown Commercial Group negotiated a 65,674-square-foot industrial building acquisition in the Chicago market for Digital RED, a growing commercial technology recycling and data security company. Broker Luke Dummitt re…
Noah Properties has landed $62.5 million of lease-up financing for a newly built multifamily development in suburban Chicago, Commercial Observer has learned. Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners (WDIP) originated the…
CHICAGO — Rush University System for Health and Endeavor Health have unveiled plans to merge, creating a system of 12 hospitals and more than 400 care sites. An incremental $1 billion investment, funded by Endeavor, w…
360 CHICAGO, the 94th-floor observation deck atop 875 North Michigan Avenue (the former John Hancock Center), announced that its new private event venue, planned for the 96th floor of the building, will begin acceptin…
Essex Realty Group, LLC, announced the sale of 7319 N. Rogers Avenue, a 16-unit walk-up apartment building located in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, for $2.46 million. Essex Realty Group Managing Director Rick Of…
Brown Commercial Group negotiated a 65,674-square-foot industrial building acquisition in the Chicago market for Digital RED, a growing commercial technology recycling and data security company. Broker Luke Dummitt re…
Noah Properties has landed $62.5 million of lease-up financing for a newly built multifamily development in suburban Chicago, Commercial Observer has learned. Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners (WDIP) originated the…
CHICAGO — Rush University System for Health and Endeavor Health have unveiled plans to merge, creating a system of 12 hospitals and more than 400 care sites. An incremental $1 billion investment, funded by Endeavor, w…
MBA said 3,700 attendees still gathered in Chicago as FHFA director cited travel tied to housing funds
JLL announced that Vice Chairman K yle Kamin , Vice Chairman Dan Lyne , Executive Vice President Jon Milonas , Senior Vice President Brandon Green , Senior Vice President Abigail McFadyen , and Director of Transaction…
Chicago-based Pearlmark closed on a $19.9 million debt investment to finance the acquisition of The Bridges of Cabarrus, a garden-style multifamily community comprising 144 units across seven three-story buildings in…
Logistics Property Company, LLC has closed on a 716,318-square-foot building in Romeoville, Illinois. Situated on 34.4 acres in Chicago’s I-55 corridor, the fully leased property features cross-dock loading, 30-foot c…
Berkadia announced the sale of Tivoli Green, a 458-unit multifamily property located in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Senior Managing Director Pete Evans of Berkadia Chicago and Senior Director Richard Evans of Berkadia…
Cross Street and real estate development firms ZSD Corp. and Third Coast Real Estate recently topped off on 310 West , a nine-story boutique apartment community under construction at 310 W. Huron St. in Chicago’s Rive…
NAI Hiffman represented Location Finders International (LFI) in an 8,105-square-foot lease with True Health at 1450 Busch Parkway in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The new location in the 64,860-square-foot medical office b…
CHICAGO — Northmarq has provided $24.7 million in refinancing for Reside on Jackson, a 93-unit apartment community in Chicago. Kevin McCarthy of Northmarq arranged the Fannie Mae financing on behalf of the borrower, N…
CHICAGO — Chicago-based JLL Capital Markets has arranged $463 million in bridge financing for Thompson Thrift’s eight-property multifamily portfolio comprising 2,412 Class A apartment units across Florida, Georgia and…
BLUE ISLAND, ILL. — Kiser Group has brokered the sale of Blue Station Apartments, a 345-unit apartment community in Blue Island, 16 miles south of Chicago’s Loop. The property at 2130 W. 122nd St. was 96 percent occup…
National full-service real estate firm Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, has purchased a 268-unit luxury multifamily rental building in Evanston, Ill., a suburb directly north of Chicago and home to Northwestern Univer…
CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed, daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX; ZIPIBX; ZIPSAX; ZIPZAX; ZIPDBX) with approximately $6.9 billion in…
Beyond the down payment and mortgage, new homeowners in Chicago face property taxes, insurance, HOA fees, and ongoing maintenance costs. CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- What costs do first-time homebuyers in Ch…
CHICAGO — Newmark has arranged the $30 million sale of Block 37, a 277,654-square-foot trophy retail property located in downtown Chicago. Block 37 comprises five floors of retail space anchored by a mix of tenants in…
JLL announced that Flexday , a national provider of flexible office solutions, has launched four fractional office suites at PNC Centre at One North Franklin in the heart of Chicago’s Loop. The suites total more…
Essex Realty Group announced the sale of Parkside Apartments, a 120-unit multifamily property located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Constructed in 1963, the property represents an institutional-scale investment in the high…
Cross Street announced the addition of three senior leaders as the company continues to expand its national platform. Will Shew has joined the firm as vice president of property management; Karen Gaski has been named…
Manga Hotel Group announced the acquisition of the Royal Sonesta Chicago River North, a 261-room hotel located in Chicago, Illinois. The hotel has been rebranded as Hotel 505 River North, an independent property which…
CHICAGO, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR), a leading fully integrated owner, operator and developer of logistics real estate, will host its third quarter 2026 results confere…
CHICAGO, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed, daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX; ZIPIBX; ZIPSAX; ZIPZAX; ZIPDBX) with approximately $6.9 billion in p…
With select 2027 dates already sold out, the fast-growing show will introduce a groundbreaking new attraction: Babe Ruth. CHICAGO, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Boom Ball, the high-energy baseball experience, tod…
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has purchased a 9,000-square-foot industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville. The facility was built on 4.6 acr…
CHICAGO — Flexday, a national provider of flexible office solutions, has launched four fractional office suites at PNC Centre in Chicago’s Loop. The suites total more than 25,000 square feet and are designed to accomm…
Coury Hospitality, now managing 40+ US hotels after doubling its portfolio in 2025, has been appointed by ACORE Capital to manage THE RIVVY in Chicago and Marriott Tacoma Downtown.
The RIVVY, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel by Marriott , debuted today at the site of the former Hotel 55, bringing a new boutique hospitality experience to Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The RIVVY, a Tribute Portfolio…
JLL arranged the $195 million sale of 1237 W. Division St., a 571,423-square-foot multi-story logistics facility in Chicago. The property, the first multi-story logistics facility developed in the Midwest, occupies a…