Tishman Speyer Receives $340M Loan for Refinancing of Chicago Office Complex
Why this matters
Office continues to trade in two distinct markets: trophy assets in walkable submarkets that are leasing at or near record rents, and commodity Class B and C buildings where the basis is still resetting. Underwriting on the latter has moved toward replacement-cost-minus, with credit underwriting now leaning on tenant covenant and remaining lease term rather than mark-to-market expectations. Chicago capital flow has been concentrated in industrial along the I-55 and I-80 corridors and in the most select downtown trophy office submarkets. Multifamily transaction volume has moved up in the Near North and West Loop. For LP-positioned capital, the read-through is that the bifurcation is now a structural feature of the sector, not a cycle to wait out.
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- The third Chicago story tracked on the wire in September 2026. All Chicago coverage →
- Disclosed office deal value tracked in September 2026: $458.6M across 2 reported transactions. All Office coverage →
- 22 stories mentioning Tishman on the wire in the past 90 days. Tishman coverage →
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CHICAGO — Tishman Speyer has received a $340 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of The Franklin, a two-tower office complex in Chicago’s West Loop. JPMorgan led the single asset single borrower (SASB) loan with Ban…
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