http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/ ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:01 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37019 (Crain’s) — A lender has filed a $19.1-million foreclosure suit on a 56-unit residential development on the Near West Side after developers cancelled their sales contracts and converted the property to apartments. A venture that includes Chicago developer Steven Golovan and two Highland Park ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37019 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37018 (Crain’s) — The Chicago-area retail vacancy rate edged higher in the fourth quarter as demand for space remained weak and the few retailers looking for space were bargain-hunting. The vacancy rate rose to 11.9% from 11.7% in the third quarter and was up markedly from a year earlier, when the ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37018 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:58:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37005 (Crain’s) — The owners of the popular Bull & Bear pub and a local diner plan to open new locations this year in River North. The firm that owns the Bull & Bear and Stone Lotus, Twilight Traffic Control LLC, leased 12,000 square feet on the ground level and basement at 400 N. State St. for an ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37005 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:55:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37004 Shidler to leave First Industrial board First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.’s cofounder and largest shareholder, Jay H. Shidler, 63, is retiring as a director of the Chicago-based real estate investment trust. The Wednesday announcement comes nearly 13 months after the REIT announced that Mr. ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37004 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:52:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37002 See the winners of the inaugural Gold Circle Awards and the Office Building of the Year awards. http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37002 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:42:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37000 (Crain’s) — News that a new investor group bought the remaining units at the failed condo conversion at 222 E. Pearson St. from lender PrivateBank & Trust Co. was the most-viewed story in the past week at ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com. The top five as of Friday morning: New investors buy ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37000 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:39:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36992 (Crain’s) — A former chemist who helped launch NutraSweet has left a high-ranking post at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to run a start-up aiming to be Cabela’s for kids. Bill Colaianni is CEO of Wonder LLC, which plans to open its first store in November in a 135,000-square-foot former Great Indoors ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36992 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:49:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36991 (Crain’s) — Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler Inc., a leader in local industrial brokerage, has set its sights on office building investment sales, snagging well-known broker Brian P. Nagle from rival Cushman & Wakefield Inc. Mr. Nagle, 55, joined Rosemont-based Colliers this week as an ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36991 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:44:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36989 (Crain’s) — A New York industrial real estate investment firm bought a vacant warehouse near O’Hare International Airport for just $9 million as the company looks to double its local portfolio to more than 10 million square feet. KTR Capital Partners last month bought a 205,540-square-foot ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36989 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:08:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36983 (Reuters) — Equity Residential, the largest publicly traded apartment landlord, reported quarterly funds from operations that rose in part because of a gain on the early extinguishment of debt. The real estate investment trust (REIT) posted fourth-quarter FFO of $126.9 million, or 43 cents per ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36983 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:08:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36979 (Crain's) — A Dublin-based affiliate of Chicago Spire developer Garrett Kelleher reported a $207.6-million annual loss, much of which is attributed to the stalled Spire project. Clarinabbey Ltd. says in an annual financial report filed last week in Ireland that the company took a loss ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36979 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:41:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36977 (Crain’s) — Four more vendors have joined the Chicago French Market lineup, bringing the total number of shops at the indoor venue to 29. The 15,000-square-foot Chicago French Market at 131 N. Clinton St. opened on Dec. 3. It is a joint effort between developer U.S. Equities Realty, Metra, ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36977 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:08:00 -0500