http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/ ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:00:02 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36065 Ann Sperling Jones Lang taps Trammell Crow vet for exec post Ann Sperling, 54, has joined Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. as chief operating officer for the Americas region. Ms. Sperling replaces Bill Thummel, who has been in the position since 2005 and was named to a new post of chief operating officer ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36065 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:14:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36063 (Crain’s) — News that 13 leases were announced at Block 37 was the most-viewed story in the past week at ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com. The top five in the past week as of Friday morning: 13 leases announced at Block 37 Nick's Fishmarket closes in Loop B of A slams Block 37 developer ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36063 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:38:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36062 (Crain’s) — Experian PLC continues to look for a taker for a 107,000-square-foot office building in Schaumburg, several months after unloading a larger building next door in a nearly $26-million sale/leaseback deal. Earlier this year, the credit reporting agency hired Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36062 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:35:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36057 (AP) — Five Chicago-area Waldenbooks, Borders Outlet and Borders Express stores are among about 200 that parent company Borders Group Inc. plans to close in January as it focuses on its more profitable superstores. The local stores on the company’s list of anticipated closings are the ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36057 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:16:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36054 Court gives Escada more time to renegotiate Mag Mile lease Escada USA Inc., which last month filed a motion in Bankruptcy Court to reject its lease at 840 N. Michigan Ave., was given more time to strike a deal to keep the store open. A court hearing planned for Thursday on the matter was postponed ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36054 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:10:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36053 (Crain’s) — Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. absorbed more losses in the third quarter as the recession depressed occupancies and room rates at its hotels. The Chicago-based company, whose local properties include the Fairmont Chicago and the InterContinental Chicago, reported a loss of $5.2 ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36053 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:07:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36052 (Crain’s) — After chipping away at a mountain of maturing debt, Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust Inc. has knocked off a big chunk of it, easing a cash crunch that looked life-threatening earlier this year. Inland Western says it has landed a $140-million loan from an unidentified ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36052 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:06:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36051 (Crain’s) — A former McKinsey & Co. partner who worked with food industry clients hopes to land a $3-million city subsidy for his plan to provide better restaurants and produce in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Bernard Loyd Bernard Loyd — whose five MIT degrees include a doctorate ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36051 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:01:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36047 (AP) — Shares of Hyatt Hotels Corp. jumped Thursday in the iconic hotel chain's first day on the New York Stock Exchange, with investors appearing to dismiss concerns about infighting among its founder's heirs and tepid hotel reservations around the world. Hyatt's stock gained $3.00, or 12 ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36047 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:12:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36044 (Reuters) — Hyatt Hotels priced its initial public offering of 38 million shares at $25 per share on Wednesday, within its expected range. Hyatt shares will start trading Thursday under the ticker "H" on the New York Stock Exchange. Chicago-based Hyatt had said it would sell its shares for ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36044 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:25:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36037 (Reuters) — Shares of Hyatt Hotels Corp will price on Wednesday and are set to start trading on Nov. 5, a day earlier than previously planned, according to some of the company's underwriters. The company had earlier intended for the pricing of shares for its initial public offering to take place ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36037 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:59:00 -0500 http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36033 (Crain’s) — The nation’s largest beer distributor, Reyes Holdings LLC, plans to expand its offices by at least one third, to more than 69,000 square feet, as part of a one-mile move from one Rosemont office building to another. Reyes Holdings, the Chicago area’s second-largest privately ... http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=36033 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:39:00 -0500