Maxwell's man poised for retail rebound
Rob Bond bets on recovery in the South Loop, where he's building a 230,000-square-foot shopping center.
Condo consultants join forces as market picks up
Herb Emmerman, left, and Garry Benson have merged their two residential marketing and development firms into one, EMS / Garrison LLC. With condo sales rising again, they see opportunity in condo…
Inside job no longer
Gina Berndt, the former head of Perkins & Will's interiors practice, took over as the architecture firm's Chicago leader in March. "I see myself as a business leader that can lead a creative and…
VIDEO: Making his mark on the Mag Mile
Paul Zeller, who brought Marilyn Monroe to Michigan Avenue, talks about the Wrigley Building's $70 million renovation and what might follow the giant statue of the late starlet.
'We probably wouldn't have done it'
Richard Zisook is pushing ahead with his Webster Square development after a battle with Lincoln Park residents and the loss of a major tenant. He calls the project the 'most challenging' of his…
Measuring up: Architect faces tall tower call
Antony Wood, executive director of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, will soon have a say in whether One World Trade Center in New York will usurp Willis Tower as the tallest building…
Rent money: Banner Apartments courts investors again
CEO Milton Pinsky is spearheading the firm's push to raise a $50 million second fund.
VIDEO: Blight buster: Developer sees value in boarded-up homes
Howard Wedren is pushing a stealth system designed to make foreclosed homes look lived-in.
Jones Lang exec leads retail push
Mark Hunter, whose resume includes jobs at Homart, RREEF and General Growth, aims to double the size of the firm's Midwest portfolio.
Tall task: Boosting visits to top of Hancock
The tourist attraction's new owner has hired former hotel manager Nichole Williamson to spearhead a revamp.
Fay's way: Back to the 1950s
Ed Fay embraces an old-school approach working with delinquent borrowers, and plans to double his workforce this year suggest that he's on to something.
Zooming Zubel
With CBRE Inc. already holding a leading share of the local market for industrial brokerage, Chris Zubel says he won't have to spend any time on a turnaround: “It's not like you're fixing…
VIDEO: Deloitte's O'Brien talks to Crain's
Bob O'Brien, who recently was named head of the accounting and consulting firm's global real estate practice, likes the investment outlook for Class A malls. He spoke with Crain's Alby Gallun.
'What was shocking was the sheer depth of it'
Mary Kenney, executive director of the Illinois Housing Development Authority, has seen firsthand how the housing crisis has hurt homeowners and communities in the state. She spoke with Crain's.
Studley taps CBRE vet for local industrial effort
Bruce McConnell plans to build a team of about six people to serve new and existing clients in Chicago and other Midwestern markets for the firm, which hasn’t had an industrial group here in…
Tisch high on new Loews in Chicago
The chairman of Loews Hotels & Resorts is in town for the groundbreaking of a 400-room hotel in Streeterville. He spoke with Crain's about its prospects.
VIDEO: Rent or buy? Curt Bailey is OK either way
His firm, Related Midwest, is marketing about 500 South Loop condos and building two downtown apartment towers totaling about 1,000 units. He spoke with Crain's Alby Gallun.
105 acres of sports on the South Side
Paul McDermott wants to build the Chicago Sports Village, a $530 million athletic complex in Washington Park. But he's a ways off from seeing people strap on their snowboards.
Apartments 'a very competitive environment'
Chris Hunt, who opened a regional office in 2011 for El Paso, Texas-based Hunt Cos., notes there's a lot in the local pipeline but that he 'wouldn't rule out' multifamily development here.
Hyatt Regency GM counting on renovation rebound
After three years and $168 million, Patrick Donelly will soon be able to stop telling his hotel guests to “pardon our dust.”
