'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.”
CBRE taps leader for local retail brokerage
William Wright, who is coming from Mid-America Real Estate, wants to get leasing and sales brokers to work more closely with asset managers to maximize value for landlords.
Cushman beefs up retail shop
The firm added Daniel Jacobson and Brendan Reedy as local senior directors, aiming to boost its retail market share in both city and suburban markets.
West Loop II? Ambitious plan would cover Kennedy, create office hub
Architect Scott Sarver, who has been focusing on overseas work, has teamed up with Fifield on an ambitious plan to cover the Kennedy Expressway and create a hub of office developments.
Developer plans up to $100 million in medical office deals a year
Matthew Campbell, CEO of Northbrook-based MedProperties Group, aims to double his firm's portfolio of medical office buildings this year, despite concerns over health care reform and the federal…
