RE Journals

09/21/2018

No one is taking on big box ? Don't tell that to At Home Stores who just opened a 100k SF store in Elmhurst, IL, their fourth in the Chicago area

At Home Group Inc. opened its newest location at 265 Illinois 83 in Elmhurst, Illinois, on Sept. 19. The new Elmhurst At Home location is the fifth in the state and the fourth in the Chicago area. The 100,000-square-foot home decor superstore offers more than 50,000 items, from furniture to housewar...

09/19/2018

HFF director Bryan Rosenberg is speaking at our 3rd Annual State of the Suburban Office Market conference on September 20. The event features two panel discussions, “State of the Suburban Office Market,” for which Rosenberg is a panelist, and “Reassessing the Suburban Workplace: Keys to Attrac...

09/19/2018

Over 2,500 storefronts closed during the first half of this year, with another 500+ retail locations expected to follow suit before the year is out. But all is not lost. According to a new retail outlook research report by JLL, these store closures present an opportunity for new retail and new uses,...

12/06/2017

The 60th tower crane touched the sky in Chicago this week, which marks a 400 percent increase since 2010, according to the mayor’s office.

12/04/2017

Chicago is the second most-active market for law firm transactions, but instead of expanding square footage, companies are beginning to reduce their footprint.

11/20/2017

More than 900 guests attended NAIOP’s 2017 Chicago Awards for Excellence event and dinner at Navy Pier on Thursday evening. Attendees cast their votes throughout the evening and named Sterling Bay as the Developer of the Year.

11/15/2017

Jobs are plentiful these days in Nashville. Just look at a recent study by Headlight Data: The research company found that 2015 to 2016, no other large metropolitan area in the country saw a more significant increase in employment.

11/13/2017

The commercial real estate market has been cruising at a high altitude, and everyone on board is wondering when, and how, the plane will land, said Andy Warren, director of real estate research at PwC. Warren took to the stage to examine the national and Chicago market at Urban Land Institute’s 2018...

11/10/2017

At RE Journals’ Senior Housing Conference expert developers, architects and investors discussed how to anticipate the “silver tsunami,” how to accommodate more active seniors and how they’re positioning for the coming years.

11/08/2017

The panel will look at what the Chicago has to offer, as well as the challenges it faces as it continually strives to improve its positioning as a world class location capable of attracting businesses, workers and residents.

Planners of the 16th Annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference have announced the line-up of panelists for the event’s keynote opening panel, Chicago: A Focus on 2020 and Beyond. The keynote panel will kick-off the Forecast Event on Wednesday, January 17, 2018.

11/06/2017

Concerns over Walgreens’ acquisition of rival Rite Aid has put a damper on the number of sales of drug stores across the country during the last 18 months, according to research from The Boulder Group.

11/01/2017

When Sue Myers first got into the insurance business, she had no idea how much she'd come to love the industry. For some, the words 'love' and 'insurance' might not go together, but Myers is truly inspired and excited by her work.