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What does it mean for Chicago when a building like the Hancock loses its iconic name?

By Howard Ecker I’m sure you read or heard a few weeks back that the John Hancock Center’s naming rights will soon be up for sale. The namesake insurance company, which built the 100-story, 1,128-foot skyscraper nearly 50 years ago, asked to have its name and logos removed, much like they did from the 62-story [...]

Veracen Partners Among Pack of New Leases at 250 West 55th Street

Veracen Partners is among a set of several new tenants to take space at Boston Properties’ 250 West 55th Street, signing a 10-year, 11,263-square-foot lease for a portion of the 16th floor at the 38-story tower. CBRE, which represented the landlord, announced the lease concurrently with a 7,196-square-foot deal with RTW Investments & LifeSci Capital [...]

Riverview Realty Partners Announces Lease Expansion With SmithBucklin Corp At AMA Plaza

Riverview Realty Partners announced today that ContextMedia, Inc. and SmithBucklin Corporation, have entered into lease agreements at AMA Plaza, 330 North Wabash, in downtown Chicago with an affiliate of Riverview. The lease with ContextMedia, Inc. provides for it to lease the entire 25th floor of AMA Plaza, consisting of 32,650 rentable square feet, to house [...]

Judaism Your Way Relocating To Governor’s Center II

Denver-based Jewish outreach organization, Judaism Your Way (JYW), announced that the organization is relocating to Governor’s Center II, 600 Grant Street (Suite 308) on May 1. The move comes after significant growth both in services and personnel over the last two years. "We’re excited to be moving to new and larger office space that will [...]

Peppercorn Capital LLC Secures Sought After Lake Street Property

Peppercorn Capital LLC, a Chicago-based real estate investment and development company, recently purchased the Trainor Glass Company showroom on the corner of Lake Street and  Sangamon. The firm closed on a lease that includes three separate 5,000-square-foot-buildings located at 939 W. Lake Street for Chicago-based tenant, Minimal. The design company is moving from its current [...]

BDO USA Leases 33,267 SF At 330 N. Wabash

BDO USA LLP, an accounting and consulting firm, signed an 11-year lease for 33,267 square feet in the office building at 330 N. Wabash in Chicago, IL. BDO’s office space encompasses the 32nd floor and commences on December 1. Future tenants in the building include the American Medical Association, which will move into 273,000 square [...]

Prime Group Realty Trust Announce Lease with SmithBucklin

Prime Group Realty Trust has announced that SmithBucklin Corp. has executed a lease agreement and will relocate its Chicago headquarters to 330 N. Wabash Ave. in January 2013. SmithBucklin is leasing approximately 111,081 rentable square feet in the building. The building was designed by architect Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1971. It was [...]