• 4700 N. Clarendon Ave. Irish firm sues to recover deposits on Uptown project

  Dublin, Ireland-based Castleroc Estates Ltd., which marketed the 18-story project at 4700 N. Clarendon Ave. for Mr. Ibrahim, is seeking to recover the deposits that secured the purchase of 16...

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 10, 2008.

• 33 N. Wabash In brief: Leases at 33 N. Wabash | lululemon | Manhattan office vacancy

  In brief: Leases at 33 N. Wabash | lululemon | Manhattan office vacancy

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 9, 2008.

• 4000 W. 40th St. Former Duke executive joins DP in Chicago

  ...s looking for more opportunities like the fully leased, 96,000-square-foot warehouse at 4000 W. 40th St. on the Southwest Side of Chicago, which DP bought in July for $4 million. But...

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 9, 2008.

• St. Clair and Illinois Developer scraps Steeterville condo project, sells site

  Mr. Hovey paid nearly $20 million late last week for a site at St. Clair and Illinois streets, sources say, where Centrum had proposed the second stage of the Cityfront Plaza project...

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 8, 2008.

• 800 W. North Ave. Crate & Barrel moving studio, CB2 unit to Near West Side

  Crate opened its first CB2 store in 2000 at 3757 N. Lincoln Ave. CB2’s second Chicago store, which opened in 2004, is at 800 W. North Ave.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 8, 2008.

• 3757 N. Lincoln Ave. Crate & Barrel moving studio, CB2 unit to Near West Side

  Crate opened its first CB2 store in 2000 at 3757 N. Lincoln Ave. CB2’s second Chicago store, which opened in 2004, is at 800 W. North Ave.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 8, 2008.

• 1200 W. Monroe St. Crate & Barrel moving studio, CB2 unit to Near West Side

  About 40 CB2 employees will relocate from Northbrook, while 17 full-time and 15-part time employees will move from Crate’s space at 1201 W. Washington, a DPD spokesman says. Kale, meanwhile, will move 10 to 12 workers from a space at 1200 W. Monroe St.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 8, 2008.

• 1201 W. Washington Blvd. Crate & Barrel moving studio, CB2 unit to Near West Side

  Crate plans to bring its CB2 staff down from its Northbrook headquarters and move a photo studio there from its current location at 1201 W. Washington Blvd.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 8, 2008.

• 240 N. Ashland Ave. Crate & Barrel moving studio, CB2 unit to Near West Side

  ...to help pay for the $16.2-million acquisition and redevelopment of the building at 240 N. Ashland Ave. The Chicago Community Development Commission is expected to consider the proposal at its Oct. 14...

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 8, 2008.

• 350 N. Orleans St. PR firm moves to Merchandise Mart

  ...firms now lease approximately 460,000 square feet at the Mart and former Apparel Center, 350 N. Orleans St., says Mark Falanga, senior vice-president with Merchandise Mart Properties Inc., a subsidiary of New...

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 8, 2008.

• 900 S. Clark St. Job market, supply hurt downtown apartment rents

  ...Amli, for instance, is leasing up a 440-unit high-rise it recently completed at 900 S. Clark St. in the South Loop...

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 8, 2008.

• 303 E. Wacker Drive PR firm moves to Merchandise Mart

  ...communications conglomerate Publicis Groupe S.A., had been a tenant for about two decades at 303 E. Wacker Drive, where it leased approximately 27,000 square feet. At the Mart, Manning Selvage is on...

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 8, 2008.

• 245 E. Ohio St. Developer scraps Steeterville condo project, sells site

  Meanwhile, in another sign of the dramatic challenges facing developers, Draper & Kramer has hired Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. to market a site at 245 E. Ohio St. Just this summer, the developer was planning to build a high-rise with 220 condos and a 220-room hotel.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 8, 2008.

• 550 Webster Ave. Lincoln Park Hospital on life support and up for sale

  Merit Health Systems, a for-profit hospital operator, last month hired an investment bank to scout buyers for the 140-bed hospital at 550 Webster Ave., Lincoln Park Hospital CEO Michael Curran said Wednesday.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 8, 2008.

• 833 W. Jackson Blvd. River North office of residential brokerage closes

  In addition to the Erie Street location, Mr. O’Kane also owns offices at 2610 N. Clark St. in Lincoln Park; 833 W. Jackson Blvd. in the West Loop, and 676 N. Michigan Ave.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 7, 2008.

• 4601 N. Western Ave. River North office of residential brokerage closes

  He opened his first Keller Williams office in the late 1990s at 4601 N. Western Ave. in Lincoln Square. That office is still open.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 7, 2008.

• 676 N. Michigan Ave. River North office of residential brokerage closes

  In addition to the Erie Street location, Mr. O’Kane also owns offices at 2610 N. Clark St. in Lincoln Park; 833 W. Jackson Blvd. in the West Loop, and 676 N. Michigan Ave.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 7, 2008.

• 2610 N. Clark St. River North office of residential brokerage closes

  In addition to the Erie Street location, Mr. O’Kane also owns offices at 2610 N. Clark St. in Lincoln Park; 833 W. Jackson Blvd. in the West Loop, and 676 N. Michigan Ave.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 7, 2008.

• 343 W. Erie St. River North office of residential brokerage closes

  The 8-year-old office at 343 W. Erie St. had employed as many as 90 residential brokers, but only half were active.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 7, 2008.

• Lake and Canal Fairmont owner pulls out of Aqua project

  For instance, the Harp Group Inc., an Oak Brook-based hotel developer, recently terminated a contract to buy a property at the northeast corner of Lake and Canal streets downtown, where it planned to build a 225-room hotel.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 3, 2008.

• 225 N. Columbus Drive Fairmont owner pulls out of Aqua project

  Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc., which bought the Fairmont in 2005, said it has terminated a $84-million contract to buy about 15 floors in Aqua, a mixed-use high-rise under construction at 225 N. Columbus Drive, just east of the Fairmont.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 3, 2008.

• 55 W. Wacker In brief: St. Charles layoffs | 55 W. Wacker sales | space expansions

  In brief: St. Charles layoffs | 55 W. Wacker sales | space expansions

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 2, 2008.

• 191 N. Wacker Law firm takes additional floor at 191 N. Wacker

  Law firm takes additional floor at 191 N. Wacker

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 2, 2008.

• 2140 N. Halsted St. Women’s clothier plans 2nd Lincoln Park store

  BCBG plans to move its BCBG Max Azria boutique to the Armitage building from its longtime location at 2140 N. Halsted St., says Jacqueline Hayes, president of Chicago retail real estate brokerage Jacqueline Hayes & Associates Ltd., which brokered the deal along with a Palm Springs, Calif., firm.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 1, 2008.

• 853 W. Armitage St. Women’s clothier plans 2nd Lincoln Park store

  Southern California-based BCBG has signed a lease at 853 W. Armitage St., which is owned by Chicago real estate investor Fred Latsko, according to a summary of the lease filed with the Cook County Recorder.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 1, 2008.

• 155 N. Wacker Drive Sears Tower gets 2 new tenants

  The accounting giant is in advanced negations with Chicago-based John Buck Co. to move to the Chicago developer’s skyscraper under construction at 155 N. Wacker Drive. If a deal is reached, 155 N. Wacker, with more than 1.1 million square feet, would be more than 75% leased.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on September 30, 2008.

• 525 W. Monroe St. Sears Tower gets 2 new tenants

  The other tenant, business-to business marketing firm Centiv Services Inc., is currently at 525 W. Monroe St.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on September 30, 2008.

• 233 S. Wacker Drive Sears Tower gets 2 new tenants

  Both tenants will be on the 44th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, according to a news release issued Tuesday by U.S. Equities Realty, which manages the tower at 233 S. Wacker Drive.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on September 30, 2008.

• 5400 block of North Clark Street Upscale Andersonville restaurant moving

  By comparison, Chicago-based Newcastle Ltd. paid $317 a square foot in June for a portfolio of nine Andersonville properties from the 5100 to the 5400 block of North Clark Street.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on September 30, 2008.

• 6334-40 N. Clark St. Upscale Andersonville restaurant moving

  The new location, which is expected to open in November, is part of a two-story, three-storefront property at 6334-40 N. Clark St. that Ms. Barbanente is buying. She declined to disclose the price.

  Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on September 30, 2008.

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