Cawley Insights

SIOR Chicago announced the recipients of the Annual SIOR Chicago Transactions Awards. Cawley Chicago would like to congratulate Josh Hearne for receiving the 2017 award for Largest Dollar Volume Land Transaction with a Platinum Sponsor. Josh Hearne, SIOR of Cawley Chicago Commercial Real Estate represented Venture One Real Estate LLC, a Platinum Sponsor, for the sale of 143 acres in Channahon, IL valued at $6,229,080.

The 16^th Annual SIOR Chicago Transaction Awards were held on March 27, 2018. The awards recognize SIOR members and Platinum sponsors for their distinguished transactions and accomplishments throughout the year.

A new owner has acquired 833,000 SF in office space at the Sullivan Center in Chicago. According to the article on REBusiness Online, JLL Capital Markets have sold a portion of the building for $176 million to New York-based 601W Companies. In this competitive market, the creative office space and loft ceilings only increased JLL’s chances of finding the right buyer. Bruce Miller of JLL is quoted, “This asset received significant investor interest because of its excellent location and strong tenant base…catering to the progressive tenants driving demand in this market.” Click here to read the full article on REBusiness Online. 

Ever-changing economic factors have left a handful of available office buildings vacant in the suburbs of Chicago. However, Franklin Partners recently purchased the former OfficeMax HQ located in Naperville and plan to redevelop the property. Noted in the article from Bisnow.com is the transformation Franklin Partners hope to achieve, which includes converting the building to a multi-tenant property. Capturing this Chicago style workplace and introducing it in the suburbs should attract more businesses to make the move out of the city. Click here to read the full article at Bisnow.com.

The Chicago industrial real estate market is shows no signs of slowing down, and attracting investors from other sectors. In this article from Crain's Chicago, the ongoing e-commerce boom plays a large role in the recent success of the industrial real estate market. The article takes a look at financial statistics to support the reasoning behind the industrial sectors' success, while the other sectors sink to an under performing status. Read the full article at ChicagoBusiness.com