Ryan Ori
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Mass timber construction is becoming more widely used throughout the US. When will it arrive at the home of the Great Chicago Fire?
Wood buildings are popping up all over the country, including the soon-to-be world's tallest in Milwaukee. In Chicago, plans remain more modest. → Read More
Kirkland & Ellis eyes massive office lease at 60-story Salesforce Tower, which will open in early 2023
If the law firm completes the deal, it will be one of the largest office leases in downtown Chicago in decades. → Read More
‘Mega-development’ for the South Side: Plans for former Michael Reese Hospital land get nod from Chicago City Council
The plan will bring "billions" in economic development to the community, an alderman said. → Read More
$60 million film production studio in South Shore wins preliminary zoning approval
A $60 million film studio could soon be under construction in the South Shore area, after the proposal led by the producer of the TV show “The Chi” was approved Thursday by the Chicago Plan Commission. → Read More
Amazon buys Central Steel plant for $35 million, plans delivery station on sprawling Southwest Side site
Amazon has paid $35 million for the Central Steel & Wire plant on the Southwest Side, completing a deal for one of the largest sites in the e-commerce company’s ever-growing distribution network in the Chicago area. Amazon in June completed the purchase of the more than 70-acre site at 3000 W. 51st St. → Read More
Developer seeks approval for 39-story apartment plan on the Near North Side, but neighboring condo owners continue to fight
Chicago developer Fifield Cos. hopes to nail down city approval for a 39-story apartment tower on the Near North Side, after taking the unusual step of increasing the height from its previous proposal despite vocal opposition from neighboring condominium owners. → Read More
Target no longer in talks for Water Tower Place space vacated by Macy’s, alderman says
Target is no longer in talks to open a store in the Water Tower Place mall, an alderman said, apparently eliminating a candidate to fill a block of the Mag Mile space vacated earlier this year by Macy’s. → Read More
Boka plans River North restaurant in former Bottled Blonde space
The restaurant group behind concepts such as Girl & the Goat and Boka plans to take over the sprawling River North space previously occupied by Bottled Blonde, a bar and restaurant that clashed with neighbors and city officials before closing for good last July. → Read More
Southport Lanes is not coming back from COVID-19. Everything, including the iconic sign and bowling lanes, will be sold by auction.
Southport Lanes is ready to auction off all of its belongings, including the sign hanging over the entrance, bowling lanes and the 99-year-old bar surface, after efforts to bring the Lakeview business into a second century fell short. → Read More
Chase eyes sites for potential new skyscraper, in what could lead to one of the largest office leases in Chicago history
JPMorgan Chase is looking at development sites where it could lease as much as 1 million square feet in what could lead to one of the largest office leases in Chicago history. It also could mean changes for the bank’s well-known Loop office tower. → Read More
In the post-pandemic office, on-site and virtual medical care may be the next big amenity
Primary care startup Eden Health plans to open clinics in seven Chicago offices by next year, in deals that indicate wellness is likely to remain a priority in office buildings well after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. → Read More
Indoor golf concept coming to Block 37 mall as ‘eatertainment’ tries to come back from the pandemic
Indoor golf and entertainment concept Five Iron Golf plans to open its second Chicago venue late this year in the Block 37 shopping mall, a deal that could signal the “eatertainment” sector is ready to bounce back from COVID-19. → Read More
Advisory council backs Thompson Center nomination to National Register of Historic Places, despite state opposition
A state advisory council voted Friday to nominate the James R. Thompson Center for the National Register of Historic Places over the objections of two state agencies that argued the Helmut Jahn-designed state office building is not worthy of the designation. → Read More
1KFulton, home to Google’s Midwest headquarters, selling for $357 million in second-biggest Fulton Market deal
The Fulton Market building that is home to Google’s Midwest headquarters is selling for $357 million, one of the highest-priced deals to come out of the former meatpacking district’s real estate frenzy in recent years. → Read More
Amazon plans to build delivery station in West Humboldt Park that could bring up to 500 jobs
Amazon paid approximately $35 million for a 26-acre site in Chicago’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood and plans to build a facility that could employ hundreds of people. → Read More
State agencies expected to oppose adding Helmut Jahn’s Thompson Center to National Register of Historic Places
Two Illinois agencies are expected to oppose having the James R. Thompson Center added to the National Register of Historic Places, which preservation groups see as a key to saving the Helmut Jahn-designed building in the Loop. → Read More
A 73-story skyscraper on South Michigan Avenue, designed by Helmut Jahn, could resume construction by the fall
Helmut Jahn’s tallest Chicago building could soon be back under construction after a series of setbacks that stalled the South Michigan Avenue project, including the famed architect’s death in a cycling accident in May. → Read More
Lakeview’s Tenenbaum True Value Hardware store closing after 98 years, to be replaced by apartments
After nearly a century of personalized service to its Lakeview neighbors, including emergency deliveries to Wrigley Field, Tenenbaum True Value Hardware is preparing to shut down and sell its Belmont Avenue store. → Read More
Chicago will occasionally close three of downtown’s busiest streets this summer, clearing the Mag Mile, LaSalle and State for dining, entertainment
Some of downtown’s busiest streets will become concert halls, restaurants and shops this summer as the city tries to recapture the energy it lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. Michigan Avenue and LaSalle and State streets will have temporary closures starting in July. → Read More
Aon Center’s $185 million observation deck and thrill ride is delayed again: ‘We have not pulled the plug’
Work on the Aon Center’s $185 million observation deck with a thrill ride is delayed until next year, after the construction schedule was pushed back a second time by the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More