Thomas A. Corfman

In a sign that institutional investors are again targeting downtown office buildings, a joint venture advised by Lend Lease Real Estate Investments Inc. has signed a contract to buy the...

Last week's court decision overturning the breakup of Microsoft Corp. may well signal the end of the hawkish antitrust enforcement that prevailed throughout the 1990s, experts say. Under departed antitrust...

Amid a crowded field of top-flight bidders, a little known developer has emerged as the leading candidate to buy the Helene Curtis Industries headquarters building along the Chicago River, with...

The billionaire Pritzker family is moving ahead with development of a West Loop skyscraper anchored by Hyatt's headquarters after ending high-level negotiations to renew their lease in their existing building....

The bankrupt developer of the commercial portion of the redevelopment of Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s former West Side headquarters is putting the properties up for auction after an earlier deal...

Draper & Kramer Inc. has completed its drawn-out purchase of the Palmolive building, setting the stage for a luxury residential condominium conversion of the historic Magnificent Mile office tower. The...

The long-awaited announcement of the renovation of Water Tower Place follows the quiet financial makeover earlier this year of another Magnificent Mile shopping shrine, 900 N. Michigan. Chicago-based Urban Retail...

A twin-tower office/condo project would rise along the Chicago River under a new development plan that would test the demand for downtown luxury homes and high-tech office space. A mixed-use...

Parkway Properties Inc., a small real estate investment trust with big plans for expansion, has signed a letter of intent to buy 233 N. Michigan Ave., part of the Illinois...

Five suburban brokers from the Chicago office of Julien J. Studley Inc. have joined rival tenant representative Staubach Co., one of the largest groups to change commercial real estate firms...