Luxury condo tower in Lakeshore East now open, plus 4 more Chicago-area real estate deals to know

Chicago Biz Journals 5/27 12:28P I-Chun Chen

Plus Heritage-Crystal Clean moving its headquarters to Bell Works Chicagoland, ScalpTrade moves HQ to Central Loop and other CRE news.

Preservation of Affordable Housing's buying spree around the Obama Center not over yet

Chicago Biz Journals 5/27 9:40A Wendell Hutson

A Chicago nonprofit has quickly became a major landlord in one South Side neighborhood.

Meet Kooshy, a startup that wants to reinvent the crouton

Chicago Biz Journals 5/27 9:12A Jim Dallke

Kooshy is a new Chicago startup that wants to bring a premium, better-tasting crouton to your dinner table.

Redwood Capital bought by EQT Exeter of Pennsylvania

Chicago Biz Journals 5/27 9:00A Natalie Kostelni

The Chicago real estate firm owns a portfolio of 30 apartment properties in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and 12 other metropolitan areas.

Heart attack risk assessment company Cardio Diagnostics moves headquarters to Chicago

Chicago Biz Journals 5/27 5:50A Ben Miller

The company makes the Epi+Gen test that assesses the risk for the onset of new coronary heart disease.

Former Hudson Pacific execs named as EQ Office's CEO and COO

Chicago Biz Journals 5/27 5:30A Marc Stiles

EQ Office, which is headquartered in Chicago, strives to "bring humanity back to the workplace."

Trammell Crow unveils science suites at Fulton Labs in downtown Chicago

Chicago Biz Journals 5/26 10:06A I-Chun Chen

The move-in ready private labs span 3,000 to 7,000 square feet and provide advanced research and development laboratory space.

AmTrust Realty opens first coworking facility in downtown Chicago

Chicago Biz Journals 5/26 9:56A Wendell Hutson

The move comes after the New York investor committed to a $100 million capital improvement plan for its Chicago office buildings.

Courtyard Chicago hotel near O'Hare sold to California investor

Chicago Biz Journals 5/26 6:48A Wendell Hutson

The 149-room name-brand hotel near the airport changed hands for $7.6 million.

After selling his startup to P&G, this founder is raising a $40M VC fund

Chicago Biz Journals 5/26 6:42A Jim Dallke

The 81 Collection is a new VC fund that aims to back startups in "boring" industries that often struggle to raise venture funding.

Avelo Airlines begins first Midway flights

Chicago Biz Journals 5/26 6:29A Ben Miller

The airline is flying from Midway to Tweed-New Haven Airport in southern Connecticut.

Bally's $1.7B casino proposal gets stamp of approval from City Council

Chicago Biz Journals 5/25 10:15A Wendell Hutson

Chicago could get its first casino in four years if everything goes as planned.

2 apartment buildings sell in high-demand Evanston

Chicago Biz Journals 5/25 9:24A Wendell Hutson

“There is still a high level of buyer demand in Evanston," the broker said.

McDonald's shareholders to hear from PETA, Carl Icahn on Thursday

Chicago Biz Journals 5/25 9:01A Ben Miller

At McDonald's Corp.'s annual shareholders' meeting on Thursday morning, stockholders will be hearing from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and activist investor Carl Icahn. It promises to not be a dull affair. PETA representatives said...

'Once-in-a-lifetime' Chicago beachfront apartment building sells

Chicago Biz Journals 5/25 8:48A Wendell Hutson

A longtime property owner sold a 16-unit building in the city’s Rogers Park neighborhood for $3.4 million.