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Banking and finance outlook
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Chicago Industrial Submarket Report - Q1 2023
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Chicago Industrial Insight - Q1 2023
Chicago Downtown Office Insight - Q1 2023
Chicago Suburbs Office Insight - Q1 2023
2022 Midwest Industrial Outlook
Chicago Industrial Submarket
Chicago Industrial Submarket Report – Q1 2022
Chicago Industrial Submarket
Chicago Industrial Submarket Report – Q4 2021
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Chicago Industrial Submarket Report – Q2 2021
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Chicago Downtown Office Insight - Q4 2020
Chicago industrial market seeing less severe pandemic impacts

Local
insights

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Why sustainable buildings make sense for people, planet and business
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Upgraded fan experience at Empower Field at Mile High’s stadium
Remedy Tenant Lounge
JLL's XM team delivers sky-high amenities at Chicago’s Aon Center
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How to support employee connectivity without sacrificing workplace flexibility
Roosevelt University buildings in Chicago
Chicago campuses integrate efficiently in record time
hybrid workplace for office workers along with artificial intelligence
Harnessing the power of AI to create better workplaces
JLL helps transform the Greater Chicago Food Depository
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The iconic Old Chicago Post Office, reinvented
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Office workers' biggest concern? Commuting
Entrance for medical healthcare workers
How cities mobilized to convert spaces into COVID-19 care facilities
Why technology-enabled real estate decision-making will outlast the coronavirus pandemic
Three states share lessons learned in their real estate transformations
Need short-term office space? Better call a JLL “Flexpert”
Improving workplace culture through real estate
From rundown to revamped: US fringe markets hit their prime
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Hustle & Bustle
The Milkman Model is Back
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How the labor shortage spawned an amenities boom
Economic Dominance: The labor shortage and metro economies
Success in the suburbs: why a presence outside Chicago city limits can have its perks
Success in the suburbs: why a presence outside Chicago city limits can have its perks
Planning for the ‘multi-experiential’ workforce
Three things to know about managing a building with flex space
Upgraded office amenities that are changing the game
Why Brand Matters!
7 talent trends you can’t ignore
Hyatt cares for people so they can be their best.
How location impacts your business and bottom line
BMO Harris - Building the workforce of tomorrow
On the move: Navigating your way to a new office
How much is too much? How to achieve your occupancy goals
Modular might be the future of construction
Cities around the globe are encouraging more foot traffic
CRE disruption provides brokers and clients with faster, better tools
Communication essential for successful distributed workforces
Dynamic workplace: Evaluating your space in the face of change
Transformed North American headquarters exceeds expectations
Beyond the city: why Chicago suburbs are still very much alive
Universal Technical Institute moves to increase efficiency and receives real estate tax relief
How will the four markets stack up?
Digital is altering physical space
Trade Talk: The five miles of uncertainty
As demand for fast delivery rises, warehouses increase to meet demand
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JLL’s Chicago HQ renovation | JLL
Workplace vs. workforce: A powerful dynamic | Views | JLL
3 tips on following the talent you want
Sale leaseback: Weighing the risks and rewards for your business
6 tips to negotiate your commercial lease renewal
New construction providing needed options to industrial tenants

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3450 W. Touhy Ave.
$11.5M sale of rare flex retail and industrial space in the Chicago MSA closes
Jaymie Gelino named Chief Operating Officer of Project and Development Services
JLL appoints Jaymie Gelino as Chief Operating Officer of Project and Development Services team
St. Regis Chicago
$76M of acquisition financing arranged for St. Regis Chicago
Hotel Global Luxury Report 2023
Growth in worldwide wealth vaults global luxury travel to new heights creating increased investor interest
JLL released its 2023 Banking and Finance Outlook report
Banking and financial services industry set to become largest investor in AI
JLL hires Doug Mackenzie as Vice President, Energy Resilience, for its Clean Energy and Infrastructure Advisory team
JLL grows Clean Energy and Infrastructure practice with vice president, energy resilience
JLL Bolsters Chicago Tenant Representation Team with Three Female Hires
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JLL Property Management’s Retail Agency Leasing team has record year
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Scout Motors chooses South Carolina for its EV manufacturing plant
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Transaction volume expected to pick up in 2023 due to strong medical office fundamentals
The aging U.S. population is driving demand for outpatient healthcare services facilities
Outpatient healthcare services and facilities set for enormous growth
Edens Collection
Target-anchored retail center in Chicago secures $40M in financing
Evolving customer needs and net-zero targets top of mind for financial services firms
Seniors Housing Valuations Report
Investor interest in seniors housing remains optimistic heading into 2023
Charles Argianas JLL Valuation Advisory
Argianas & Associates team joins JLL Valuation Advisory
Ryan Room
Ryan Room appointed Chief Operating Officer for JLL Property Management
Windpoint Shopping Center
$20.5M sale of grocery-anchored retail center in suburban Chicago closes
JLL expands strategic partnership with Manulife Investment Management to provide property management services across its Canadian real estate portfolio
institutions of higher education can turn to P3s and other capital sources to complete amenities to attract and retain students
Growing student housing demand and construction costs lead universities to get creative
Site Selection
Kontrolmatik Technologies chooses Colleton County, South Carolina, for lithium-ion battery factory
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JLL announces new group to serve the financial services industry
The Elle
$99.5M financing secured for Chicago trophy apartment tower acquisition
REIT sector green shoots
Despite continued volatility and sell off across the REIT sector, green shoots are evident
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JLL wins P&G’s inaugural Supplier Sustainability Award
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$4M refinancing arranged for Chicago self-storage facility
JLL hired Alison Flynn Gaffney as the new Division President for Healthcare Work Dynamics
JLL hires Alison Flynn Gaffney to lead healthcare into the future
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Creative operational solutions to play key role in hotel profitability in 2023
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Healthcare sector persists despite mounting pressures and disruptions
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How Biotechs can scale faster amid industry challenges
JLL's new integrated facilities management program improves patient experiences
JLL Healthcare expands Integrated Facilities Management offerings
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JLL becomes iMasons Climate Accord Founding Company and Advisory Council member
Office buildings in a central business district
$19.25M sale of high-vacancy, boutique, mixed-use building slated for adaptive reuse
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How building owners can address their cybercrime misconceptions
Integrated facilities management and janitorial cleaning of an office building
JLL’s Dynamic Cleaning wins IFMA’s 2022 Awards of Excellence, Facility Management Innovation Award
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Resiliency and innovation fueling life sciences growth
Jim O'Leary JLL Valuations
JLL Valuation Advisory adds industrial expert in Chicago
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Sustainability and infrastructure top of mind for data center operators
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Global hotel investment on the rise with nearly 80% of investors revealing plans to buy in 2022
Lela Cirjakovic
JLL Property Management expands services to multifamily
Modern-day collaborate office space
JLL appoints Katie Rodrigues and Dan Rooney to Managing Directors, Consulting for Work Dynamics
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How HBCUs can use diverse sources to close funding gap
H1 2022 Global Data Center Outlook report that details five trends in the data center sector
Social media and hyperscale market expansion propel data center demand to another record year
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JLL and Poag Shopping Centers enter into a strategic partnership to acquire and redevelop mixed-use assets
801 S Canal in Chicago
$215.1M financing secured for Canal Station in Chicago
Nicki Hines joins JLL Retail Corporate Services as an Executive Managing Director
Nicki Hines joins JLL Retail Corporate Services
Adam Dembowitz JLL VA Group
Adam Dembowitz joins JLL’s Valuation Advisory group
Orchard Crossing
Investor purchases open-air retail center in Indiana
$71.55M in financing secured for Chicago-area multi-housing property
LakeView Industrial Park Portfolio in Pleasant Prairie, WI
EQT Exeter acquires an eight-property, Class A industrial portfolio in the Chicago MSA
Executive Vice President Nik Bex with JLL Valuation Advisory's multi-housing practice
JLL’s Valuation Advisory group expands multi-housing practice with addition of Nik Bex

Client
stories

Remedy Tenant Lounge
JLL's XM team delivers sky-high amenities at Chicago’s Aon Center
Roosevelt University buildings in Chicago
Chicago campuses integrate efficiently in record time
hybrid workplace for office workers along with artificial intelligence
Harnessing the power of AI to create better workplaces
JLL helps transform the Greater Chicago Food Depository
Hyatt cares for people so they can be their best.
BMO Harris - Building the workforce of tomorrow

Chicago
leadership

Agency Leasing, Downtown
Brad Despot
Senior Managing Director, Brokerage


 

Agency Leasing, Downtown
Mike Curran
Senior Managing Director, Brokerage


 

Agency Leasing, Suburban
Jeff Shay
Executive Vice President


 

Capital Markets
Jaime Fink
Senior Managing Director & Managing Broker, Chicago Office Co-Head
  • License #: IL-471.010204 +2

    WI-54163-90

    VT-081096202


 

Capital Markets
Danny Kaufman
Senior Managing Director, Chicago Office Co-Head
  • License #: IL-475.141468 +1

    MO-2012028715


 

Capital Markets
Keith Largay
Senior Managing Director, Chicago & Columbus Offices Co-Head


 

Industrial
Craig Meyer
President, Americas Industrial Brokerage


 

Industrial, Project & Development Services


 

Industrial, Property Management
Tim Meier
Vice President


 

Project & Development Services
Michael Yazbec
Managing Director
Property Management
Steve Zsigray
Regional Manager, Property Management


 

Retail
Walter Wahlfeldt
Managing Director, Retail Corporate Services & Midwest Retail Lead


 

Tenant Representation
Todd Mintz
Senior Managing Director
Tenant Representation, Downtown
Matt Carolan
Executive Managing Director
Tenant Representation, Suburban
Andrea VanGelder
International Director
US Valuation Advisory
Tom Kim
Managing Director

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