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For owners of older buildings, that changes the math on renovation* Oct 22, 2026 #### [When the Village Owns the Land, Suburban Apartment Projects Move](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/when-the-village-owns-the-land-suburban-apartment-projects-move) *Villa Park has broken ground on 238 apartments. Highwood just approved 93 more. Fox River Grove is next in line. Each started with a downtown lot the village controlled* Oct 13, 2026 #### [Grocery Is Back: Inside Chicago's Grocery Anchored Retail Construction Boom](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/grocery-is-back-inside-chicagos-grocery-anchored-retail-construction-boom-clone) *Aldi, Jewel-Osco, and Whole Foods Are Racing to Build in Chicago Again, and the Construction Behind It Is Not a Standard Retail Buildout* Oct 8, 2026 #### [Six Chicago Malls Are at Risk, and Somebody Has to Build What Comes Next](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/six-chicago-malls-are-at-risk-and-somebody-has-to-build-what-comes-next) *Green Street Advisors flagged six Chicago-area malls as at risk in April.  Since then, Ford City Mall has gone dark, and the plan to replace it is a warehouse campus* Oct 1, 2026 #### [Hotels Are Becoming Apartments Faster Than Almost Anyone Realizes](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/hotels-are-becoming-apartments-faster-than-almost-anyone-realizes) *Inside Chicago's Hotel-to-Apartment Conversion Wave, the Deals Moving Forward and the Ones Headed to Foreclosure* Sep 24, 2026 #### [Build-to-Rent Communities Are Reshaping Chicago's Suburbs](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/build-to-rent-communities-are-reshaping-chicagos-suburbs) *A New Federal Law Was Supposed to Slow Institutional Housing Money Down.  For Build-to-Rent Construction, It may Do the Opposite* Sep 15, 2026 #### [Ghost Kitchens Are Fading. 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