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
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
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
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
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. Real Dining Rooms Are Back.
What the Collapse of the Delivery-Only Kitchen Model Means for Chicago Restaurant Buildouts in 2026
Sep 10, 2026
Chicago's High-Rise Fire Safety Ordinance Is Landing Building Owners in Court
Hundreds of Residential High-Rises Are Behind on Life Safety Compliance in 2026.
Here is What That Means for Owners and Property Managers
Sep 2, 2026
The Fox Valley Development Story
What's Actually Being Built in Geneva, St. Charles, and Batavia in 2026
Aug 26, 2026
The Building Systems That Fail First in Chicago Multifamily
A Property Manager's Guide to Predictive Capital Planning
Aug 19, 2026
From Solo Cup to Northbrook Court
The North Shore Redevelopment Cycle Reshaping Highland Park, Deerfield, and Northbrook in 2026