Gould Grieco & Hensley is trading its Wacker Drive digs for a freshly polished Loop tower, locking in roughly 17,000 square feet at the PNC Centre and planning to shift its Chicago headquarters by spring 2026. The move will take the national personal-injury boutique into space at One North Franklin, adding the firm to the list of law practices planting bigger flags in downtown office towers.
According to Connect CRE, the lease covers about 17,000 square feet at 1 N. Franklin Street will relocate the firm from its current offices at 101 N. Wacker Drive. Connect CRE reports that Gould Grieco & Hensley has a staff of more than 60 across Chicago, Michigan, and Los Angeles, and notes that JLL brokers Jake Ehrenberg and Nicole Becker represented the tenant, while Kim Doyle and Brad Despot negotiated on behalf of the landlord.
Building Upgrades And Ownership
The 36-story PNC Centre at One North Franklin has been repositioned with a multimillion-dollar renovation aimed squarely at tenants that want newer bells and whistles without abandoning the Loop. One North Franklin lists the tower as a Class A property with 36 floors, and reports on the repositioning credits MetLife Investment Management with coordinating upgrades that include a new amenity floor, a refreshed lobby, and elevator improvements. Urbanize Chicago has covered PNC Centre's renovation program and MetLife's role in the capital plan.
Who is Gould Grieco & Hensley Is
Gould Grieco & Hensley describes itself as a national litigation firm that zeroes in on catastrophic personal-injury, mass tort and institutional-abuse cases, with its website outlining the founding partners and practice areas. A higher-profile Loop address is expected to backstop the firm's growth plans as it continues building out litigation teams and client work across multiple states.
What The Deal Signals For The Loop Market
Industry coverage frames the lease as part of a broader wave of professional-services tenants upsizing or upgrading downtown. CoStar reports that the transaction effectively expands Gould Grieco & Hensley's downtown presence, while Connect CRE has pointed to other recent law firm deals, including Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff's office expansion, as evidence that some practices are consolidating into larger, higher-quality Central Business District space.
The next chapter to watch is the build-out and tenant improvements as Gould Grieco & Hensley gears up to occupy its new floor plan, along with whether PNC Centre's refreshed amenity package continues to lure more professional-services tenants. The firm says it expects to be in the new space by spring 2026, a schedule that positions its relocation on the market's early-year calendar for next year.
