The three-story building that houses the British International School of Chicago, South Loop has traded hands for $70.6 million. The property sits at 161 W. 9th St. in the South Loop and has served as the school's campus since it opened in 2015.
The deal was reported by The Real Deal on October 12, 2026, before The Business Journals reported the transaction on November 2, 2026. The Real Deal described the purchase as a $70.6 million deal, matching the price cited elsewhere.
A Custom-Built Campus With a Rooftop Park
The building itself was purpose-built for the school, according to a property listing from mccafferyinc.com, which describes a custom-built, 98,000-square-foot facility. That listing also notes the school has a 9,000-square-foot gymnasium and was built to achieve LEED Silver certification.
Beyond the classrooms and gym space, the same listing points to one unusual amenity: a publicly accessible rooftop park sitting atop the three-story structure. The building's address places it in the South Loop.
A Second Campus Under the British International Umbrella
According to the school's own account on nordangliaeducation.com, the South Loop campus opened in 2015 as the second school under the British International School umbrella, following the institution's transition that same year into what became the International School of Chicago. The school has a long-term lease at the location.
Chicago's market for standalone school buildings has drawn outside interest before. A Colliers listing separately offered the operations and real property of the GEMS World Academy Chicago campus at 350 E. South Water St., though that listing establishes only that the property was marketed for sale, not that a transaction closed.
For now, the headline number is the trade itself — an eight-figure sale for a facility built to serve one of the South Loop's more distinctive institutional tenants.
