A tower‑crane permit approved Thursday renews momentum for the two‑tower, 724‑unit 410 North Elizabeth project in Fulton Market. The paperwork replaces earlier crane authorization and clears a bureaucratic hurdle.

More than $3 million from the federal spending package will fund a Lake Michigan hookup, an Antioch sewer feasibility study and rehab of Waukegan’s Lakeside Tower.

Gap is in talks to lease 8,325 sq ft at 700 North Michigan, a sign the Magnificent Mile’s retail recovery is gathering steam.

ABOC has signed a long‑term lease at 101 N. Wacker Drive to relocate its headquarters, taking about 40,000 sq ft that will include a branch and executive offices.

CLK Properties landed a $115 million Freddie Mac refinancing for Courtlands on the Park, swapping bridge debt for agency-backed permanent financing for the 918‑unit Des Plaines community.

SPF, a Chicago recreation group, bought Johnny's IceHouse East in the West Loop; operators will lease back the rink through June 15, 2026 as plans take shape.

New renderings recast Fulton Bond as a two‑tower, masonry-forward condo project in Fulton Market, with a 33‑story western tower and presales lining up after a 2025 sales center.

City Council signed off on a four-building, 90-unit development at 3746–3766 S. Michigan in Bronzeville, including 18 affordable units at 60% AMI. Construction is expected to begin in March 2026.

Chicago's coworking inventory jumped about 25% last year — roughly 65 new spaces and about 2 million square feet — and a D.C. operator has leased Loop space.

Marquette landed a $55M construction loan to build The Union, a 238-unit mixed-use project in Villa Park, clearing the way for new housing and retail downtown.

Onni's $130M gut rehab of 225 W. Randolph — now The Bell — paired a 75,000‑sq‑ft amenity penthouse with major leases and is refilling West Loop offices.

A tower crane at the Thompson Center was dismantled this weekend, a visible milestone as Google’s Loop renovation shifts from exterior work to interior fit‑outs.

A coalition-led effort won the Pritzker Traubert Foundation’s $10M Chicago Prize to buy 17 acres in Chicago Lawn and seed roughly 125 affordable homes, with proceeds to fund more builds across the South and West sides.