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  1. 2024

    COSTAR NEWS Italian investors and local firm R2 to kick off LaSalle Street Reimagined initiative with conversion 10/21/2024
    CHICAGO YIMBY Zoning Approved For 79 W Monroe Street As Part Of LaSalle Street Reimagined 09/04/2024
    BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO Salt Shed, Ramova Theatre And 2 Other Historical Chicago Buildings Win Award For Preservation Efforts 08/22/2024
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Chicago developer tripling HQ footprint, moving near Goose Island 08/14/2024
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Chicago developer, lender look to revive distressed River North loft office 07/29/2024
    THE REAL DEAL Chicago-based R2 investing in turnaround play at 730 N. Franklin St. 07/26/2024
    CONNECTCRE Annual Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards Raises $1M for Hunger Relief 05/02/2024
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Music equipment marketplace moving HQ to the Salt Shed 04/09/2024
    THE REAL DEAL Reverb moving HQ to Salt Shed music venue 04/09/2024
    TRADED Reverb Leases 25,000 SF Office Space In Chicago's Salt Shed 04/09/2024
    SUPERNEWS Reverb Shrinks HQ, Joins Salt Shed in Music Hub Move 04/09/2024
    THE REAL DEAL R2 fetches $20M for riverfront REI Store 02/29/2024
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Riverfront REI store sells for $20 million 02/28/2024
    CONNECTCRE R2 Acquires Michigan Ave Office Tower for $60M 02/01/2024
    CRE DIRECT R2 Cos. Buys Chicago’s 150 North Michigan Ave. for $60Mln 01/30/2024
    COSTAR NEWS R2 Buys 41-Story Building for $60 Million From CBRE Investment Management 01/29/2024
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Chicago Investor Buys Michigan Avenue Office Tower at Big Discount 01/29/2024
    THE REAL DEAL R2 Pays $60M for Downtown Chicago Tower 01/29/2024
    TRADED R2 Companies To Acquire 41-Story Tower At 150 North Michigan Avenue In Chicago For $70M 01/10/2024

  2. 2023

    BOOK CLUB CHICAGO Goose Island Closes Clybourn Brewpub Ahead Of Its Move To Salt Shed 12/15/2023
    CHICAGO EATER Goose Island Closes Its Doors on Clybourn After 35 Years 12/11/2023
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Riverfront REI Store Hits the Market 09/01/2023
    COSTAR NEWS Owner Bets 'Unicorn' Building with River Ramp, Cam Beat Tough Market 09/01/2023
    THE REAL DEAL It’s been over a year since last office sale of $50M or more in Chicago 08/15/2023
    THE REAL DEAL R2, Goldman Sachs selling River North REI building 08/05/2023
    THE REAL DEAL Leapfrog Brands Jumps to Goose Island, Ditching Fulton Market 07/06/2023
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Chicago developer in talks to buy Michigan Avenue office tower 06/26/2023
    THE REAL DEAL R2 Buying Michigan Avenue Office Tower 06/23/2023
    MKE BUSINESS JOURNAL Capital First Trust to double office footprint in move to the Tannery 04/06/2023
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE Iggy Pop Performs at Salt Shed 03/11/2023
    COSTAR NEWS Longtime Owners of Chicago Board of Trade Building Hand Property Back to Lender 01/12/2023
    CONNECTCRE Apollo Takes Control of CBOT Building with Deed-in-Lieu 01/11/2023
    THE REAL DEAL Chicago Board Of Trade Building Handed Over To Lender 01/11/2023
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Chicago Board of Trade Building seized by lender 01/11/2023

  3. 2022

    THE REAL DEAL Mars sells Goose Island building to LBA Logistics for $28M 12/28/2022
    EATER CHICAGO Goose Island Moves To Salt Shed 12/16/2022
    THE REAL DEAL R2 Companies inks 54,000 sf in Goose Island office leases 11/18/2022
    COSTAR NEWS After Weathering Covid-19, Shuffleboard Building for more than $6 million 11/16/2022
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE Salt Shed Announces Indoor Concert Series Lineup 11/15/2022
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO European investor plans Loop apartment conversion 11/15/2022
    BIZ JOURNALS Growing law firm moving offices to Third Ward 11/13/2022
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS Related Midwest buys West Loop property across from planned tower 10/25/2022
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS Apartments proposed for Evanston's former Masonic Temple 10/11/2022
    MKE BUSINESS JOURNAL Twin Disc to relocate corporate offices to Milwaukee's Third Ward 09/23/2022
    DAILY ILLINI Campustown murals revitalize Green Street 09/09/2022
    TIME OUT CHICAGO Here’s what it’s like to attend a concert at the Salt Shed 08/04/2022
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE Former Morton Salt complex opens as Salt Shed music venue 08/03/2022
    EATER What to Eat at Salt Shed, Chicago’s Newest Concert Venue 08/03/2022
    URBAN MILWAUKEE Teweles Seed Tower Has New Owners, Renovation Planned 08/01/2022
    CHICAGO MAGAZINE Worth Its Salt 07/28/2022
    CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL West Coast investor buys office building near $6B Lincoln Yards development 07/28/2022
    MKE BUSINESS JOURNAL Teweles Seed Tower upgrades planned after Walker's Point property sold 07/11/2022
    JOURNAL & TOPICS Mortgage Sold On Former Scott Foresman Property In Glenview 04/19/2022
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Scott Foresman campus in Glenview is poised to emerge from foreclosure. Is a big development next? 04/11/2022
    CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Where three alleys converge in Lincoln Park, a mural speaks to the area’s Victorian architecture 04/08/2022
    CHICAGO YIMBY Exterior Work Progresses For Morton Salt Adaptive Reuse In West Town 04/06/2022
    COSTAR Landmark Building Hosts Van Gogh Exhibit As Art Lovers Venture Out Again 03/31/2022
    NBC CHICAGO New Chicago Music Venue The Salt Shed Opens This Summer at Morton Salt Complex 02/09/2022
    TIMEOUT New music venue the Salt Shed unveils its summer concert lineup 02/09/2022
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Hines buying Goose Island office property for $47 million 02/08/2022
    MSP BUSINESS JOURNAL Cool Offices: Landscape architect Damon Farber's new space shows off its specialty 01/18/2022

  4. 2021

    YAHOO FINANCE R2 Companies & Concord Capital Partners Acquire Bankier Portfolio at University of Illinois 12/29/2021
    THE REAL DEAL Hines pays about $31M for WGN-TV studio 11/22/2021
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO WGN-TV property selling for nearly $31 million 11/18/2021
    CHICAGO YIMBY New Roof Takes Shape At Former Morton Salt Factory In West Town 11/08/2021
    CHICAGO YIMBY First Section Of Wild Mile Floating Park Opens In Goose Island 11/03/2021
    MKE JOURNAL SENTINEL Downtown Milwaukee's huge mail processing center has a new owner 10/21/2021
    BIZTIMES MKE With sale to investor, Chicago developer scraps plans to redevelop downtown Milwaukee post office complex 10/20/2021
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO The Coolest Offices in Chicago 2021 10/15/2021
    NASHV. BUSINESS JOURNAL Chicago firm buys former United Methodist Publishing House HQ, plans renovations 09/28/2021
    CHICAGO YIMBY West Town’s Former Morton Salt Warehouse Kicks Off Mixed-Use Conversion With Roof Replacement 09/26/2021
    NASHVILLE POST MetroCenter property on lake sells for $24.5M 09/24/2021
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Landlord profits from Van Gogh show 09/07/2021
    MKE BUSINESS JOURNAL R2 Cos. starts renovations of The Tannery offices after pandemic delay 08/20/2021
    URBANIZE CHICAGO Landmarks approve tax incentive for Morton Salt shed redevelopment 07/01/2021
    RE JOURNALS Developer thinks outside the box for tricky Fulton Market site over expressway 05/03/2021
    URBANIZE CHICAGO Developer envisions 'habitable billboard' and park atop the Kennedy Expressway 04/30/2021
    REJOURNALS The Goose Island office boom is just getting started 04/27/2021
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO After Van Gogh deal developer puts Old Town Landmark up for sale 04/15/2021
    RE JOURNALS Lucid Motors breaking into Chicago market with Goose Island facility 03/22/2021
    LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Salt Soaker 03/17/2021
    CHICAGO YIMBY Zoning Approved For Morton Salt Adaptive Reuse Project At 1357 N Elston Avenue In West Town 03/10/2021
    THE NEW YORK TIMES Immersive van Gogh Experiences Bloom Like Sunflowers 03/07/2021
    ABC 7 CHICAGO DIGITAL TEAM Morton Salt building approved to become riverfront music venue, Chicago City Council says 02/27/2021
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE Morton Salt’s former warehouse could be hosting concerts by next summer, after City Council OKs $50 million redevelopment 02/26/2021
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE Column: Will people come back to live entertainment in Chicago? About 150,000 people already have 02/25/2021
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE Review: Trippy ‘Immersive Van Gogh’ exhibit surrounds viewers with the artist’s vibrant imagery 02/10/2021
    ABC7 CHICAGO Immersive Van Gogh set to open in Chicago, extends exhibition into September to accomodate high demand 01/28/2021
    WGNTV Get an inside look at the popular ‘Immersive Van Gogh’ exhibit before its U.S. debut in Chicago 01/28/2021
    BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO Plan To Transform Morton Salt Building Into Riverfront Music Venue, Office Space Gets Early Approval 01/21/2021
    CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Handicapping the contenders for a Chicago casino 01/18/2021

  5. 2020

    CHICAGO TRIBUNE City releases summary of possible Chicago casino operators’ responses 12/02/2020
    TIME OUT The high-tech ‘Immersive Van Gogh’ exhibition is coming to Chicago 11/16/2020
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE ‘Immersive Van Gogh’ experience coming to new North Side venue 11/16/2020
    THE NEW YORK TIMES On the Hunt for Office Space, Companies Stay Low to the Ground 10/13/2020
    CONNECT CHICAGO Rocketmiles Expands for Second Time in West Loop 02/11/2020
    MKE BUSINESS JOURNAL 3rd Ward Purchase Part of Chicago Investor's $150 Million Creative Office Play 01/16/2020
    MSP BUSINESS JOURNAL Coming Soon: Earl Giles Distillery + Eatery 01/08/2020
    MKE JOURNAL SENTINEL Owners of downtown Postal Service center and The Tannery buy a building in the Third Ward 01/03/2020
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE Hometown developers of projects are putting money in other cities. 01/02/2020

  6. 2019

    BIZTIMES USPS pushing ahead with smaller Oak Creek project, but moving out of downtown is still an option 10/25/2019
    THE REAL DEAL Walton Street, R2 look to sell two West Loop office buildings 10/17/2019
    JOURNAL SENTINEL Plans to develop big new Oak Creek mail processing center might not affect downtown Milwaukee facility 10/10/2019
    MKE JOURNAL SENTINEL There are new signs that downtown Milwaukee's mail processing center will become open for redevelopment 10/08/2019
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Historic River North auditorium for sale 10/03/2019
    DNA INFO After 80 Years, City's Oldest Fish Wholesaler Closes Its Doors In West Loop 1/27/2019
    BIZTIMES A sign of life for Oak Creek USPS facility and downtown Milwaukee project 09/04/2019
    CRAINS West Loop loft office buildings sell for $65 million 08/27/2019
    RE JOURNALS Retail is dead. Long live retail. 08/27/2019
    EATER CHICAGO Goose Island Coffee Shop Debuts as Area Preps for Transformation 08/23/2019
    RE JOURNALS R2 Companies and Walton Street Capital sell West Loop office portfolio for $65 million 08/18/2019
    CURBED CHICAGO City’s oldest fish wholesaler demolished to make way for Fulton Market office tower 07/01/2019
    BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO Isaacson & Stein Fish Building Sleeps With The Fishes, Demolished For 19-Story Office Project 06/26/2019
    EATER CHICAGO New Coffee Shop Could Kickstart Development on Goose Island 06/04/2019
    MSP BUSINESS JOURNAL Ken Sherman sells Lumber Exchange building to Chicago buyer 05/28/2019
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO The battle for Chinatown's future 05/10/2019
    RE JOURNALS REI opens along Chicago River 04/09/2019
    CHICAGO PATTERNS Development and dystopia in Chicago 04/08/2019
    EATER CHICAGO Au Cheval Owner Plans Massive Dining and Entertainment Complex Along Chicago River 02/25/2019
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Goose Island tries to take flight 02/22/2019
    MSP BUSINESS JOURNAL Downtown Minneapolis building with Bob Dylan mural gets renovation 02/05/2019
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Developers Pitch Renewal Projects in Chinatown/Pilsen 01/25/2019
    RE JOURNALS Matt Pistorio joins Chicago-based developer R2 Companies 01/19/2019
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Former Post Office leasing broker turns to Goose Island 01/16/2019
    CURBED CHICAGO Evanston commissioners vote against 13-story downtown office tower 01/10/2019
    THE REAL DEAL Prologis purchase of Medical District warehouse shows Chicago industrial market’s strength 01/07/2019

  7. 2018

    MKE JOURNAL SENTINEL Meet the landlord who wants to evict the Postal Service in Milwaukee 9/7/2018
    CRAINS CHICAGO Chicago developer buying Bell Federal building 8/14/2018
    THE REAL DEAL Alvarez & Marsal buying Downtown loft office buildings for $24M 7/10/2018
    THE REAL DEAL R2 Cos. and T2 Investments plan 13-story office tower in Evanston 6/6/2018
    THE REAL DEAL R2 Companies moving HQ to Goose Island, bringing retail 6/15/2018
    PR NEWSWIRE Chicago Real Estate Investment Firm Announces Name Change 3/3/2018
    MKE BUSINESS JOURNAL Postal Service renews downtown lease, delaying planned redevelopment until at least 2025 3/20/2018
    BISNOW Class-A Shared Offices Spreading To Outlying Neighborhoods 12/19/2018
    CP EXECUTIVE R2 Cos. Buys 525 KSF Midwest Creative Office Portfolio 11/12/2018
    PR NEWSWIRE R2 Companies & Skydeck Acquire +$60M Midwest Creative Office Portfolio 11/08/2018
    MKE BUSINESS JOURNAL The Tannery in Milwaukee sells to Chicago investor R2 Cos. 10/9/2018
    MSP BUSINESS JOURNAL Chicago firm buys big chunk of Northeast Minneapolis brewing and arts district 10/24/2018
    MKE JOURNAL SENTINEL Postal Service wants eviction suit targeting Milwaukee facility -- a redevelopment site -- tossed 10/24/2018
    THE REAL DEAL Walton Street, R2 look to sell two West Loop office buildings 10/17/2018
    MKE BUSINESS JOURNAL The Tannery in Milwaukee sells to Chicago investor R2 Cos. 10/09/2018
    MKE JOURNAL SENTINEL Walker's Point Tannery office complex sold to same Chicago firm that operates downtown mail center 10/09/2018
    ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER Chicago's Morton Salt Warehouse Redevelopment Plans Revealed 1/9/2018
    CURBED CHICAGO Chicago’s Morton Salt warehouse to become riverfront office and entertainment complex 1/8/2018
    THE REAL DEAL R2 Companies Pays $10m for Old Town Landmark 08/24/2018
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Germania Club Building Sold to Chicago Investor 08/23/2018
    CRAINS CHICAGO Chicago Developer Buying Bell Federal Building 08/14/2018
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO REI plans riverside store on Near North Side 07/11/2018
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE Free (almost) to a good home Chicago's Division Street Bridge May be Donated to Goose Island Group 07/09/2018
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE Water Taxi Service May Expand for New Riverfront Developments 07/09/2018
    THE REAL DEAL R2 Companies moving HQ to Goose Island, bringing retail 06/15/2018
    THE REAL DEAL REI signs lease for 40k sf flagship store along Chicago River 04/27/2018
    CRAINS CHICAGO Residential on Goose Island? 03/15/2018
    NEW YORK TIMES As Work Space, Old Post Offices Have a Timeless Allure 02/13/2018
    ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER Chicago’s Morton Salt warehouse to become mixed-use redevelopment and riverwalk 01/09/2018
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Morton Salt plant getting massive riverside redo 01/08/2018
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE Morton Salt Warehouse Redevelopment - Chicago Tribune 01/08/2018
    CURBED CHICAGO Chicago's Morton Salt Warehouse to Become Riverfront Office and Entertainment Complex 01/08/2018

  8. 2017

    CRAINS CHICAGO A rail showdown on Goose Island 9/21/2017
    CURBED CHICAGO Where we can expect to see big changes along the North Branch 8/3/2017
    MKE JOURNAL SENTINEL RiverWalk extension to Menomonee Valley endorsed 7/7/2017
    CURBED CHICAGO Office development ready to rise at the corner of Halsted and Fulton Market 7/3/2017
    CRAINS CHICAGO Wooden office building planned on Goose Island 2/6/2017
    BISNOW With Adaptive Reuse, A Straight Office Play May Not Be The Best Repositioning 12/19/2017
    CRAINS CHICAGO Rail cars roll off Goose Island, but 'railroad troll' to bring them back 10/3/2017
    CRAINS CHICAGO Co-working space for foodies? It's coming. 10/03/2017
    CURBED CHICAGO Goose Island Greyhound maintenance facility could sell for $50 million 1/26/2017
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE Boosted by zoning changes, Anixter Center selling Clybourn buildings 07/17/2017
    MKE BUSINESS JOURNAL Historic West Wisconsin Avenue mansion sold 07/17/2017
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE From warehouse to penthouse: Finkl site, industrial corridor ready for makeover 03/24/2017
    CRAINS CHICAGO WGN-TV studio sells for $22 million 01/31/2017
    BISNOW The Chicago River Can Be An Amenity Beyond Downtown 01/19/2017
    BISNOW Creative Office Space Has Evolved As The Demand For It Has Expanded 01/05/2017

  9. 2016

    DNA INFO West Loop Restaurant Más Loses Lease As Developer Plans Future Of Building 12/27/2016
    JOURNAL & COURIER 18 stories? Next up in WL's tall trend 11/15/2016
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Empty Nest: Birder Sells Loft Office Portfolio for $86 Million 11/07/2016
    BISNOW R2 Cos Is Plowing Through Deals In West Loop, River North 09/28/2016
    BISNOW R2 Cos, CLK Make $5M Streeterville Acquisition 08/24/2016
    EATER CHICAGO Shuffleboard Bar 'Royal Palms' Eyes Spot Across From Aldi '606' Apartments 08/16/2016
    CRAIN'S CHICAGO Deerfield property sells for 30 percent less than 2006 price 06/29/2016
    BISNOW R2 Cos Looks Beyond Goose Island With 800 W Washington Acquisition 04/28/2016
    CURBED CHICAGO How Chicago's industrial past may fuel a high-tech future and real estate boom 01/01/2016
    DNA INFO City's Oldest Fish Wholesaler To Move Out To Make Way For Retail Project 01/01/2016
    ARCHITECT NEWSPAPER Chicago’s Center for Lost Arts provides space and tools for architects and designers to get their hands dirty 01/01/2016
    MKE BUSINESS JOURNAL The Changing Face of Milwaukee: Post office rehab, other projects to transform downtown 01/01/2016
    CRAINS CHICAGO Tribune Media courts developers for big printing plant site 01/01/2016
    CURBED CHICAGO Another West Loop industrial building slated for office use 01/01/2016
    CRAINS CHICAGO California investor pays $37 million for West Loop, River North loft offices 01/01/2016
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE Report outlines vision for Chicago rivers: more accessible, inviting, cleaner 01/01/2016
    CRAINS CHICAGO Retail space sells across from future McDonald's HQ 01/01/2016
    CRAINS CHICAGO Can Charles Adler kick-start Goose Island? 01/01/2016
    CURBED CHICAGO Remaking Goose Island, One of Chicago's Great Industrial Hubs 01/01/2016
    CRAINS CHICAGO Groupon co-founder buys loft office building 01/01/2016
    MSP BIZ JOURNAL Historic Flour Exchange Building sold in downtown Minneapolis 01/01/2016

  10. 2015

    MINN POST Minneapolis’ emerging Bob Dylan mural: the back story 8/28/2015
    CRAINS CHICAGO Big Pilsen warehouse slated for office conversion 8/21/2015
    BISNOW Three Developers Share Their Value-Add Success Stories 7/9/2015
    CRAINS CHICAGO Goose Island investor adds to gaggle 5/13/2015
    CRAINS CHICAGO Goldman Sachs buys into Gold Coast building 5/11/2015
    DNA INFO Converted Goose Island Space With Soaring Ceilings Seeks Creative Tenants 12/3/2015
    PR NEWSWIRE Cresa Chicago Closes Record-setting $13 Million Goose Island Property Deal 12/3/2015
    BISNOW R2 Cos Buys Goose Island Warehouse for $13M 12/07/2015
    MKE JOURNAL SENTINEL Chicago developer buys downtown Milwaukee post office building 10/12/2015
    MKE JOURNAL SENTINEL Chicago developer buys downtown Milwaukee post office building 10/12/2015
    MPLS PUBLIC RADIO To artist, towering subject matter drives Dylan mural 08/31/2015
    ARCHDAILY PORT Urbanism and R2 Companies Propose Plan to Revitalize Chicago's Goose Island 07/03/2015
    BISNOW Chicago's Top 5 Tech Hubs 03/24/2015
    BISNOW Chicago's Top 5 Tech Hubs 03/24/2015
    DNA INFO Converted Goose Island Space With Soaring Ceilings Seeks Creative Tenants 01/01/2015
    CRAINS CHICAGO Offices planned near Lincoln Park- 'Demand far exceeds supply' 01/01/2015
    CRAINS CHICAGO 2015 Chicago's Coolest Offices 01/01/2015
    US NEWS Downtown Minneapolis building to get giant mural featuring portrait of Bob Dylan 01/01/2015
    CURBED CHICAGO Get Your Own Copy of the Proposed Goose Island Masterplan 01/01/2015
    CURBED CHICAGO Developer Returns to Goose Island For Another Office Project 01/01/2015
    CNN MONEY Venture Between R2 Companies And Goldman Sachs Plants A Flag In The Gold Coast 01/01/2015
    CRAINS CHICAGO Jellyvision to hire 100 people 01/01/2015
    CURBED CHICAGO Amazon Lease Continues Goose Island's Move Towards Tech 01/01/2015
    BUILTWORLDS Goose Island 2.0 panel eyes more sustainable future 01/01/2015
    PR NEWSWIRE Chicago Real Estate Investment Firm Announces Name Change 01/01/2015

  11. 2014

    BISNOW Is Goose Island the Next Tech Capital? The Deal Sheet: Part II 09/09/2014
    CHICAGOINNO Chicago's Silicon Valley? A Summary of Everything Tech That's Happening on Goose Island 01/01/2014
    CRAINS CHICAGO Video: Goose Island 2.0 01/01/2014

  12. 2013

    CRAINS CHICAGO River West sale generates big payday for Chicago investor 01/01/2013
    BISNOW Value-Add Success Stories; Ventas and Zell 01/01/2013

  13. 2012

    CRAINS CHICAGO Investor gets River North offices — along with 70 stitches and broken nose 06/12/2012