Commercial real estate is a significant investment, and where there’s money involved, there’s bound to be litigation. BBG has expanded and enhanced its litigation support services line to assist more clients and their legal counsel who need help defending their...
Shopping is, for the most part, discretionary. But everyone’s got to eat, which is perhaps the simplest reason the food and beverage (F&B) industry is the hottest sub-sector of retail real estate. Not surprisingly, a closer look at trends reveals other factors...
The legendary Chicago architect and urban planner Daniel Burnham urged, “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.” An ever-changing creation of big planners, Chicago has plenty of big changes ahead. Commercial real estate development and trends...
“Healing is a matter of time,” Hippocrates wrote, “but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” As evidenced by the pox of vacant storefronts, American malls are ailing. Competition from e-commerce is largely to blame for store closures. Malls with no surviving...
The volume of commercial real estate loans originated by banks has rebounded over the last decade to pre-recession levels, but the financial crisis left a mark on their lending practices and a financing void for real estate investors and developers. Into the void...