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Commercial real estate transactions in Chicago

Updated Oct 16, 2026

Archive coverage: September 16 to October 16, 2026. Dates are announcement or report dates, not always closing dates. Lease rents are not publicly reported. Deals recorded in Cook County and reported in weekly roundups are labeled as reported dates. One lease (KPMG at 300 N. LaSalle) is under negotiation, not signed. Many suburban deals do not name the buyer or price.

This week: Oct 12–18, 2026

Most recent week with deals in this metro (Monday to Sunday).

19 commercial real estate transactions were announced in Chicago for Oct 12–18, 2026: 14 sales and 5 leases.

13 sales reported a price, totaling $1.06B. The largest was 1 N. Wacker Dr in Loop / South Loop at $550M.

The largest lease by size was S&C Electric Co. at The Logistics Campus in North Shore / North Suburbs, at 295,278 SF.

Most active sub-markets: North Shore / North Suburbs (5), Loop / South Loop (3) and Northwest Suburbs / O'Hare / I-90 (3). By asset class: industrial (7), multifamily & mixed-use (4) and office (4).

The archive holds 54 deals for Chicago, grouped by week below.

Biggest sales this week (reported price)

1 N. Wacker Dr, Chicago (51-story tower)
Office, Loop / South Loop
$550M
Michelin super regional distribution facility, 29900 S. Graaskamp Blvd, Wilmington (Elion Logistics Park 55)
Industrial, Will County / I-55 / I-80
$151M
Albion Evanston (to be rebranded Eva), 1500 Sherman Ave, Evanston (15-story tower)
Multifamily & Mixed-use, North Shore / North Suburbs
$126.3M
British International School of Chicago, 901 S. Clark St and 161 W. 9th St, South Loop
Other, Loop / South Loop
$70.6M
1401 Normantown Rd, Romeoville (fully leased, value-add)
Industrial, Will County / I-55 / I-80
$58M

Largest leases this week (by size)

S&C Electric Co.
The Logistics Campus, Building 5, Glenview (full building)
295,278 SF
LSL Industries LLC
The Logistics Campus, Building 4, Glenview
81,225 SF
Blanchet LLP
155 N. Wacker Dr, Chicago (new law firm)
11,000 SF
True Health
1450 Busch Pkwy, Buffalo Grove (medical office; second location)
8,105 SF
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Previous weeks

Older deals grouped by week. Filters above apply here too.

Week of Oct 5–11, 202610 deals
Week of Sep 28 – Oct 4, 202616 deals
Week of Sep 21–27, 20269 deals

All-time totals for Chicagoland

54 deals in the archive: 42 sales and 12 leases across 11 sub-markets.

Compiled from public sources; a few deals may be missing and details can differ between sources. Deals marked Pending are under contract, not closed. Dates are the best available announcement, report, posting or closing date; rows flagged "date only" could not be tied to a source article date. Always verify with the linked source.