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Chicago Remained No. 1 for Corporate Relocations, Expansions in 2021, Magazine Says

CoStar reports Metro Area Tops Site Selection Survey for Ninth Consecutive Year; Texas Scores Most Attractive State Award. The Chicago area set a record for corporate relocations and expansions in 2021, according to Site Selection magazine, making it the top metropolitan area in the United States for investment for the ninth consecutive year. There were 441 qualifying deals in greater Chicago last year with a combined $2.8 billion in investments, 18,368 new jobs and 59 million square feet of expansion space, [...]

March 2, 2022

Manufacturing Client

Our client, a manufacturer and distributer of rail car components, had a looming lease expiration on two buildings totaling 115,000 square feet. In addition to the challenges associated with unprecedented demand and limited supply of industrial space in the Chicago metro market, the client was facing the costly endeavor of relocating its complex operation. Remaining in their current location was their priority. The building’s owner, armed with its own knowledge on the landlord favorable market conditions and the significant costs [...]

February 25, 2022

Big Box Report – Chicago Market Update

Industrial construction activity continues to hover near all-time highs in Chicago at approximately 31.0 million SF. Given the robust construction pipeline, deliveries are expected to continue at an elevated pace through at least 2022 and consistent with national trends, the vast majority of both under-construction and recently delivered space is in the logistics segment. Eight other Chicago area submarkets have at least 1 million SF of industrial space underway, as the significant rise in the demand for space has pushed development up across the [...]

February 16, 2022

Ryan Phillips named Senior Vice President

CHICAGO -Commercial real estate advisory and brokerage firm, TMG Real Estate Advisors (TMG), announced the promotion of Ryan Phillips to Senior Vice President. In this role, Phillips will continue to focus on servicing clients who are occupiers of warehouse, industrial, and flex space throughout Chicago and the surrounding regions. “In his six years at TMG, Ryan has played a critical role in our growth and elevating our client-focused approach,” said Dan Smolensky, SIOR, co-founder of TMG Real Estate Advisors. “Ryan’s [...]

February 4, 2022

Denver Colorado

Denver, Colorado like most US markets is experiencing record high demand for high quality distribution centers, and as a result there are few buildings to consider. This client, a national pet food distributor had a looming lease expiration and needed to expand their existing building’s capacity by 3 times. We thrust our MTS process in place, formulated an execution plan and got to work. Despite the tight market conditions, the results of our MTS process produced a 157,000 SF [...]

June 25, 2021