CBRE has been the leading full-service commercial real estate provider in the Greater Chicago Area for more than 40 years.
Chicago and Oak BrookCBRE, the preeminent commercial real estate firm in Chicago, has been serving clients since 1975. CBRE Chicago provides a full range of real estate services meeting a broad range of our client’s needs, including site selection, lease negotiation, building management, valuation and more. Crain’s Chicago Business began compiling its Largest Brokers List in 2004, and CBRE Chicago is the #1 firm every year.
By sheer volume, CBRE is exposed to more real estate market information and negotiates with more landlords than any other firm. This insight is a competitive advantage other firms cannot claim and provides significant benefits to our clients.
Our clients span industries and range in size, from Fortune 500 corporations with global reach to local nonprofit institutions and emerging growth companies. We attribute this broad appeal to our simple, but effective, business plan - we help customers identify and align their real estate requirements with strategic business, financial and operational objectives while using our market leverage to drive the best economic transaction for each client.
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Press Releases
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CBRE today announced it has been retained by the Board of Education of the City of Chicago as the exclusive agent for the sale of 21 properties throughout Chicago. These assets are sold via a public bid process, with the current round to bid opening Friday, March 14. Bids on individual properties are due in person no later than 4:00pm CST on May 30, 2025.
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CBRE has arranged a new 46,187 square foot lease at Corridors II, a Group RMC owned Class A office building within the Corridors office complex in Downers Grove, IL. Ryerson, one of North America's largest trusted metal distributors, has signed a lease and will occupy the space in November 2025.
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CBRE announced it has been retained as the exclusive agent for the sale of Webster Place, a 136,130-square-foot, newly renovated healthcare and retail center in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.
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Press Release
CBRE Arranges HQ Expansion Lease for Growing Climate Investment Firm
November 13, 2024
CBRE has arranged a new headquarters lease for their client, Energize Capital, a leading Chicago-based investor in climate solutions. The firm, which invests venture capital and growth equity capital to scale asset-light climate startups, is expanding and will occupy 11,070 square feet at 1 South Wacker Drive, more than doubling their footprint within Chicago’s Loop.
Research Reports
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Local Response | Intelligent Investment
Chicago Market
The Chicago life sciences cluster is the largest in the U.S. Midwest region.
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Report | Intelligent Investment
Midwest Cold Storage Trends 2025
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Local Response | Intelligent Investment
Chicago
Demand continued to be driven by hyperscale and enterprise activity, resulting in higher asking rental rates.
