Everything from technology and heavy industry to professional services and healthcare gravitate towards Aurora’s robust commercial real estate market. Companies will find a variety of properties within its borders, including Class A, Class B, storefront, coworking, and industrial space. Inventory averages 4,500 sq ft with rents typically ranging between $21 and $23 per sq ft.

A wide range of industries call Chicago’s Central Loop home. Everything from architecture, engineering, legal, and financial firms to non-profits, construction, and marketing agencies gravitate towards its attractive commercial real estate inventory. Companies will find an abundance of Class A and Class B offerings with a growing amount of coworking space throughout the entire Loop.

Downers Grove features Class A, Class B, industrial, and storefront retail space that averages 4,500 sq ft with rents typically between $20 and $22/sq ft. The city offers plenty of metered street parking along with several commuter lots and a dedicated four-story garage to serve the ever-growing roster of companies calling Downers Grove home.

Evanston is a center of industry and commerce for the entire midwest. Everything from advertising and professional firms to hospitality and healthcare has a significant presence in the city. Companies can therefore find a wide variety of commercial space in Evanston, including Class A, Class B, coworking, and storefront retail space.

The Fulton Market area of Chicago features a unique blend of commercial space that comfortably houses everything from vast corporate headquarters to smaller, flexible spaces for tech startups. Google leases over 500,000 SF of space between two separate properties in Fulton Market while McDonald’s now occupies the former home of Harpo Studios. That isn’t to say the area is exclusively for large corporations as many young technology companies are also flocking to the neighborhood as well.

A push to provide a better work/live/play balance helps companies attract local talent to Goose Island. Boutique shopping, several restaurants, and a growing number of nightlife spots are all close to the community. Its central location in the heart of Chicagoland is another appealing aspect of working in Goose Island. When coupled with expanding residential neighborhoods and a forward-looking initiative to propel the area into the future, Goose Island offers unique benefits to companies and employees alike.

The majority of the market consists of warehouse, retail, office, and science park space at a minimum of 7,500 sq ft. Rents average $30/sq ft and most of the new construction focuses on creative and technology firms. The ongoing Goose Island 2025 initiative is guiding most of the area’s rebirth with a detailed plan to transform the neighborhood into a vibrant and diverse collection of companies from an assortment of industries.

Lincoln Park is one of the most forward-looking neighborhoods in all of Chicagoland. Home to a burgeoning startup movement as well as several small to medium-sized businesses, the area features an appealing balance of locally-owned companies and innovative thought. 

The rising rents in the downtown area are making Lincoln Park an increasingly attractive choice for businesses. Developers have taken notice of this spike in demand and broken ground on a handful of new developments. Lincoln Yards is the most notable of these projects with an ambitious mixed-use plan that will add significant green space, office complexes, and recreational areas to the region. CH Robinson has already moved into its new 200,000 sq ft building in Lincoln Yards to serve as an anchor point for the new development.

Every legendary city has a street that becomes synonymous with the area's personality and history. Michigan Avenue in Chicago is a perfect example of that dynamic with its bustling economy, high-end shops and hotels, and an environment that embodies the more exclusive side of Chicago’s character.

Companies will find significant inventories of Class A, Class B, industrial warehouse space, and limited amounts of retail and coworking space near O’Hare. Space size averages 5,000 sq ft at rents between $22 and $24/sq ft although it varies by type, size, and location. The area features ample parking between the airport’s numerous parking garages as well as metered street parking.

River North was once known as an industrial center for much of Chicago and the surrounding area. Times have changed and River North is once again in the middle of a neighborhood transformation where marketing and advertising firms are quickly making room for other types of creative firms, technology startups, and interior design companies.

Schaumburg’s broad appeal makes it attractive to a wide range of companies and industries. Finance, professional, and personal services all have a significant presence in the city as does retail, manufacturing, and several others. It’s commercial real estate inventory features abundant Class A, Class B, retail storefront, and industrial space along with a limited but growing coworking inventory.

Companies will find everything from smaller 1,000 sq ft inventory to larger spaces at 20,000 sq ft and above. Commercial space averages 8,000 sq ft across the submarket with rents in the $27 to $29/sq ft range. Parking isn’t much of an issue given Schaumburg’s many parking garages but overnight street parking is prohibited unless you have a permit.

One of the many benefits of working in Chicago’s West Loop is its accessibility. Traffic in the area is relatively normal by Chicago standards but the West Loop neighborhood has ample public transportation options to ease the daily commute. Ogilvie Transportation Center is centrally located in West Loop and provides easy Metra access for commuting to and from the region’s many suburban neighborhoods. The Clinton and Morgan Stations also make commuting by the “L” train a convenient option for the West Loop workforce.

Nearly every sector of industry has at least some presence in Naperville. Everything from financial, professional, and staffing services to marketing agencies, manufacturers, and healthcare gravitate towards the city’s mix of robust economy and fulfilling lifestyle. Companies will find commercial real estate to fill most every need, including Class A, Class B, industrial, storefront retail, and a growing inventory of coworking space.

Sizes range from 1,000 to 20,000 sq ft with an average of 5,000 sq ft at monthly rents typically between $22 and $24/sq ft. Parking is plentiful throughout the city with three public parking decks and more than half a dozen surface parking lots with spaces available at all times of the day or night. The renovation of the Washington Street bridge scheduled for 2020 will likely impact parking and street congestion in certain sections of the city but officials have prioritized access to Downtown businesses to minimize any economic effect.