Legal N Illinois Five must-dos when designing a law firm workplace Law firms are placing ever-increasing importance on thoughtful workplace design to attract and retain top talent, making every office build-out or renovation a critical opportunity to win the talent war. With millennials expected to comprise 75 percent of the workforce by 2030, law firm design trends are being driven by an evolving culture …
Office N Illinois Skender wraps up interior work on new Vital Proteins HQ in Fulton Market Skender, serving as general contractor, recently completed the interior renovation of the 40,000-square-foot headquarters of Vital Proteins, a fast-growing private retailer of health supplement products. Vital Proteins has assumed full occupancy of the four-story 939 W. Fulton Street, one block from Google’s Midwest headquarters in Chicago’…
Healthcare N Illinois Who’s got their finger on the pulse of healthcare real estate? The healthcare real estate sector has changed strikingly in the last decade, driven by aging demographics and increased ambition to deliver services outside of acute care settings. Over the next 10 years, the asset class will likely see even more drastic changes.
Office N Illinois Skender completes office interior for Corix Group of Companies Skender, serving as general contractor, recently completed the 30,000-square-foot interior build-out at 500 W. Monroe Street for Corix Group of Companies. The water, wastewater and energy utility firm consolidated its offices across North America to downtown Chicago. The new offices will immediately house approximately 70 employees.
Hospitality N Illinois Skender wraps up 14-story Hyatt House Hotel, a Fulton Market development by Sterling Bay Skender, serving as base building and interior construction manager, has completed construction of Chicago’s first Hyatt House extended-stay hotel, located in the heart of Chicago’s Fulton Market District. Sterling Bay developed the 14-story, 167,000-square-foot hotel and Skender collaborated with project architect Eckenhoff Saunders Architects.
Seniors Housing N Illinois Skender completes assisted living facility in Northbrook Skender, serving as base building and interior construction manager, has completed construction at North Shore Place, a two-story, 37,500-square-foot assisted living facility located at 1000 Sunset Ridge Road in Northbrook, Illinois. Owned and operated by Senior Lifestyle, the assisted living facility offers 40 memory care units.
Healthcare N Illinois When it comes to medical space, it really is innovate or die The world of healthcare real estate is driven by increased need—brought about by aging Boomers—as well as an ever more specialized and localized momentum of providers pushing out to locales where people live and work. But demand is not the only driver for how we design and build these facilities.
CRE N Illinois Modular construction facility opens on Chicago’s Southwest Side Skender cut the ribbon today on their advanced manufacturing facility in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. The factory will use the firm’s fully-integrated process to turn out building modules to be transported and installed on the construction site.
Multifamily N Illinois Sterling Bay partners with Skender to bring modular affordable housing projects to Chicago’s West Side Sterling Bay will build an 83-unit apartment building and 10 three-flats on Chicago’s West Side, all offering affordable housing units, with another 100 or more affordable housing projects to follow all around the city. The developer announced their plans to partner with Skender, using their modular construction approach, just as that compa…
Healthcare N Illinois Skender celebrates ribbon-cutting ceremony for New Esperanza Health Center in Brighton Park Last Friday, Skender celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony for Esperanza Brighton Park, a new 26,000-square-foot health center at 4700 S. California Avenue in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood. The event was attended by Senator Dick Durbin, 14th Ward Alderman Edward Burke and other local dignitaries.
Seniors Housing N Illinois Skender breaks ground on independent senior living facility in Crystal Lake Skender, serving as base building and interior construction manager, has broken ground on Residences of Crystal Lake, a Turnstone Development-owned senior living facility located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Turnstone Development, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3), has developed over 1,680 affordable housing units for low-income families and seniors…
Office N Illinois Skender starts interior construction of coworking firm Spaces' Chicago HQ The months-long redevelopment of the former Sports Authority building at LaSalle and Ontario has achieved a significant milestone with an affiliate of Next Realty, the building’s owner, completing the base building renovations. Skender, serving as general contractor, will soon start the interior renovation of the future eight-story, 80,000-…
CRE N Illinois Mark Skender receives lifetime achievement award from UW-Madison Skender CEO Mark Skender was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Construction Club. Since 1997, the club has served the needs of the university’s construction engineering and management programs by fostering contacts between UW–Madison engineering students and the design and construction industry.
CRE N Illinois Skender announces five field operations promotions Skender, a Chicago-based construction, design and manufacturing firm, has announced the recent promotions of five individuals on the firm’s expanding operations team. The employees, Pete Conlin, John Estes, Jeff Krause, Brian Ribordy and Dan Torres include a new safety director and four new directors of field operations.
Multifamily N Illinois Chicago's multifamily market thriving, evolving With all the activity going on in multifamily these days, many question what the next frontier of this asset class looks like. Yesterday morning, over 225 people had their questions answered at the 10th Annual Chicagoland Multifamily & Affordable Housing Real Estate Summit, hosted by REjournals.
Multifamily N Illinois Assessing the multifamily sector, from deconversions to affordable housing The multifamily sector is one of Chicago’s most active asset classes right now. But there are still so many unknowns and evolving trends—from deconversion to affordable housing, co-living to Class A amenities—that it can be hard to get a handle on this lively real estate segment.
CRE N Illinois CRE Future Leaders: Angela Spadoni Angela Spadoni, AIA, recently joined Skender as director of residential architecture, where she oversees multifamily design projects, including the design of housing modules produced in Skender’s new Chicago manufacturing facility. She has more than 10 years of international and domestic experience, with an impressive background in multifam…
CRE N Illinois What’s really included in a tenant improvement allowance? Companies planning to move their offices have plenty of factors to consider, including whether to move into a new building or renovate a space in an older building. In either scenario, building owners offer tenant improvement (TI) allowances to help with the cost of making the space your own.
CRE N Illinois For this construction firm, it’s the power of the people Successfully launching a new business simply isn’t possible without taking into account the human factor—at both the employee and client level. That’s the premise behind ACCEND, a general contracting firm that recently launched in Chicago.
CRE N Illinois Skender hires Stacy Scopano as chief technology officer Skender, a vertically integrated design, construction and manufacturing firm based in Chicago, has hired Stacy Scopano as chief technology officer. Scopano will be charged with ensuring Skender is continually evolving its technological capabilities and integrating industry-leading innovations across the company.