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.
Office N Illinois Skender completes construction of Aspen Dental Midwest headquarters Skender, serving as interior construction manager, has completed construction of Aspen Dental’s new 50,000-square-foot Midwest headquarters. Aspen Dental, an East Syracuse, New York-based company that provides administrative and business support to branded dental practices, has relocated to the art deco building vacated by Sterling Bay at 1…
Office N Illinois Skender completes interior construction on Upwork’s West Loop HQ Skender, serving as construction manager, has completed construction of Upwork’s new 34,000-square-foot Chicago headquarters. Upwork, a digital platform for freelancers, has relocated to 525 W. Van Buren Street from its former space at 224 N. Desplaines Street.
Office N Illinois Skender completes first data cable-free HQ for ShopRunner Skender, serving as interior construction manager, has completed construction of ShopRunner’s new 25,000-square-foot corporate headquarters. ShopRunner, a Chicago-based, multi-retailer e-commerce start-up, has relocated to 350 N. Orleans Street from its former space at 350 N. LaSalle Street.
Office N Illinois Interiors completed on C.H. Robinson's Chicago headquarters Vocon, a leading national architectural and design firm, provided interior design services for C.H. Robinson’s flagship operation center, a four-story, 207,000-square-foot office building in Chicago’s new Lincoln Yards development by Sterling Bay. Vocon collaborated with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP, which served as the base building architect.
CRE N Illinois Skender promotes five to leadership board Underscoring its commitment to an award-winning employee culture that fosters talent and innovation, Skender announced the promotions of five key leaders. Jeff Janicek was named vice president and partner while Brian Bukowski, Joe Pecoraro, Tim Rogers and Brian Simons, CHC have been elevated to project executive and partner.
CRE N Illinois Belinda Moore promoted to executive director of Skender Foundation Skender Foundation recently announced the promotion of Belinda Moore to executive director. In her new role, she is responsible for developing and implementing the foundation’s vision and strategic plan. Moore has been integral to Skender Foundation’s growth since the organization’s inception in 2012, most recently serving as associate exec…
CRE N Illinois Skender starts 100,000-SF renovation for Perspectives Charter School Skender recently started construction on the conversion of the 100,000-square-foot former Soft Sheen building at 8522 S. Lafayette in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood into a middle and high school for Perspectives Charter Schools (PCS).
CRE N Illinois Skender advances five to senior positions Chicago-based Skender announced the recent promotions of five employees to senior positions on its growing operations team. The individuals are Nestor Acance, Tom Boehm, Bob Kedzorski, Jeff Reist and Dave Ruzich.
CRE N Illinois Skender chairman, Joseph Skender, to retire after 40 years Joseph Skender, chairman of the board of directors at Chicago-based Skender, has announced his retirement and will take on the title of chairman emeritus at the design-build-manufacturing firm. Mark Skender will remain CEO and Cheryl Skender will continue as chair and president of Skender Foundation.
Hospitality N Illinois McKibbon Hospitality to manage Hyatt House in Chicago's Fulton Market District Tampa, Florida-based McKibbon Hospitality has been awarded the management contract for the Hyatt House Chicago Fulton Market District. The hotel is being developed by Sterling Bay and is owned by an affiliate of Wheelock Street Capital and Sterling Bay. The hotel will be McKibbon Hospitality’s first management property in the growing Fulton…
Office N Illinois Skender completes AZEK Company HQ in Fulton Market Skender recently completed interior construction of the new 24,000-square-foot headquarters for The AZEK Company, a producer of decking and other exterior building products. The company, which has manufacturing facilities in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Ohio, was previously based in Skokie, Illinois.
CRE Midwest REjournals set to host 17th annual Real Estate Forecast Conference REjournals is busy assembling speakers, panels and sponsors for the 17th Annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference being held on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.