CRE N Illinois Skender advances five operations team members to senior positions Chicago-based Skender announced five key leaders have been promoted. Clay Edwards was promoted to executive vice president and partner, Andy Halik to project executive, Ashlee Pforr to project executive, Rob Shilney to senior project manager and Al McReynolds to senior superintendent.
Office N Illinois Construction begins on AbelsonTaylor’s new Old Post Office headquarters Skender recently started interior construction of the 85,000-square-foot headquarters for AbelsonTaylor, a Chicago-based health and wellness advertising agency and the fourth office tenant to lease space in the 2.8-million-square-foot Old Post Office building.
CRE N Illinois Skender named Modular Builder of the Year Skender, a Chicago-based vertically integrated design, construction and manufacturing firm, has been named America’s “Modular Builder of the Year” by Construction Dive. Leveraging Lean expertise, Skender opened its 105,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in Chicago in May 2019 where construct turnkey, steel modular, scalable sol…
Office N Illinois PepsiCo confirms relocation to Chicago's Old Post Office PepsiCo confirmed earlier reports that it will move its Chicago office to the Old Post Office building. Located at 433 W. Van Buren Street, the redeveloped property will serve as the headquarters for its sports drink, juice and Quaker Foods portfolios—including the Gatorade, Tropicana and Quaker Oats brands—as well as PepsiCo Beverages’ Nor…
CRE N Illinois VIM and Skender partner to provide pre-manufacturing visualization of modular building solutions VIM, a virtual information modeling firm providing the most efficient 3D format for building design data, and Skender, a pioneer of Lean construction and modular manufacturing, announced a partnership to implement VIM’s software in Skender’s Chicago modular manufacturing facility.
Seniors Housing N Illinois Experts sound off on the prospects for senior housing One of the fastest growing segments in real estate has been senior housing, a diverse asset class that can deliver more property types than perhaps some people realize.
Office N Illinois Skender completes interior construction for IWG's coworking brand, Spaces Skender, serving as general contractor, recently completed interior construction of an eight-story, 80,000-square-foot Spaces location, a provider of creative, flexible workspaces, owned by IWG. Spaces has assumed occupancy of the former Sports Authority building at LaSalle and Ontario and, as sole tenant, will enjoy private access to the b…
Office N Illinois Skender begins construction on new Fulton Market HQ for Mondelēz International Skender, serving as general contractor, has launched interior construction of the future 90,000-square-foot headquarters of Mondelēz International, a global leader in snacking. Mondelēz will serve as the anchor tenant in the new five-story building at 905 W. Fulton Street, and enjoy private access to the building’s 5,000-square-foot roof te…
Hospitality N Illinois Skender Manufacturing hires Michael Merle as VP, business development Skender, a vertically integrated design, construction and manufacturing firm based in Chicago, has hired Michael Merle as vice president of business development for Skender Manufacturing. With more than 25 years of experience in construction, building products and strategic business development, Merle will be charged with continually evolvi…
CRE N Illinois Skender breaks ground on new women's shelter on Chicago's North Side Skender has broken ground on a new, 42,000-square-foot supportive housing facility in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood for Sarah’s Circle. Perkins+Will designed the project and Brinshore Development is representing ownership on the property, which is slated to deliver by fall 2020.
Office N Illinois Skender completes construction of LinkedIn Chicago HQ expansion Skender, serving as interior construction manager, has completed construction of LinkedIn’s new 46,000-square-foot Chicago headquarters expansion project at 525 W. Monroe Street. LinkedIn, a global business and employment-oriented service that operates via websites and mobile apps, expanded its office footprint with a communicating stair co…
Office N Illinois Skender starts interior construction of Paragon Biosciences' new HQ Skender, serving as general contractor, recently launched the interior renovation of the future 23,000-square-foot headquarters for Paragon Biosciences, a fast-growing life science innovator that invests in, builds and advises bioscience companies.
Office N Illinois Chicago public radio station gets new digs at Navy Pier Serving as general contractor, Skender recently completed interior construction of a 37,000-square-foot renovation project at the headquarters for WBEZ, an affiliate of nonprofit media organization, Chicago Public Media. Charlie Greene Studio and ConopCo Project Management collaborated with Skender on the project.
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.