E-commerce, logistics deals drive demand for Chicago industrial market

Brookfield Asset Management, Elion Partners to develop $1B of real estate as Timber Hill Group, Champion Realty Advisors plans $150M fund for logistics-related projects The rise of e-commerce is driving demand for industrial real estate in Chicago as investors seek to build logistics-related properties. Brookfield Asset Management and logistics investor Elion Partners said today that it teamed up […]
The Warehouse Boom Is Making Truck Parking An In-Demand Product Type

Tom Barbera formed Industrial Outdoor Ventures in January 2017 with one goal: to carve a niche within industrial real estate from truck and trailer lots, container yards and freight terminals. The assets he is considering are parking only — no property on-site beyond maybe some truck repair services — often where access to warehouses is short. Trucks from […]