Chicago

North Chicago, IL-based AbbVie is the first tenant at the Gateway campus. BioMed Realty is currently building the first phase of the 1.4 million square foot Gateway of Pacific campus.

The market for standalone grocery properties remains active due to their built-in customer base.

A Belgium-based international food science company with offices in 70 countries will also settle in Pilsen.

Upgraded properties will compete with top A product, but also offer tenants a discount.

As space availability in top tech submarkets continues to tighten, expect large tech companies to continue expanding outside their headquarters markets.

Potential buyers want to see how the recent Walgreens and Rite Aid merger works out, among other concerns.

This was Detroit's 30th consecutive quarter of positive absorption and the vacancy rate stayed below two percent, at 1.93%, for the third consecutive quarter.

The future of the suburban office market depends on bringing the many complexes built in the 1970s and 1980s into the modern era.