CHICAGO—The city's office market is set to expand over the nextfew years as developers put the finishing touches on several newoffice towers rising along the Chicago River, and downtownlandlords are looking for ways to distinguish their properties asthe competition for tenants heats up.
Union Investment Real Estate GmbH, the owner of111 South Wacker, for example, has transformed the operations andmaintenance procedures at the 51-story, 1.1 million square footoffice tower enough to achieveLEED Platinum certification from theUS Green Building Council, the highest level ofrecognition for green buildings.
"There are many companies that would never even consider abuilding that did not have some type of LEED certification,"Bill Truszkowski of the Telos GroupLLC, exclusive leasing agent for the building, toldGlobeSt.com. And "LEED Platinum certification is the industry'shighest standard; it doesn't just happen even in a trophy buildinglike this one. This is an achievement for every company here, and abenefit for future tenants."
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Brian J. Rogal
Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.
