There is apartment rent growth in Chicago (Credit: iStock)
Chicago
Jun 21, 2019

Chicago Cheat Sheet: Apartment rent growth, construction slows…& more

Also, redevelopment of former Sears complex on West Side OK’d by city panel
The Lawrence station and Cedar Street Companies CEO Alex Samoylovich
Chicago
May 30, 2019

Uptown brokers, landlords shrug off “inconvenience” of Red Line station closures

The CTA said the stations Lawrence and Berwyn stations could close for more than 3 years starting in 2020
Clockwise from left: Bridgeview Bank Building at 4717 North Clifton Avenue, Emerald Tower apartments at 4541 North Sheridan Road, and the Eurostars Magnificent Mile, formerly known as Dana Hotel at 660 North State Street
Chicago
May 20, 2019

Here are Chicago’s top five commercial investment sales of April

Amancio Ortega’s $73M purchase of the Dana Hotel topped the list, followed by two deals involving Cedar Street Companies
Cedar Street’s Alex Samoylovich and a rendering of the building
Chicago
May 17, 2019

Chicago Cheat Sheet: Cedar Street plans another Uptown rental project…& more

Also, Neil Bluhm’s daughter shopping Winnetka mansion
Emerald Tower apartments (Credit: Google Maps)
Chicago
May 6, 2019

Cedar Street sheds Emerald Tower apartment building in Uptown

The busy Uptown development firm sold one of its many properties in the neighborhood for $11M
Cedar Street managing partners Mark Heffron (Top), Will Murphy (Bottom), and Alex Samoylovich (Left)
Chicago
May 2, 2019

Cedar Street moves forward with 7-story multifamily project in University Village

The prolific apartment developer paid $3M to buy a vacant lot at the corner of 15th Street and Blue Island Avenue
Cedar Street Companies managing partner Alex Samoylovich and the Bridgeview Bank building (Credit: Eric Allix Rogers via Open House Chicago)
Chicago
Apr 30, 2019

Cedar Street picks up historic Bridgeview Bank building in Uptown

The mico-apartment developer added the historic building to its sizable Uptown portfolio
Former Uptown synagogue is latest trophy in Cedar Street’s micro apartment rampage
Chicago
Apr 28, 2019

Former Uptown synagogue is latest trophy in Cedar Street’s micro apartment rampage

The company gutted the historic building and filled it with 40 compact rental units, starting at $1,600 a month
Megaproject developers have long — and bumpy — road ahead: TRD panel experts
Chicago
Apr 17, 2019

Megaproject developers have long — and bumpy — road ahead: TRD panel experts

City approvals are just the start of a process that will involve logistical, political and now legal hurdles
Cedar Street founder teams up with former WeWork employee to launch amenity and property management platform
Chicago
Mar 12, 2019

Cedar Street founder teams up with former WeWork employee to launch amenity and property management platform

App-based Livly is already being adopted by firms including the Related Companies, Golub & Company and CA Ventures
Cedar Street lands $61M loan for 342-unit office-to-resi redevelopment in Uptown
Chicago
Dec 6, 2018

Cedar Street lands $61M loan for 342-unit office-to-resi redevelopment in Uptown

The developer began gutting the building in April as part of its plan to bring more than 700 units to the neighborhood
Cedar Street refinances Near West Side apartment building project
Chicago
Oct 19, 2018

Cedar Street refinances Near West Side apartment building project

The developer is converting the old Salvation Army Freedom Center into 260 resi units
Cedar Street gets key city approval for Near West Side resi complex
Chicago
Jun 22, 2018

Cedar Street gets key city approval for Near West Side resi complex

The developer wants to turn the old Salvation Army Freedom Center into 260 apartments
Cedar Street gets to work on 700-unit Uptown apartment project
Chicago
Apr 4, 2018

Cedar Street gets to work on 700-unit Uptown apartment project

The company will start by converting the former Combined Insurance Company HQ