The National Real Estate Investor looks at Chicago's new downtown plan -- the first planning document for downtown since 1958.
"The recommendations endorse an existing trend: Six local developers are seeking anchor tenants for proposed West Loop office towers, and their candidates include many East and Central Loop tenants, including Ernst & Young and several law firms. The new transportation center would centralize most in-coming suburban commuter rail lines and bus routes more than one mile west of the East Loop buildings while also offering bus and inter-city rail transfers."
Thanks to Chris Steins
FULL STORY: Westward Ho! Chicago's New Downtown Plan

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