Monday, May 12 - 4 - 5:30pm
- Wild, Wild West Loop
Chicago wasn't founded here, but was re-born here following the Great Fire of 1871. The West Loop is one of the fastest
growing neighborhoods in Chicago and is attracting many of the world's leading headquarters from suburban areas (Hillshire Brands, Gogo Mobile), as well as becoming an area for both leading and up-and-coming technology companies, including Google, Uber and Twitter.
Sit back and relax on board one of Chicago's famous trolleys as we embark on a journey through the West Loop. Understand the area's rich history as a thriving industrial and meat packing district to now one of Chicago's most dynamic and rapidly growing urban environments. Tour Details: Beginning at GRLS with a drive past 111 N. Canal and heading west through the Fulton Market area (1000 W. Fulton and Fulton West), a stop and a walking tour of Hillshire Brands, and finally back to the GLRS.
Speakers/Tour Guides:
Keating Crown, Principal, Sterling Bay Companies
Damian Eallonardo, Project Executive, Leopardo Companies, Inc
Brian Hunter, VP Real Estate, Hillshire Brands
- Chew on This
details to follow
- State Street that Great Street
Frank Sinatra sang about My Kind of Town and touted "State Street that Great Street." Explore the repositioning and repurposing of some
of Chicago's historic landmarks which once housed iconic namesakes such as Carson Prarie Scott and Marshall Fields, to modern day,
mixed use spaces with thriving office, retail, educational and residential of today.
Speaker/Tour Guide:
Marty Stern, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, U.S. Equities Realty