Chicago Office Summit
Leasing, Acquisition and Investment Best Practices in an RTO Era
Event Ended On: Tuesday June 17 2025
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Event Host
Braveheart 2
Discover Schaumburg's 1st Luxury Coworking Experience - The Amara Club
The Amara redefines luxury in coworking. We believe your workspace should inspire excellence. Located in the prestigious Braveheart 2 Office Park, in the heart of Schaumburg, Illinois. Our premier workspace club combines sophisticated design, exceptional amenities, and unparalleled hospitality to create a working environment unlike any other. Explore white glove services from a dedicated concierge team, versatile membership options, private offices with high-end details, and sophisticated meeting spaces designed to elevate professional interactions.
About Braveheart 2
A premier office destination offering over 300,000 SF of Class-A dynamic workspace across 11 stories, including a 12th-floor penthouse with caged secure storage at 1600 McConnor Parkway. Designed to inspire productivity and innovation, Braveheart 2 is the ideal location for establishing your headquarters or expanding your operations. Surrounded by dynamic retail, dining, and business hubs, providing an ecosystem of convenience and collaboration. Braveheart 2 is located off I-290, I-90, and IL-53, offering seamless freeway access and conveniently connects to Chicago O'Hare International airport (20 min drive).
Braveheart 2 offers unmatched features to help businesses thrive
1. The Amara Club: The Amara Club is a sophisticated white-glove service (Members Only) club. With private workspace designed for C level executives and business leaders, offering luxury finishes and an inspiring environment for collaboration. A Club level service for conference, private offices, executive teams. The Club features an exclusive bar, executive suites and private dining.
2. Full-Service Gym: A state-of-the-art, 12,000 SF fitness center with brand-new equipment, lockers, showers, and towel service.
3. Fully Furnished, Ready-to-Move-In Suites: Modern, pre-designed office spaces equipped with everything your business needs to hit the ground running.
4. Outdoor Courtyard: A welcoming outdoor space featuring cornhole and ample seating, perfect for casual meetings, team bonding, or relaxation during the warmer months.
5. Monument & Building Signage Opportunities: Showcase your brand with high visibility and exposure to over 125,000 vehicles per day (VPD).
6. New Dining Experiences Coming Soon: A full-service restaurant is coming soon to Braveheart 2 serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, alongside BlueFin Tuna, a premium sushi destination sure to impress.
7. HuddleUp Full-Floor CoWorking and Conferencing Facility: A premier destination for professional gatherings and events. 3rd Floor, the HuddleUp conference meeting room is the ideal venue for groups ranging from 2 to 225 people. HuddleUp is a spacious and versatile conference center offering a seamless blend of functionality and comfort. Equipped with state-of-the-art amenities, including projectors, TVs, whiteboards, high-speed Wi-Fi, and provide a full service event setup, planning, and management.
8. Parking & EV Charging: A 420-space covered parking garage with EV charging stations, and 2,000 parking spaces across the campus, ensuring convenience for tenants and visitors.
Speakers and Panels
Office to Residential Conversions: A New Life for Distressed Office Space
What's next for the workplaces of yesterday, and tomorrow?
An Industry All-Hands: Assessing the Market’s Temperature
What’s Shaping the Agenda, and What’s Next on the Docket?
Andrew Brog
Jeff Koukol
Jordan Mellovitz
Michael Roy
Workforce Retention: Tenant Improvement, Leasing Strategy, and the Evolving RTO Paradigm
Best Practices for Success in a Changing Market
Jillian Pytel
Marc Besteman
Nick Cohen
What's on Deck
The Business of the Meeting
- Leasing and Retention
- How are developers and brokers alike working together to attract and retain tenants in a complex environment?
- Development and Operations
- Hear from office owners and operators on how they’re conceptualizing the modern workplace, and what it will take to find success in the asset class going forward
- Dealmaking, Financing and Distressed Assets
- The realities of dealing with distressed assets, and the role of each party involved in the process in seeing them through
- Capital Improvements and Tenant Modernization
- When and where to consider strategic investments for the modern workplace
- Construction and Design for the Modern Office
- The trends and decisions shaping places of productivity
About the Company: An asset class at the intersection of so many others, Chicago’s office market and the players that define it are in constant conversation on the impact of their work relative to creating a modern, centralized economy where those who call it home work, live, and play. Bisnow’s annual office event continues our exploration of the asset class through the lens of development, financing, leasing, and more, and dives deeper into the role of the modern workplace in making the city a diversified modern metropolis.
Who You'll Meet in the Breakroom: Owners, developers, investors, brokers, business consultants, architects, engineers, designers, lawyers, accountants, bankers and city and government officials.
Why You Should Attend This Meeting: Bisnow events convene the biggest power players in the industry to help you grow your business across a complex market. With engaging discussions, exclusive networking opportunities and the largest and most equipped audience in the field, Bisnow’s unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities of the market makes attendance a value add for any CRE professional.
Articles and Projects to be Discussed:
- 'The Value Of The Glass And The Steel Is More' : Why Investors Are Finally Betting On Chicago Office Buildings
- Former Groupon HQ Sold In Largest Chicago Office Deal Since 2022
- Empty former Aon campus sold at 96% discount
- Investors buy Wacker Drive office tower, plan $30 million renovation
For questions, recommendations, comments or press inquiries please email our Chicago event producer Will Follett at will.follett@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact janet.fernandez@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.
Venue
Braveheart 2
1600 McConnor Parkway, 3rd floor
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Networking on Floor 11, Suite 1100 at Amara Club |
Event on Floor 3, Suite 300 at HuddleUP
Parking Information:
Complimentary self-parking
Agenda
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7:45 AM 9:00 AM |
Breakfast and Networking
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9:00 AM 9:40 AM |
Office to Residential Conversions: A New Life for Distressed Office Space
What's next for the workplaces of yesterday, and tomorrow?
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9:40 AM 10:35 AM |
An Industry All-Hands: Assessing the Market’s Temperature
What’s Shaping the Agenda, and What’s Next on the Docket?
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10:35 AM 10:45 AM |
Networking Break
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10:45 AM 11:45 AM |
Workforce Retention: Tenant Improvement, Leasing Strategy, and the Evolving RTO Paradigm
Best Practices for Success in a Changing Market
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11:45 AM 12:15 PM |
Closing Networking
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