Builder's Bash

The Builder's Association celebrated a year where many of its members got back to work, over lunch at Trump Tower on Thursday. SmithAmundson's Bob Lessman, W.E. O'Neill's Lou Reiner, and Latimer, LeVay & Fyock's Barb Anderson greeted guests at the party. W.E. O'Neill's big project for the last two and next two years is the $600M  hospital campus at the University of Chicago, a JV with Gilbane. And for those of you wondering what the basement of Block 37 looks like now that the exterior of the mall is completed, Lou says it would make a great Batcave  if a third Batman movie is shot in Chicago.
 
Pepper Construction's David Pepper and Ryan Cos Lynn Treat and Jeff Smith were chatting about Lynn's last days as Builders Association president. Ryan Cos just moved into a new office in Naperville, which they originally built for Delta Dental. Jeff says they're still figuring out where all the boxes go (but, hey, free toothpaste).

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's Chicago Newsletters
Related Stories

What's At Stake For CRE In Tuesday's U.S. Midterm

From Pandemic Darling To Cautionary Tale: Pickleball Clubs Face A Reckoning After Betting Big On Retail Space

Morningstar Releases New Details On Over 350K SF In Q3 Office Leases

New Bears Stadium Proposal Floated For Bridgeport

Prologis To Develop 3.8M SF Industrial Park On Former Casino Site

Foundry Robotics Leaves San Francisco For New East Bay HQ

Tenant Rep Firm Expands To Philly, Hires Industry Veteran

$120M Ambulatory Center Planned For Suburbs: The Chicago Deal Sheet

Data Centers Lose The Top Spot, San Francisco Jumps 40 Places: 9 Takeaways From ULI's 2027 Outlook

Obama Center Shows Chicago Is Starved For Development

Mapped: Major Chicago Office Sales Since 2024

Cushman & Wakefield, NYC Added To Suit Alleging $250K Agency Lease Shakedown