Transwestern has been named as the exclusive leasing agent for the historic Rookery Building at 209 South LaSalle, in the heart of the Central Loop/Financial District. The 12-story building, designed and built by Daniel Burnham and John Wellborn Root in 1888, is considered to be the oldest free-standing high-rise in Chicago.
The Rookery may be best known for its two-story skylit lobby, which was redesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1905. Last year, the owner, S. Boehme & Co., gave the Rookery major upgrades to its amenities package that incorporated the building's historic touches. The historic Burnham & Root library where the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition was planned is now the building’s executive boardroom. A bike room was installed, restrooms now have hotel-grade finishes, elevators were modernized and an LED lighting project capped off a full-scale renovation of the building's exterior.
Eric Myers, Jeff Dowdell and Courtney Rosoff will serve as leasing agents.
