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Conor Completes Two Industrial Spec Buildings in Mesquite
Conor Commercial Real Estate is pleased to announce the completion of Skyline Commerce Center, a two-building, 198,109-square-foot Class A speculative industrial development in Mesquite, Texas. The development is ready to lease and provides high visibility and direct...
2020 Largest Phoenix-Area Commercial Real Estate Developers
Conor Commercial Real Estate was named the fifth largest Phoenix-area commercial real estate developer by Phoenix Business Journal. The list ranks developers based on their total square footage started or completed in 2019. Conor developed three projects in 2019,...
Common Ground – Fall 2020
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Lifetime Achievement Award
Conor Commercial Real Estate Founder & CEO Jim McShane was recognized for a remarkable career with the 2020 Illinois Real Estate Journal Lifetime Achievement Award. Jim founded The McShane Companies in 1984 and has used his leadership, creativity and vast...
Conor Expands with Hire of Senior Vice President – Multi-Family
Conor Commercial Real Estate is pleased to announce that Janet Protas has joined the firm as Senior Vice President – Multi-Family. In this role, Janet will be responsible for overseeing multi-family efforts and growing its development portfolio. “We’re very excited to...
Molly McShane Named CEO of The McShane Companies
National real estate development and construction services provider The McShane Companies announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Molly McShane as Chief Executive Officer effective October 1, 2020. Ms. McShane previously held the position of Chief...
2020 ENR Midwest Best Project Award
Bystronic's Experience Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois has been named an ENR Midwest Best Project in the Manufacturing category. The new building offers 165,000 square feet of space to support Bystronic’s North American headquarters office, showroom, manufacturing...
2020 Industrial Influencers
John Dobrott, President - Industrial at Conor Commercial Real Estate, was named to GlobeSt.'s list of Industrial Influencers. The award recognizes leaders who have made a mark on the industrial real estate market. John's forward-looking view of the industrial market...
Conor Completes Bystronic’s New Experience Center
Bystronic Inc. has relocated their North American headquarters to Huntington 90 Business Park in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Conor Commercial Real Estate served as the developer of their build-to-suit headquarters facility and Experience Center. “Bystronic is a...
Conor Leases Last Mile Logistics Center I-55
Conor Commercial Real Estate is pleased to announce a full-building lease with one of the world’s largest e-commerce retailers at Last Mile Logistics Center I-55 in Chicago. Conveniently located on the corner of 51st Street and St. Louis Avenue, the tenant will use...
Rising Through the Ranks in Commercial Real Estate
Hear Molly McShane, Chief Operating Officer of The McShane Companies discuss how she rose through the ranks in the commercial real estate industry.
Conor Hires Dallas Market Officer
Conor Commercial Real Estate is pleased to announce that Jason Young recently joined the firm as Vice President – Multi-Family and Dallas Market Officer. In his new role, he will be responsible for launching the firm’s multi-family efforts in Texas. Jason’s addition...
Common Ground – Summer 2020
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Industrial Lease of the Year
The San Francisco Business Times named Pacific Commons Industrial Center the Industrial Lease of the Year. The 814,901-square-foot warehouse and distribution center was leased to one of the world's largest supply chain management and package delivery companies,...
COVID-19 and the Building Market – Tales From the Front Line Vol. 6
Much like last week, we continue to operate both of our construction businesses and our development business in a more stable environment. While we proceed to put current work in place, we are also focused on signing new work and maintaining a healthy backlog of...
Conor to Develop Build-to-Suit for E-Commerce Retailer
Conor Commercial Real Estate is pleased to announce that development of a build-to-suit distribution facility for one of the world's largest e-commerce retailers is underway. Located at 315 South Hicks Road in Palatine, Illinois, the state-of-the-art last mile...
Two DFW Industrial Assets Break Ground in East Dallas
Conor Commercial Real Estate, a national real estate development firm and Stream Realty Partners (Stream), the exclusive marketing agent, today announced the groundbreaking of Skyline Commerce Center, a Class A industrial development located in the heart of the Dallas...
COVID-19 and the Building Market – Tales From the Front Line Vol. 5
The shift in tone that I’ve witnessed over the last week has turned from triaging the current crisis to thoughtful planning for the future. Curves are flattening, guidelines for when people can go back to work are being discussed, protective measures for “the new...
COVID-19 and the Building Market – Tales From the Front Line Vol. 4
This past week saw the construction industry continue to move forward in most markets, while maintaining intense focus on health and safety measures. Some officials are reporting increased public scrutiny of jobsite safety, as construction is a highly visible...
2020 Best Industrial Project
The Lotus Project is the proud recipient of the 2020 AZRE Red Award in the Best Industrial Project Under 600,000 square feet category. Each year, Arizona Real Estate Magazine holds The Real Estate & Development Awards honoring the developers, architects,...
COVID-19 and the Building Market – Tales From the Front Line Vol. 3
In comparison to the last several chaotic weeks, this past week has been relatively stable. Work continues on about 95% of our active construction sites across the country. Most municipalities have clarified that construction is an essential business, and we continue...
COVID-19 and the Building Market – Tales From the Front Line Vol. 2
The current environment continues to affect our businesses in rapidly evolving ways. Most municipalities have deemed construction an essential activity and, as such, the majority of our jobsites are pushing forward. However, in some parts of the country, it is unclear...
COVID-19 and the Building Market – Tales From the Front Line Vol. 1
The current market conditions are impacting construction and development in different ways. The construction industry’s environment is inherently different from the office environment in that it is frequently open air, or individuals are widely dispersed indoors. This...
2019 Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame
Vicki Mutchler, Vice President of Capital Transactions at Conor Commercial Real Estate, has been named to the 2019 class of the Midwest Real Estate News Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame. During her tenure at Conor, Vicki has helped develop over 12,000,000 square...