Episode

Momentum building for downtown apartments

Podcast: Crain's Daily Gist
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Duration seconds: 1097
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Summary

A Fulton Market apartment project landed a $102 million construction loan, among Chicago’s largest in years. Crain’s Rachel Herzog talks with host Amy Guth about the companies involved and the apartment project loan landscape. Plus: Huron Consulting shrinks West Loop HQ as downtown office attrition persists, AbbVie signs $745 million deal to develop pain medicines from Chinese drugmaker, judge puts WGN parent’s merger plans on hold until final court ruling and feds crack down on Federal Savings Bank over misleading ads for VA loans.