COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL – MEMORY LANE – CHANGE   Change is constant!  This little trip down memory lane will give some indication of your “maturity” – enjoy!   What business was previously located on the southeast corner of Oakland Avenue and Mercer, now Williamsburg Condos, Jewel-Osco, State Farm,...

November, 2017 Commercial Real Estate Article for Limited Magazine Talking the Talk By:  Laura Pritts Have you ever noticed that different professions have their own languages? I don’t speak medical very well. I speak marginal education, and I don’t speak mechanical at all. A lot of folks around here speak fluent...

So, you want to open a restaurant? By Meghan O’Neal-Rogozinski You have your menu, you have your business plan, you’ve talked to investors or the bank and you are ready to find the real estate that meets your needs.  First, find yourself a REALTOR® that specializes in commercial real estate and scour the...

The New Tax Law Change and Commercial Real Estate By now, you should have had plenty of time to justify why your New Year’s resolution was way too ambitious and easily justify its early extinction, just like last year.  So as we optimistically turn to 2018, let’s look at the tax changes and the possibility of...

Valuing a Business   While these series of articles are dedicated to matters concerning commercial real estate, when a business sale or purchase is contemplated, a valuation of the business must be considered either in conjunction with, if not prior to, assessing real estate needs.  How do I go about arriving at...