Draper And Kramer’s Commercial Finance Group Makes Headlines With Recent Deals

Crain's Chicago Business

The commercial finance landscape is easing for the right opportunities in prime locations, as illustrated by several notable deals brokered by Taylor Johnson client Draper and Kramer, Incorporated’s Commercial Finance Group (CFG). When local outlets covered the $122 million sale of Village Crossing, a 700,000-square-foot shopping center in Skokie, Ill., as the Chicago area’s largest retail transaction in a decade, we provided commentary from Bill Barry and Bill Stewart, who led the CFG team that arranged the financing on behalf of the buyer. Team TJ also announced the CFG’s role in several finance deals showcasing the strong multifamily market in Chicago’s Fulton Market, including the refinance of 225 N. Elizabeth St. and the construction loan for 410 N. Elizabeth St., Chicago’s first geothermal, all-electric multifamily high-rise being developed by TJ client Tree Street Group together with Magellan Development Group and Mark Goodman & Associates. Coverage of the Village Crossing transaction ran in Bisnow Chicago, CoStar, Crain’s Chicago Business and Yahoo! Finance, while news of the Fulton Market deals appeared in Connect CRE Chicago & Midwest, CoStar, Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business, REBusinessOnline, REjournals and Yield PRO. 



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