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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 24
601W Companies Defaults on $343 Million Blackstone Loan for 40-Story Chicago Tower
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 24

601W Companies Defaults on $343 Million Blackstone Loan for 40-Story Chicago Tower

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 24

Summary

  • June 9 marked 601W Companies’ default on a $343 million Blackstone loan tied to One South Wacker Drive in Chicago’s financial district, according to a mortgage filing.
  • The default centers on a 40-story office tower that the New York-based landlord bought in 2018 for about $310 million.
  • Chicago office values have tumbled since the pandemic, and the missed loan payment underscores the persistent weakness still weighing on landlords across the city’s commercial real estate market.

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