Dancing with Gorillas – Roulette – and CRE Litigation
The Time to Decide – Commercial Real Estate Litigation A sage once said, “The time to worry about where the ball will drop is before the wheel is spun”. He was speaking about roulette, of course, but the wisdom of these words has much broader…
REAFFIRMED: LLC Members Do NOT Have Interest in LLC Property
Court Reaffirms that LLC Members Are Separate From the LLC and DO NOT Have An Ownership Interest In The LLC’s Property. Therefore Member Can File Lien. Just a brief post regarding LLC Property: On September 3, 2013, the Illinois Appellate Court for the…
The “little known” Two-Year Rule for Employment Restrictive Covenants – Illinois
Employment Restrictive Covenants The issue of enforceability of employment restrictive covenants comes up often in business, including the business of commercial real estate. A common scenario is as follows: A person goes to work for a company and…
CHICAGO POISED TO BECOME ONE OF WORLD’S MOST COMPETITIVE CITIES
Why Chicago will be one of the world’s ‘most economically competitive cities’ CHECK OUT THIS ARTICLE FROM CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESShttp://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130619/OPINION/130619778 R. Kymn HarpROBBINS, SALOMON &…
Life Lessons and Residential Neighbors – CRE DEVELOPMENT
A story I heard growing up: When my grandfather was 10 years old he found a penny. With that penny he bought a pencil. He sharpened that pencil then sold it for two cents. He took that two cents and bought two more pencils, sharpened them and sold them…
Money train: Metra stops and income levels
THE INTERACTIVE MAP AT THIS LINK http://shar.es/Z8Ko5 IS AN EXCELLENT TOOL FOR CHICAGO REGION RETAILERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. Average income levels for populations served by Metra train stops. Chicago history buffs may know that early developers and…
Chain of ‘homey’ gambling cafes makes big suburban push – News – Crain’s Chicago Business
I’M NOT A GAMBLER, BUT FOR SHOPPING MALLS WITH VACANT RETAIL SPACEhttp://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130523/CRED03/130529882?template=mobile THIS TENANT MAY PROVE TO BE A JACKPOT R. Kymn HarpRobbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd.Chicago,…
SoLoMo: The What and the Why | Social Media Today
AN INTRODUCTION TO SoLoMo, SOCIAL, LOCAL, MOBILE SOCIAL MEDIA http://socialmediatoday.com/jacey-gulden/1429651/solomo-what-and-whyFOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS/PROPERTY MANAGERS/RETAILERS, This technology could help monetize the THIRD SPACE. R.…
Maximizing The Third Space – A Key ICSC RECon 2013 Takeaway
Questions abound about where our commercial real estate market is headed. As many suspect, where we were prior to the Great Recession is not where we are now, and not where we’re headed as we move forward. Things have changed. We have entered an…
ICSC RECON 2013 UPDATE – Things Are Happening Now!
May 20, 2013. ICSC RECON UPDATE. Today was an exhausting but productive day. My Fitbit recorded nearly 20,000 steps, or roughly 8.75 miles covered. My feet hurt, so I believe it. It was great to see friendly, familiar faces, from past and present –…