CHICAGO—Knight Engineering has just renewed its lease in the LaSalle Wacker Building at 221 N. LaSalle St. and expanded to occupy 26,214-square-feet. The company is the largest tenant in the 416,000-square-foot, 41-story building which MB Real Estate manages and leases.
A full-service engineering and architectural firm with offices throughout the Midwest, as well as an overseas location in Guam, Knight renewed its space on the 3rd floor and expanded to a portion of the 4th floor. Building ownership was represented by Walter Hennig, senior vice president and Kelsey Karp, associate of MB Real Estate. Knight Engineering officials represented themselves in the negotiations.
MB Real Estate has managed and leased the LaSalle Wacker Building since 2010. The property was designed by the prominent Chicago architectural firm of Holabird and Roche, and constructed in 1930. It has a penthouse and three lower levels, and is the third largest courtyard office building in Chicago after the Board of Trade and the Civic Opera House, MBRE officials said.
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Brian J. Rogal
Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.
