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Bell Works in the News

Two new entertainment venues open at Bell Works in Hoffman Estates

6/6/25

CAC’s Root Beer Float Run

5/28/2025

Around Town visits Game Night Out

WGN9

5/19/2025

22Q3

Chicago Suburban Office

5/5/2025

Firm behind ‘Severance’ redevelopment lures national homebuilder to suburban Chicago

Homes.com

4/1/2025

Chicago Suburban Multifamily Is Hot. Could Rising Costs Put Out The Fire?

Bisnow

3/7/2025

The Modern Food Court: How Illinois Malls Are Adapting

Kick 97.9 FM

4/1/2025

Townhomes at Bell Works Chicagoland Break Ground

4/3/2025

Bell Market dining hall to debut at Bell Works Chicagoland this summer

4/2/2025

Bell Works Chicagoland celebrates groundbreaking of 164 townhomes in Hoffman Estates

4/2/2025

This Week’s Chicago Deal Sheet: Private Investor Picks Up Trio Of Rogers Park Apartments

4/1/2025

New dining concept arriving this summer at Bell Works in Hoffman Estates

4/1/2025

Construction begins on 164 high-end townhouses at Bell Works in Hoffman Estates

3/26/2025

Game Night Out to open second location in Hoffman Estates

Shaw Local

3/3/2025

Bell Works Chicagoland Adds to Tenant Roster with Office, Retail Leases

2/26/2025

The Biz Week That Was: Bell Works signs new tenants, housewares show, and another data center

2/22/2025

Bell Works in Hoffman Estates adds new tenants, existing firm expands.

2/17/2025

Seven new businesses, one office space expansion continues momentum at Bell Works Chicagoland

2/12/2025

New Tenants Sign Office, Retail Leases Totaling 73,500 SF at Bell Works Chicagoland

2/12/2025

Office lease boosts Inspired by Somerset’s “metroburb” plans

1/28/2025

Bell Works Chicagoland named Hoffman Estates Chamber’s Business of the Year

1/27/2025

At AT&T’s former campus, now Bell Works Chicagoland, another leasing win

1/27/2025

Chicagoland Diwali 2024

1/9/2025

Bell Works ‘Metroburb’ leads renaissance of repurposing abandoned corporate HQ sites

1/12/2025

Second annual Diwali celebration to be at Bell Works in Hoffman Estates Sunday

10/14/2024

ABC7

Chicagoland Diwali returning to Hoffman Estates

9/23/2024

Construction of 164 townhouses about to start at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates

7/22/2024

Krishnamoorthi secures $500,000 in grants for roads near Hoffman Estates’ Bell Works development

7/16/2024

Colliers offers few signs of hope for Chicago suburban office market

7/15/2024

Inspired by Somerset lures trio of tenants to former AT&T campus

6/28/2024

Developer reviving former AT&T campus lands new largest tenant

6/28/2024

CoStar Group

Small Towns Join Cities in Stepping Up Efforts To Lure Retailers

6/16/2024

This Week’s Chicago Deal Sheet

3/26/2024

‘A game changer’: Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates ready to add homes

1/28/2024

“Survive until ’25?” At Chicago Forecast conference it’s “Do more in ‘24”

1/24/2024

Bell Works Celebrated Successful 2023

1/18/2024

Hoffman Estates Chamber to honor top businesses, volunteers at awards gala Jan. 18

1/14/2024

Fast Company Innovation by Design

08-22-23

NATE BERG

NAIOP Chicago 36th Annual Awards for Excellence

11/9/2023

NJBIZ

Chicago will lead office-to-apartment flips, report says

Axios

8/15/2023

By Sami Sparber

Office Complex

Chicago Magazine

8/8/2023

By Robert Reed

New Tenants to Open at Bell Works Chicagoland

REBusiness Online

8/4/2023

By REBusiness Online

Bell Works Chicagoland bucks market headwinds, inks more than 80,000 square feet of leases

RE-Journals

8/3/2023

By RE-Journals

Cambium Networks to Relocate HQ to Bell Works Chicagoland

ConnectCRE

8/3/2023

By Jasmine Kilman

New office tenants claim more office space at Bell Works in Hoffman Estates this summer

Daily Herald

8/3/2023

By Daily Herald

Inspired by Somerset scores Cambium’s suburban office lease

The Real Deal

8/2/2023

By TRD Staff

Former AT&T campus lands an HQ

Crain's Chicago Business

8/1/2023

By Danny Ecker

Booming ‘burbs: Cook and collar counties make Top 20 for economic development

Daily Herald

7/7/2023

By Alicia Fabbre

Fairgrounds World’s Fair is Fueling a ‘Metroburb’ in Chicagoland

Daily Coffee News

6/30/23

By Nick Brown

Vipar Heavy Duty to move company headquarters to Bell Works Chicagoland

Fleet Equipment

6/22/23

By Tess Lovrak

Fairgrounds World’s Fair Opens at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates

REBusiness

6/13/23

By REBusiness Staff

Bell Works Chicagoland Debuts First Food Tenant

ConnectCRE

6/12/23

By: Jasmine Kilman

Hoffman Estates named Municipality of the Year by Illinois Real Estate Journal

Daily Herald

6/9/2023

By Daily Herald Staff

VIPAR Inks 10,074 SF Office Lease at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates

REBusiness

6/9/2023

By REBusiness Staff

VIPAR Heavy Duty Moving Headquarters

AMN

6/1/2023

By aftermarketNews Staff

VIPAR Heavy Duty moving corporate headquarters

Truck Parts and Service

6/1/2023

By TRUCKS, PARTS, SERVICE ™ Staff (TPS)

World’s Fair by Fairgrounds cafe opening at Bell Works in Hoffman Estates June 8

Daily Herald

5/25/2023

By Daily Herald

cfm

Fairgrounds Craft Coffee and Tea Expands with World’s Fair by Fairgrounds

Chicago Food

5/19/2023

By Chicago Food Magazine

Some new offices are mini towns with their own restaurants, doctor offices, and hotels. Workers actually want to go.

Business Insider

4/13/2023

By Alex Nicoll

There’s been interest in redeveloping former Sears HQ, Hoffman Estates trustees say

Daily Herald

3/6/2023

By Eric Peterson

Long-awaited townhouses coming to Bell Works in Hoffman Estates

RE Journals

2/17/2023

By Mia Goulart

Hoffman Estates project reaches for a Lincoln Park vibe

Chicago Sun

2/13/2023

By David Roeder

Mega money for large development ‘megasites’; progress on former AT&T campus

The Daily Herald, BizWeek

02/12/2023

By Daily Herald Staff

Ralph Zucker-Led Developer Approved For AT&T Campus Overhaul

The Real Deal Chicago

02/09/2023

By TRD Staff

164 high-end townhouses coming to Bell Works in Hoffman Estates

Daily Herald

02/07/2023

By Eric Peterson

Housing OK’d for revamp of old AT&T campus

Crain's Chicago Business

02/07/2023

By Dennis Rodkin

[Video] The Leading Edge with npz studio+

Design TV by Sandow

02/02/2023

By Design TV by Sandow Staff

Interior Design’s 2022 Best of Year Award Winners

Interior Design

12/09/2022

By Interior Design Magazine

Interior Design Magazine: Best in Design 2022

Interior Design Magazine

09/14/22

By Interior Design Magazine

WNC

Bell Works Chicagoland Welcomes Club Colors as Latest and Largest Office Tenant

What Now Chicago

7/18/2022

By What Now Chicago

CCIM

Mixed-Use Building Boom

CCIM

7/28/2022

By CCIM Staff

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Club Colors Announces Relocation and Expansion of Corporate Headquarters

Promo Marketing Magazine

7/26/2022

By Promo Marketing Magazine Staff

Your 2022 Illinois Real Estate Journal Award Winners announced:

RE Journals

7/20/2022

By RE Journal Staff

Club Colors Signs 52,056 SF Office Lease at Bell Works Chicagoland

REBusiness

7/15/2022

By Kristin Hiller

Bell Works Chicagoland has ‘strong pipeline of leasing opportunities’

Chicago Business Journal

7/13/2022

By Wendell Hutson

Bell Works Chicagoland Signs Largest Office Tenant to Date

Connect CRE

7/13/2022

By: Paul Bubny

Bell Works Chicagoland Welcomes Club Colors as Latest and Largest Office Tenant

Real Estate Weekly

7/13/2022

By REW

Bell Works Chicagoland, the former AT&T campus in Hoffman Estates, lands largest tenant yet: Club Colors

Chicago Tribune

07/12/2022

By Brian J. Rogal

Developers try new tacks to rescue suburban corporate paradises

Chicago Sun Times

7/11/2022

By David Roeder

Fairgrounds Coffee & Tea expanding at Bell Works in Hoffman Estates

Daily Herald

7/7/2022

By Eric Peterson

Hoffman Estates approves another spec industrial building near Bell Works

Daily Herald

5/12/2022

By Eric Peterson

Building the Corporate Menace of Severance Saarinen’s impeccable Bell Labs campus conveys the terror of utopian office design.

Curbed

05/06/22

By Diana Budds

Kinema Fitness Opens 31,680 SF FitLab at Bell Works Chicagoland

REBusiness

5/4/2022

By REBusiness Staff

Kinema Fitness Opens 31,680 SF FitLab at Bell Works Chicagoland

REBusiness

5/4/2022

By REBusiness Staff

How a Chicago suburb became the ‘data center capital of the Midwest’

Crain's Chicago Business

04/12/22

By Crain's Chicago Business

Chicago Suburbs Are Poised For A Comeback As Post-Pandemic Office Picture Comes Into Focus

Bisnow

4/7/2022

By Bisnow Staff

Iconic Bell Works water tower in Holmdel, NJ, shines bright in support of Ukraine

New Jersey 101.5

3/22/2022

Mike Brant - Townsquare Media

Seven offbeat new businesses that emerged in the suburbs in 2021

Daily Herald

12/27/2021

By Daily Herald Staff

How corn dogs made Glenview TikTok famous, plus other offbeat new businesses in the suburbs

Daily Herald

12/23/2021

By Daily Herald Staff

Sears headquarters in Hoffman Estates expected to hit the market in 2022

Daily Herald

12/15/2021

By Eric Peterson

Hoffman Estates: Sears headquarters to be up for sale in 2022

Daily Herald

12/14/2021

By Daily Herald Staff

Commercial Real Estate Power 50

NJBIZ

11/08/2021

By NJ Biz Staff

Covid Acted As A Pivot And Is Bringing New Tech Into The Office World

BisNow

10/26/2021

By BisNow Staff

Another big suburban office campus is being unloaded. Now what?

RE-journals

10/11/2021

By AJ Latrace

Comcast Business completes network expansion at Bell Works Chicagoland mixed-use development

Re-journals

10/7/2021

By REjournals Staff

This Week’s Chicago Deal Sheet

Bisnow

10/5/2021

By Bisnow Chicago Staff

Headline Solar Will Establish Headquarters at Bell Works Chicagoland

Connect CRE

10/04/2021

By: Paul Bubny

State of Suburban Office Conference panels highlight flexibility, flight to quality, and good design

REJournals

9/27/2021

By REJournals Staff

The suburban office park rises from the dead

Fast Company

9/27/2021

By Nate Berg

Dining Bites: National Coffee Day, seasoned spirted dinners & more

Daily Herald

9/24/21

By Caroline Linden

Hoffman Estates: The reinvention capital of Chicago’s northwest suburbs

RE Journals

9/20/21

By RE Journals Staff

WOR

Episode 292: Developing Visionary Ideas featuring Ralph Zucker, President of Somerset Development

WOR-710

08/24/2021

By WOR Podcast Crew

Suburbs Back On The Map, But Landlords Have A Lot Of Work To Do

Bisnow

7/27/21

By Bisnow Staff

Here are your 2021 Illinois Real Estate Journal Award Winners

REjournals

7/27/21

By AJ Latrace

Move-outs push suburban office vacancy to another record high

Crain's Chicago Business

7/27/21

By Chicago Business Staff

Fairgrounds Coffee plans two Chicago locations

Chicago Business Journal

7/8/21

By Ben Miller

Platinum Home Mortgage Corp. Joins Tenant Lineup at Bell Works Chicagoland

REBusiness Online

7/8/21

By Kristin Hille

This Week’s Chicago Deal Sheet

Bisnow

7/6/21

By Bisnow Chicago Staff

Home mortgage firm moving from Rolling Meadows to Bell Works in Hoffman Estates

The Daily Journal

07/02/2021

By Eric Peterson

Office complex at former AT&T campus in Hoffman Estates lands first long-term tenant

Chicago Business Journal

7/2/21

By Jim Dallke

Former AT&T Campus Lands Office Tenant

Crain's Chicago Business

7/1/2021

By Crain's Chicago Business Staff

Developer seizes suburban residential boom at former AT&T campus

Crain's Chicago

5/27/21

By Danny Ecker

Developer filing plan for townhouses, apartments at Bell Works in Hoffman Estates

The Daily Herald

5/27/21

By Eric Peterson

Holmdel: Grand Opening of Iorio Plastic Surgery & Medspa, Celebrated With Official Ribbon Cutting.

TAPinto

5/26/2021

By Jeanne Wall

Microsoft data center approved in Hoffman Estates, but power supply questions remain

The Daily Herald

5/19/2021

By Eric Peterson

Bell Works Chicagoland Cuts Ribbon on Co-Working Facility

Somerset Development Opens 15,000 SF Coworking Space at Bell Works Chicagoland

REbusiness

4/20/2021

By Kristin Hiller

CBJ

Coworking space opens at former AT&T offices in Hoffman Estates

Chicago Business Journal

4/19/2021

By Jim Dallke

Bell Works in Hoffman Estates opens new coworking space

Daily Herald

04/14/2021

By Eric Peterson

Bell Works: How A 1.6M SF Office Campus Became Chicagoland’s Newest ‘Metroburb’

Bisnow

3/2/2021

By BisNow Staff

The People the Suburbs Were Built for Are Gone

VICE

1/21/2021

By Shayla Love

How fast will office market recover from pandemic? It could take years, some say

Daily Herald

1/2/2021

By Eric Peterson

After a rocky 2020, will 2021 bring sustainability to commercial real estate?

Crain's Chicago Business

12/29/2020

By Crain's Chicago Business Staff

A Colab Celebration at Holmdel’s Bell Works: “Retro-Futurism” Meets High-End Design, Creates Modern Flexible Work Space.

TAPinto

12/8/2020

12/8/2020

ROI Influencers: Real Estate 2020

ROI NJ

11/18/2020

By ROI-NJ Staff

Two Tenants Sign Leases at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates

REBusiness

11/4/2020

By Kristin Hiller

Somerset Signs First Tenants at Bell Works Chicagoland

Connect Media

11/03/2020

By Connect Media Staff

Somerset Development inks first office, retail leases at Bell Works Chicagoland project

RE NJ

11/3/2020

By Joshua Burd

Somerset Development announces first leases at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates

ReJournals

11/03/2020

By ReJournals Staff

Accounting firm, coffee vendor the first tenants of Hoffman Estates ‘Metroburb’

Daily Herald

10/29/2020

By Eric Peterson

Bruce Springsteen post-pandemic plans now include Jersey Freeze plus wild party

app

10/12/2020

By Chris Jordan

Minding Your Business: Episode 4

New Jersey Business & Industry Association

9/26/2020

By NJBIA Staff

Back at Bell Works! Holmdel Chamber of Commerce, TUES. 9/29, 9AM, Video Podcast Featuring Award Winning Designer Paola Zamudio

TAPinto

9/26/2020

By Jeanne Wall

Placemaking Requires More Than Cosmetic Changes

Bisnow Chicago

08/18/2020

By Bisnow Chicago Staff

Reimagining the Urban Office

Harvard Business Review

8/14/2020

By Peter Bacevice , John Mack , Pantea Tehrani and Mat Triebner

Suburban office market vacancy rate nudges up

The Real Deal Chicago

7/21/2020

By TRD Staff

The Real Deal Chicago, The suburban office market is making a comeback, 7/7

The Real Deal Chicago

07/07/2020

By TRD Staff

Crain’s Chicago, How COVID is creating opportunity in the burbs, 7/2

Chicago Business

07/02/2020

By Chicago Business Staff

The Daily Herald, ‘They want the vibe’: Tenants who could move in by September touring Hoffman Estates ‘metroburb’, 6/17

Daily Herald

6/17/2020

By Eric Peterson

Bisnow, Do the Suburbs Have A Running Start On Responding to Coronoavirus?, 6/4

Bisnow

06/04/2020

By Bisnow Chicago Staff

Recap of Bisnow’s Chicago Deep Dish: Suburbs Webinar

Bisnow

06/2/2020

By Bisnow Chicago Staff