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Extreme makeovers; Mark Collins, senior vice-president with commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. and property manager of 190 S. LaSalle St., has one request for clients: Make his building the final stop on their daylong tours of potential office space.(Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
Crain's Chicago Business, December, 2005 by Steshetz D. Marie
Byline: D. MARIE STESHETZ What's the draw of this 40-story tower at the corner of LaSalle and West Adams? For starters, a new 6,500-square-foot Fitness Formula gym and an Asian fusion restaurant. But the real coup de grce comes when Mr. Collins leads prospective tenants to the penthouse. High above the chaos of the Loop, a 7,000-square-foot former law library has been transformed into a posh private club, complete with a custom-built bar and serene views: Lake Michigan to the east, the majestic statue of Ceres on top of the Chicago Board of Trade to the south and dramatic sunsets to the west.
"At the end of the day, prospective tenants have seen 10 buildings and they all run together,'' says Mr. Collins, 45. "So we'll buy them a drink and encourage them to...
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