While Chicago Development Stalls, Fulton Market Keeps Building

Barchart·07/27/2026 19:46:12

Fulton Market's metamorphosis from a meatpacking hub into the place to be for young, well-paid professionals continues to evolve, even as a tough capital markets environment complicates investment across the city. The area's strong fundamentals continue to draw cautious investors out of their cocoons. In a market where developers are finding it difficult to raise capital, Fulton Market remains one of the few locations in the city with ample interest, panelists said at Bisnow’s Future of Fulton Market Event at Continua Interiors on July 21.   “There's probably three markets in the entire city where the rents actually support the higher costs, and...