The Pritzker administration’s ruling that office workers could return to their workplaces this month resulted in a slow trickle back downtown. Many landlords and tenants say they are going to take it slow, and learn how well offices can function with the necessary health and safety restrictions before they hit 50% capacity, the current limit mandated by the state.

North Wells Capital LLC has announced that North Shore Healthcare (NSHC) has signed a 10-year lease at HUB640, the redeveloped mixed-use building located at 640 Vel R. Phillips Ave. NSHC will occupy approximately 23,000 square feet on the building’s second floor, adjacent to its brand-new amenity center for which construction is already underway. The move will allow NSHC to consolidate its fast-growing workforce, including a support team that has doubled in size over the past year and is currently spread over multiple sites in the northern Milwaukee area.

This limited series profiles Power Women who have helped shape cities, neighborhoods, businesses, and lifestyles in the cities where they work. These women will be honored at Bisnow's Chicago Power Women event Dec. 4.

Jo Anne Gottfried grew up in a family that encouraged women to take on leadership roles, and she later joined a company that did likewise. Her mother helped start the League of Women voters in their hometown of Columbus, Indiana, later won a seat on the city council and led efforts to preserve the town’s rich architecture.

North Wells Capital, LLC, the investment management affiliate of Urban Innovations, has acquired 6943 S. Cornell, a 43-unit multifamily rental property in one of Chicago's designated Opportunity Zones. The South Shore building is mostly vacant, with many of the units in distressed condition. North Wells Capital is looking forward to significantly updating and restoring the 1912 building to its previous standard of providing affordable, highly efficient and quality housing.