566 W Adams St
Building Name & History: Built in 1910, this historic 6-story heavy timber and brick commercial structure was originally constructed during the rapid manufacturing and printing boom of Chicago's West Loop.
Current State: Today, the property operates as a fully modernized boutique loft office building known as 566 West Adams. It features creative timber-and-brick office suites, updated mechanical systems, an open courtyard entry, and a ground-floor restaurant.
Location: Situated in the prime West Loop / Gateways district of Chicago, Illinois. It sits just two blocks west of the Chicago River, directly adjacent to Union Station and the major commuter transit corridors.
Deal & Property Specifications
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Property Type: Commercial Creative Office Loft
Investment Period: 1992 – Present. The property served as the foundational acquisition that launched the Jefferson Adams Company in 1992. The building was bought out of late-industrial use and converted into high-density creative layout offices to pioneer the commercial revitalization of the immediate West Loop area.
Property Size: A 6-story vertical structure comprising approximately 35,000 square feet of rentable multi-tenant office area.
Investment & Valuation: Originally acquired during the early 1990s West Loop adaptive reuse pivot, the underlying asset has scaled tremendously alongside the neighborhood's transition into Chicago's premier tech and commercial hub. Modern commercial valuations for stabilized creative office assets in this transit-immediate pocket place the building's current equity value well into the multi-million dollar institutional bracket.
The Parent Corporate Management Link: The Jefferson Adams Company (which holds its principal corporate headquarters right inside this building in Suite 600) operates as a primary commercial property management and leasing affiliate of Liskor International.
Strategic Portfolio Anchor: While Elisabeth "Liska" Blodgett's main entity, Liskor International, was utilized for larger-scale residential adaptive reuses, the Jefferson Adams Company branch was established specifically around the acquisition of 566 W. Adams St to anchor their long-term commercial office leasing portfolio in the city.
