Chicago Product Councils

ULI Chicago conducts a year long members-only Chicago Product Council (“CPC”) initiative. The local CPC initiative is modeled after the National Product Council Program of ULI, and is available for application to all ULI Chicago members.  (Please note applications are now closed for 2024 and will re-open for 2025 in fall 2024.)

CPC participants commit to meet three times in a calendar year – 3 half-day meetings, in addition to an opening & closing reception – which consist of guest speakers, case studies, round table discussions, and exclusive offsite tours. Get a feel for the structure and topics covered from past Council meeting summaries below.

Some Previous Council Meetings Have Included:

• The Teller House Tour | Development in Uptown – Public Infrastructure & Private Investment Panel Discussion | Uptown Walking Tour: Broadway, Clifton Ave. Street Art Gallery, Wilson CTA Station, & Chicago Market – A Community Co-Op, Green Flight, July, 2023
• “A River Runs Through It,” The Wild Mile & Lincoln Yards Presentation and Tour | The Salt Shed Tour, Blue Flight, July, 2023
• Getting Schooled on Clean Energy: Institutions Leading the Way in Sustainable Building Design – A Sustainable Future Presentation | Chicago’s Climate Action Museum Presentation & Tour | Cultivate Collective & the Academy for Global Citizenship Tour, Red Flight, July, 2023
• The Hoxton Hotel Tour | Tour & Panel Discussion of The Row Apartments, Housing Flight, May, 2023
• 345 N Morgan Project Overview & Tour | Fulton Labs Project Overview & Tour, Green Flight, May, 2023
• The Residences at The St. Regis Chicago Tour | Cirrus/Cascade Tour, Blue Flight, May, 2023
• Red Line Extension Project | Wendelin Park, The Seng, & Post Project Talk & Tour | Sankofa Wellness Village Panel, Red Flight, April 2023
• LaSalle Street Revival “James R. Thompson Center” Tour, “The LaSalle Chicago Hotel” Tour, Blue Flight October 2022
• Mass Timber Design | The Salt Shed Tour, Green Flight October 2022
• LaSalle Street Revitalization | The LaSalle Chicago Tour, James R. Thomson Center, Millennium on LaSalle Tour, Red Flight October 2022
• Lincoln Yards & 1229 West Concord Tour | The Salt Shed Tour, Red Flight August 2022
• Innovation in Real Estate & Technology | The Salt Shed Tour | mHUB Tour, Blue Flight July 2022
• Capital Markets | St. Regis Chicago Tour, Green Flight July 2022
• Office of the Future Gensler Study & Conversation | “The New Modern Building” Tour of 320 S. Canal Street, Blue Flight May 2022
• 170 Green with CRG | 167 Green with Focus | 800 Fulton Tour, Green Flight April 2022
• St. Regis Chicago Tour & Lakeshore East Public Infrastructure | Sable at Navy Pier & Offshore, Red Flight April 2022
• Tour & Discussion of the Tribune Tower Renovation – Green Flight, September 2021
• Trending Topics: Unconscious Bias & Cannabis – Blue Flight, September 2021
• Cultural & Institutional Facilities: Post-Pandemic Emergence | Kimball Arts Center & Steppenwolf Theater – Red Flight, June 2021
• Affordable & Modular Housing with The Resurrection Project & Kinexx Modular – Green Flight, June 2021
• Multifamily Residential: From Affordable to Luxury | ARO Update, Emmett Street Apartments & One Chicago –  Red Flight, April 2021
• Pre & Post Pandemic | In & Out of the City – What’s to Come for the Office? and City Living or the Suburbs? Multifamily Expectations + Trend – Blue Flight, April 2021
• Industrial | CRG Industrial Project Case Studies & Edge Data Centers  – Green Flight, April 2021
• Development in the West Loop | 215 N. Peoria Presentation and Virtual Tour with Bob Wislow, Chairman & CEO, Parkside Realty – Green Flight, October 2020
• Industrial Market Driving Development | A Look at Commerce Park Chicago & Pullman Park – Red Flight, September 2020
• Stress in the Industry | Retail and Hotels & Lodging – Purple Flight, September 2020
• A State of the Market Update: Architecture & Design, Finance and Development – Green Flight, August 2020
• PropTech: PropTech Investment in 2020 and Discussion on Trends in the Space – Blue Flight, July 2020
• Market Dynamics in light of COVID-19, Private Equity and Debt in Today’s CRE Environment – Purple Flight, May 2020
• The Chicago Prize & Austin Coming Together, INVEST South/West – Green Flight, June 2020
• Renovation, Redevelopment + Repositioning: Chicago Union Station, The 78 and Willis Tower – Red Flight, March 2020

Councils are intentionally small, with approximately 45 people per Council, which ensures a focused environment for exchanging information and building deeper, professional connections. This competitive initiative adds tremendous value to your ULI membership.  The strength of the CPC’s lies in the diversity of the ULI membership, both in industry sector and industry experience.  Keep in mind, each Council has a limited number of positions available for each ULI membership type.