How 9/11 Impacted Chicago’s Willis Tower, Downtown Office Culture

Twenty years later, the building is facing a new leasing challenge: the Delta Variant and the rise of remote work.

How 9/11 Impacted Chicago’s Willis Tower, Downtown Office Culture

Twenty years later, the building is facing a new leasing challenge: the Delta Variant and the rise of remote work.

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Reset checks in with Crain’s Chicago Business reporter Dany Ecker to discuss his latest piece on the Willis Tower and how it struggled to shake the effects of 9/11 in the eyes of downtown office users. Twenty years later, the building is facing a new leasing challenge: the Delta Variant and the rise of remote work.

GUEST: Danny Ecker, commercial real estate reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business