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Tribune Tower could be put up for sale

Tribune Co. Chairman Sam Zell said today the company is in discussions with real estate firms to determine how to generate the most value from the neo-Gothic Michigan Avenue home of the flagship Chicago Tribune.
Via Chicago Tribune,
156 Reads | | Post a commentPublished June 25, 2008 - 1:36 PM
Tribune Tower could be put up for sale
Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Ill. —  

Tribune Tower is in play.

Tribune Co. Chairman Sam Zell told staff today the company is in discussions with "a number of real estate firms" to determine how to generate the most value from the neo-Gothic Michigan Avenue home of the flagship Chicago Tribune, an iconic bookend of the city's Magnificent Mile.

The company is also weighing its strategic options concerning the Los Angeles Times' downtown Times Mirror Square complex, another high-profile real estate asset.

"When we started this adventure together, I made a point of saying we would challenge traditional thinking, that there would be no sacred cows, and that we would do everything possible to maximize the value of our assets," Zell, who took control of Tribune Co. in December, said in a note to staff.

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