The Verdict: The power of new MLS stadiums in the most in-need major markets

Chicago Fire owner Joe Mansueto’s eye for Chicago real estate has typically leaned toward the historic. He purchased the iconic Wrigley Building for $255 million in 2018, then the Belden-Stratford apartments in Lincoln Park for $105 million a few months later. It has been a bit different, then, to spend his time designing a new building that will make up part of the Chicago skyline. “I have liked these historic buildings, preserving the past for the next generation,” Mansueto told The Athletic. “Building de novo, from scratch, is new for me, but I’ve really enjoyed it. …...