Quill renews 60,000-square-foot lease in Lincolnshire

Office supply retailer Quill has renewed its lease for a 60,000-square-foot space in Lincolnshire.

The office at 300 Tri State International Drive is within Tri State Lincolnshire, a five-building, 560,000-square-foot Class A office complex owned, operated and leased by Bradford Allen, a commercial real estate development and advisory firm with offices in Rosemont and Chicago.

Quill is marking its 70th anniversary this year. It is a provider of office equipment, supplies and technology products for businesses of all sizes. The company relocated to Tri State Lincolnshire in 2023.

“The decision by an office supply company to renew its commitment to physical space is itself a vote of confidence for the office market’s trajectory,” said Dan Fernitz, Bradford Allen’s executive vice president. “This lease aligns with what we continue to see across well-positioned suburban corridors, where operational stability and proximity to talent remain priorities for businesses making long-term decisions about where they work.”

Bradford Allen has invested more than $30 million in improvements since acquiring Tri State Lincolnshire in 2017. Renovations have included substantial upgrades to building lobbies, conference rooms, elevators, the 135-seat auditorium and on-site fitness center, as well as replacement of the properties’ roofs and cooling towers. The campus includes lush grounds with a pond, walking trail, picnic areas and a gazebo.

Suburban office fundamentals appear to be heading in the right direction, according to Bradford Allen’s Year-End 2025 Office Market Report: Suburban Chicago. Annual net absorption in the suburban Chicago market was negative 179,000 square feet at the end of 2025, a significant improvement over the negative 1.3 million square feet recorded in 2024, according to the report.