The Ricketts family continues to do all they can to see that the interests of the Chicago Cubs are protected, as they purchased three more surrounding rooftops near Wrigley Field. The process to acquire these building was certainly more civil than the rest of the building have been.
The buildings were sold to Ricketts and the Cubs by Sheffield Finance, owned by Jerry Lasky and Murray Peretz, partners in Spectrum Real Estate, a Chicago commercial real estate business. The properties had been in court for foreclosure after Fifth Third Bank sued the owners of the rooftops and accompanying operations, alleging they owed more than $18 million on mortgage and missed payments.