Kenneth C. Marino

Kenneth C. Marino

February 20, 2025

Mr. Marino is the President of GROBMAR Investments, LLC, a retail shopping center developer. GROBMAR focuses on neighborhood strip centers along with single-tenant outlot developments throughout the Chicagoland area and the Southeast portions of the United States. Prior to starting GROBMAR Investments, he was the founding partner for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in St. Louis and […]

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Michael S. MaRous

February 20, 2025

Mr. MaRous, MAI, CRE, in addition to providing Appraisals has served as an expert witness in litigation proceedings for many financial institutions, local municipalities, corporations, builders and developers, architects, governmental agencies, law firms, and school districts in the Chicago metropolitan area. He also has provided cost estimates, highest and best use studies, and marketability and […]

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Sam Harmelech

February 10, 2025

Sam is the Associate General Counsel, Real Assets of Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (“LGIMA”). In this role, Sam works with the Real Estate Equity team to negotiate, structure, due diligence, and close acquisitions, as well as working with the asset management team to work on the day-to-day management of the assets and […]

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Benjamin Goldberg

November 25, 2024

Benjamin Goldberg is the Director of Originations covering new loan originations up and down the East Coast where he is responsible for investment sourcing, credit and underwriting analysis, due diligence, and investment closing.  His focus involves originating first mortgage loans on commercial real estate located throughout the United States specifically sourcing floating-rate bridge loans ranging […]

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Regina Stilp

November 19, 2024

Regina Stilp is a leading commercial real estate developer and champion of Chicago with over 20 years’ experience developing sustainable, desirable properties that galvanize communities. A Founding Principal of Farpoint Development, she launched the firm in 2016, with Farpoint’s development work in the Midwest and Southeast totaling $4.9 billion in value created. In her previous […]

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Heidi Smithson

November 19, 2024

Heidi Smithson joined Old National Bank, formerly First Midwest Bank, in 2008, and is the Director of Commercial Real Estate, overseeing the Chicago, Detroit and Nashville markets. She has over 30 years of experience in financing commercial real estate projects across all asset classes. Heidi is currently a Board member with Junior Achievement of Chicago, […]

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Mike Zucker

July 10, 2024

Starting in the basement of a multi-unit building on Chicago’s North Side, Mr. Zucker’s vision, leadership, and drive have helped establish Peak Properties as one of Chicago’s premier mid-sized real estate management and investment firms. Since founding Peak in 1998, Mike has overseen the management, development, rehab, and build-out of over 1,500 multi-unit buildings totaling […]

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Kathleen Brill

June 17, 2024

Kathleen’s responsibilities include new business development, leasing, and strategic partnerships. Kathleen works to further expand Cullinan Properties medical and investor relations, as well as retain and grow important corporate and anchor relationships. Kathleen has successfully completed well over 1M square feet of transactions with Cullinan Properties and she is a proud member of Innovating Commerce […]

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Nicholas Yassan

Nicholas Yassan

April 24, 2024

Mr. Yassan is the President & CEO of Rany Management located in Ravenswood, where he oversees the residential, commercial and industrial portfolio of over 800 units. The neighborhoods include Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Albany Park, Mayfair, and Portage Park. Mr. Yassan participates in multiple neighborhood building owner groups on the North and Northwest […]

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Leo Solarte

Leo Solarte

April 24, 2024

Leo Solarte, MSRE, serves as the Managing Partner of North Companies. Leo’s outstanding contributions to the realm of retail real estate have not gone unnoticed, garnering him an impressive array of ten prestigious industry awards since 2010. Notably, Leo was honored as a member of the National Association of Realtors’ 30 Under 30 Class of […]

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