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. Heidi is a Director for the Commercial Real Estate team where she is responsible for managing a team in originating, structuring, closing and servicing Commercial Real Estate Loans. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Leo Solarte, MSRE, is a Founding Partner of Greenstone Partners and oversees the management platform. Prior to co-founding Greenstone Partners, Leo was the Vice President of Investment Sales for First Western Properties, Inc. Leo played a key role in First Western’s rapid growth and brand recognition for all sales activities including acquisitions and dispositions along […]
Nick is a real estate investment professional with over 19 years of experience in acquisitions, asset management, development, financing and valuations across property types and geographies on behalf of institutional investors. Current focus areas at LaSalle Investment Management include asset management oversight of a portfolio of core and value-add shopping centers and mixed-use properties located […]
Rick Drogosz is a Principal at Mid-America Real Estate Corporation, part of the Mid-America Real Estate Group. Rick co-leads Mid-America’s Investment Sales Group, focusing solely on the disposition of retail properties throughout the greater Midwest region. Together with his partners, Mr. Drogosz has been involved in a transaction volume well in excess of $10 billion. […]
Bob is responsible for a 1.8 million square foot lifestyle portfolio across four states. He oversees multiple repositioning construction projects at these assets. Since 1990 Bob’s career entails stints at Urban Retail Properties, Westfield Corporation and Starwood Retail Partners. Heitman is a global real estate investment management firm with over $53 billion in assets under […]
Jason St. John is a Co-Founder of Greenstone Partners and serves as Managing Partner, actively advising clients and directing the brokerage firm’s investment sales efforts. Jason has closed commercial real estate transactions in aggregate value exceeding $750 million, while also acting as a mentor to the brokerage team and expanding the firm’s market reach. As […]
Mr. Blacher is an attorney with an emphasis on complex commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financing, and development matters including industrial, retail, and office. His clients range from entrepreneurial investors to non-real estate focused multi-national publicly traded companies. In addition to assisting clients, he is also largely responsible for the management and operation of […]