Friday, April 26, 2013

Steven Fifield Receives E.J. Plesko Distinguished Speaker in Real Estate Development Award from the Wisconsin School of Business




Michael Brennan (left) and Steven Fifield

CHICAGO, IL --  Steven Fifield, president and CEO of Chicago-based Fifield Cos., has received the E.J. Plesko Distinguished Speaker in Real Estate Development award from the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the Wisconsin School of Business.

 “To be recognized with this award from one of the country’s leading real estate programs is truly an honor,” said Fifield. “The school has long been a training ground for some of the best and brightest in our industry and I have personally hired several of its graduates throughout my career. I know the school prepares its students extremely well and it is a privilege to be associated with it.”

 Fifield was honored at a luncheon on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in Madison on Friday, April 5, where he addressed faculty and staff of the real estate program with his thoughts and advice on the commercial real estate industry.


 The Graaskamp Center presented Fifield with the award because he has been an industry trendsetter, as well as a prolific and successful developer of office and residential property throughout his 30-year career. In that time period, Fifield has developed more than 50 high- and mid-rise apartment and office towers nationwide.

 “We were honored to present the E.J. Plesko Real Estate Development Award to Steve Fifield,” said Michael Brennan, executive director, Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the Wisconsin School of Business.  “He’s been an innovative leader in real estate development and he truly embodies the Wisconsin tradition in his spirit, imagination, and enthusiasm for making a positive impact on the built environment.  It was a great privilege for our students to have Steve in Madison to share his wisdom and wealth of experience with them.”

 As co-founder of Century West Partners, a Los Angeles-based residential developer, Fifield also is bringing more than 2,000 new apartment units over the next two years to downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica, Calif.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Kim Manning,
312-267-4527

Mark Thomton,
312-267-4523

                         

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