Brittany Hughes |
CHICAGO, IL, Jan. 26, 2021– Stream Realty Partners (Stream), a national real estate services, development, and investment company, announced today that Mark Bâby, Benjamin Cleveland, Mark Gunderson, Brittany Hughes, Wendy Katz, Matt Lerner, Jack McKinney Jr., and Andrea Saewitz have been hired in Stream’s Chicago office.
Wendy Katz |
The seasoned leasing team will join the office business unit and assist Stream in continuing to build a robust transaction and services business in Chicago.
Andrea Saewitz |
Speaking on behalf of the team, McKinney said, “We are
thrilled to join Stream. We believe the firm is one of the industry’s most
dynamic companies and especially look forward to helping realize the unique
vision Patrick Russo and Adam Showalter have established for the
Chicago office.
Mark Bâby |
"For our team, it is a once-in-a-career opportunity to be part of the growth of something we believe is very special. At Stream, we have found a company aggressively investing in talent and positioning for the future.
Benjamin Cleveland |
Jessica O’Hara |
"This culture is representative of a company we believe
will best serve our clients and team.”
Patrick Russo |
McKinney and Bâby will serve as Managing Directors;
Cleveland, Gunderson, Katz, Lerner and Saewitz have joined as Executive Vice
Presidents and Hughes has joined as Associate.
Chris Jackson |
All eight brokers are equally well-known leaders and highly regarded within the Chicago community and commercial real estate industry.
Brian Duffy |
They have collectively represented some of the most notable
assets in Chicago, including The Merchandise Mart, 500 West Madison, 800
Fulton, 330 North Wabash and One South Dearborn.
Jack McKinney Jr. |
The team’s initial objectives include growing Stream’s
office agency leasing reach and expanding Stream’s office service business
platform throughout the Chicago region.
“Last summer we set out to become the preeminent real estate
service provider and operator in the Midwest— one that is authentic and
provides a platform to be creative, agile and strategic for our partners,” said
Showalter, Managing Director of the Chicago office.
“This exceptional group of people adds tremendous value to
the culture we have built in Chicago, and we look forward to watching them put
our unique platform to work.”
Adam Showalter |
The team joins other notable experienced hires, Jessica
O’Hara and Brian Duffy, who, along with Russo and Showalter, have amassed a
third-party office leasing portfolio of over 3 million square feet of
third-party office leasing.
With recent
prominent transactions such as the 75,000-square-foot lease at Riverview at
Roscoe and 50,000 square-foot lease at The Fields, the Chicago office is
actively recruiting highly talented, like-minded individuals to join their
upward growth trajectory.
Lauren Sweeney |
President of Stream
Realty Partners Chris Jackson said, “We are incredibly excited for this
team to join Stream and continue the accelerated growth we have seen in the
Chicago market, as well as across our platform nationally.
"Our people are the most important part of our business
and this team blends right in with Stream’s esteemed culture and will add
tremendous value to clients and prospects.”
CONTACT:
Lauren Sweeney
Stream Realty Partners Director
National Public Relations & Communications
713.300.0275