“Corporate Solutions”

Chicago REAL Professionals welcomed guest speaker Lee Utke of Madison Marquette. Madison Marquette is a leading national real estate investment manager, service provider, advisor, developer and operator with 600 employees in 14 regional offices. They manage a $6+ billion investment portfolio. Some of their most recent and nationally recognized projects include the Wharf in Washington, DC and the Asbury Park Boardwalk.

Prior to Mr. Utke’s presentation, attendees had the opportunity to introduce themselves and share current trends and issues they are seeing within the commercial real estate arena. Everything from how the cannabis and gaming industries will impact various cities and municipalities from the buying habits of the millennials and what that all means for developers, brokers and investors as we enter a new decade.