Michael Kazmierczak brings 30+ years of commercial real estate experience to his
role as an Executive Vice President in the firm's Agency Leasing group, joining
CBRE in 2014 through the acquisition of U.S. Equities Realty. Michael has
extensive office leasing expertise in all CBD submarkets with the full spectrum of
product types.
Most notably, from 2007 to 2015, Michael directed the leasing team at the iconic
Willis Tower where his team achieved more than four million square feet of
leasing transactions during his tenure, including the successful execution of
United Airlines’ 830,000 RSF lease, one the largest office leases in the history of
Chicago.
Most recently Michael led the team that completed more than 300,000 square
feet of highly competitive and complex lease transactions at 353 North Clark
including retaining existing anchor law firm Jenner & Block. Michael also leads
the office leasing at 15 East Oak, where the team worked closely with ownership
to design and execute a successful redevelopment and partial conversion from
retail to high-end, boutique office, and completed multiple transactions taking
the office component from zero to 77% since delivery in 3Q 2021. In the North
Michigan Avenue submarket, since 1993 Kazmierczak has consistently achieved
the highest net rates while maintaining above market occupancy in a portfolio of
Class A mixed-use office properties along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.
Kazmierczak joined U.S. Equities Realty in 1990 as a Property Manager for a
63,000 RSF northwest suburban office building. Over the span of his commercial
real estate career, Michael has managed and/or leased more than 50 diverse
properties, spanning each of the five major suburban Chicago submarkets as well
as the CBD. He has marked success working with institutional, entrepreneurial and international owners at single story, mid-rise and high-rise office, retail, industrial, flex and mixed-use
properties of all classes.
Clients Represented
- ASB Real Estate Investments
- Credit Suisse
- BentallGreenOak
- HCD Chicago Corp.
- Heitman
- The Blackstone Group
- UBS
Professional Affiliations / Accreditations
- Illinois Real Estate Brokers
License
- Chicago Office Leasing Brokers
Association (COLBA)
Education
- Southern Illinois University,
Bachelor of Arts