Professional Experience
As First Vice President, Mike is a member of our Urban Advisory Group nationally and leads the Solutions Platform. With more than 20 years of professional experience in multi-million dollar development ventures, Mike offers CBRE clients single point responsibility for advisory services on urban real estate. As a licensed real estate broker and architect, with an MBA in Urban Economics and Real Estate, Mike’s expertise crosses all the product types necessary for complex mixed-use and land development advisory.
Professional Affiliations / Accreditations
- Board of Directors, the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- Board of Directors, Chicago Real Estate Education Initiative (CREI)
- Commercial Real Estate Organization (CREO)
- Plan and Zoning Commission, Cook County (Chicago)
- 2009 CoStar Power Broker Award
- Chicago 16" Softball Hall of Fame
Achievements
Published Articles
- Creating Asset Value - Realty & Building
- Asset Revitalization - San Diego Journal
- Development Control: The Growing Role of Consulting - Building Magazine
- Area Development, the New Face of Economic Development - Real Estate Forum
Seminar Presentations
- National Commercial Building Conference - The Consulting Process
- IFMA National Convention - Organized Complexity in Project Management
- Northwestern University - Project Management Thesis
Education
- American Institute of Architects
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Professional Bachelor of Architecture
- Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, M.B.A., Urban Economic Development, Marketing and Real Estate
- 1991 Class Representative, Kellogg Graduate School of Management
- Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of Illinois
- Licensed Architect, State of Illinois
- Licensed Construction Manager, State of Florida
Significant Assignments
Significant Assignments
- Northbrook City Center Retail Development
- Lakeshore Place Historic Redevelopment – 680 Lakeshore Drive, Chicago
- Marina City Historic Redevelopment – Chicago
- Doubletree Delaware Place – Chicago
- Doubletree Time Square – New York City
- Renaissance Time Square – New York City
- Fisherman's Wharf – St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
- House of Blues Hotel & Club – Chicago & Orlando
- Columbus Circle Development – New York City
- Chatham Marketplace - Chicago
- Illinois State Police Headquarters – Springfield
- Chicago State University - Chicago
- Corus Bank Historic Redevelopment – Chicago
- Rhodes Ranch Golf Course Development - Las Vegas
- Silver Cross Hospital/Mixed-use Development - Frankfort
- The Palmer House Hilton Retail Redevelopment – Chicago
- The Historic Regal Theatre – Chicago
- The Metropolis - Chicago
- McCormick Place Prairie Blocks - Chicago
- 400 S. Jefferson - Chicago
- 1K Fulton - Chicago
Clients
- Ace Hardware
- Advocate Health Centers
- AIG American General Enterprise
- Archon Group
- Bally Fitness
- Capri Capital
- Centerpoint Properties
- Chicago Board of Education
- Chicago Tribune Co.
- Cigna Insurance
- Citibank
- Coca Cola
- Daimler Chrysler
- Wrigley Co.
- Double Tree Hotels Corp.
- G.E. Capital
- Georgio Armani
- House of Blues Hotel & Clubs
- Illinois State Police
- Heart Care America
- McKinsey & Co.
- Nissan
- Northwestern Hospital
- RREEF Funds
- Ryder International
- Sony
- Sterling Bay Companies
- Sunset Foods
- Silver Cross Hospital
- University of Chicago Hospitals
- Wyndham Hotels
- Wieland Metals
- ZLB Bioplasma Inc.