Irene Itkin
Principal, core growth holdings inc
Wilmette, IL 60091
Specializing in Retail Properties.
Phone (847) 405-9308
Specializing in Retail Properties.
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Tenant Rep
Property Types
Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Multifamily
Markets
Chicago
Languages
Russian
Bio
Irene Itkin co-established Core Growth Holdings Inc in 2006. She focuses on tenant and landlord representation, as well as retail development. Her clients include McDonald’s Corporation, Toyota Corporation and Common Fund Realty. Irene assists clients with issues such as site selection, leasing for start-up developments, land assemblage, and competitive reviews.
Prior to establishing Bluebird Real Estate, Irene was a Retail Broker with Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler. While at CB&K, Irene was responsible for leasing of 14 shopping centers in the Chicago area totaling 1.8 million square feet. She also represented retail tenants.
Ms. Itkin started her career as an auditor and then a reorganization and insolvency consultant with Ernst & Young. In 1993 she joined the Quaker Oats Company where she had numerous financial and operational roles. She was responsible for Gatorade beverage expansion efforts in China, building a $40 million plant in Guandong, China. In 1998 she joined Boise Cascade Office Products, working on strategic acquisitions and acting as a liaison between the company’s top management and Wall Street investors, bankers, and security analysts.
Representative Assignments:
Represents McDonald’s Corporation in site selection.
Land assemblage and relocation of Evanston Toyota to Fox Lake, Illinois.
Leasing Dempster Plaza, Niles, Illinois, GLA 235,000 s.f. Major Tenants: Home Depot, Jewel-Osco, Portillo’s.
Bloomingdale Square, Bloomingdale, Illinois, GLA 168,000 s.f. Major Tenants: Michael’s, Pier 1 Imports.
Market Square, Bolingbrook, Illinois, GLA 187,000 s.f. Major Tenants: Wal-Mart, Aldi, Dollar Tree.
Ogden Mall, Naperville, Illinois, GLA 270,000 s.f. Major Tenants: Dominick’s, Kmart.
Professional Affiliations: Ms. Itkin is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Lake County Partners.
Education: Ms. Itkin earned a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Finance and Accounting from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. degree with honors in marketing and finance from the University of Chicago. She is a C.P.A and a real estate broker.
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