Power Broker
Robert Chodos
Vice Chairman, Newmark
Chicago, IL 60661
Phone (312) 224-3141
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Chicago, Tampa/St Petersburg
Bio
Represented over 10 million square feet of transactions and strategic consulting work over the past 23 years valued at over $1.5 Billion. Included in this are office, big box distribution centers, headquarters build to suits, mission critical data centers, trading firms, training spaces, universities and other not-for-profit organizations. Specializes in Law firms and other profession organizations. Has developed and implemented analytical tools that are unmatched in the market. These tools help lever the market to reduce client's costs and risk of making a less than optimal real estate decision.
One of Chicago’s strongest contract negotiators, bringing his extensive experience in construction, real estate finance and market understanding to bear on his clients behalf to save them time, money and reduce risk. BA in Political Science from The University of Vermont, 1978. Graduate of the Chicago Community Trust’s “Leadership Greater Chicago” Fellowship program in 1994.
Office Tenant Representative of the Year in 1991 and 1997. Office Tenant Representative of the Year runner up in 2002 and on five prior occasions. Chicago Building Congress 2004 Merit award finalist, New Suburban Office Building. Greater Chicago Food Depository Real Estate Award nominated for 2003 Build-to-Suit of the Year.
Member of the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of Chicago for the past 15 years and is a current member of the Executive Committee. Serves on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Central Area Committee and is a Board Member for “Victories of the Heart”.
Jenner & Block 400,000 RSF Lease (On-going) Schiff Hardin LLP 220,000 RSF Lease (On-going) Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal Consulting McGuire Woods 135,000 RSF Lease Williams & Montgomery 46,000 RSF Lease Pactiv Corporation 258,000 RSF HQ BTS Leo Burnett 600,000 RSF Strategic Planning US Cellular 50,000 RSF Regional Office Frontenac Company 13,000 RSF Relocation National-Louis University 171,000 RSF New Campus BTS University of Illinois at Chicago Sale of 11-Acres South of Roosevelt Rd Tenneco Automotive 93,000 RSF New HQ Lease Pactiv Corporation 3 One Million SF Distribution Centers
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