CHICAGO-Cushman & Wakefield, the New York-based commercial real estate firm, has just hired Whit Heitman, Sam Badger and Brad Weiner as executive director, senior director and director, respectively, for their Chicago-based industrial group.
These hires immediately follow the recruitment of Brian Nagle and Jerrod Wigal. They rejoined the firm's Capital Markets group in Chicago on July 9th as executive vice president and director, respectively, and will focus on office property investment sales throughout the Midwest.
“These are major hires for us in Capital Markets and for the industrial group,” says a spokesperson for the firm. Both actions illustrate that C & W operations across several sectors have picked up a great deal of momentum, especially in the Chicago region.
Since 2010, Cushman & Wakefield's Chicago office has grown its head count 247% from 178 to 440, company officials say. Furthermore, their industrial platform has grown 63% since 2010, completing more than $8.4 billion in transactions last year.
Heitman, Badger, and Weiner join Cushman & Wakefield from Paine/Wetzel TCN Worldwide, where Heitman served as principal, Badger served as senior vice president and Weiner served as vice president. The team specialized in brokering industrial sale and lease transactions in the North Suburban Chicago area, particularly in the Northern Cook and Lake County markets, including Southeastern Wisconsin.
“Whit, Sam and Brad are well known and respected in the industrial market for their leadership in both landlord and tenant representation,” says Cushman & Wakefield's Shawn P. Mobley, president of the Central Region. “Our Chicago operations have grown significantly over the past 24 months with the addition of key professionals in every major service line. This latest move exemplifies our continued commitment toward consistent, strategic growth.”
Heitman says the scope of Cushman & Wakefield's national industrial platform was a major draw. “This firm is known globally for the depth of its resources and breadth of its relationships with investors, owners and corporate users. We look forward to bringing these advantages to our clients while contributing our expertise to Cushman & Wakefield as it increases its Chicago-area presence.”
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Brian J. Rogal
Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.
