It made sense for Tucker to develop such projects in a coastal market like New Jersey, with its tremendous density and access to capital, as the economic recovery began, Tucker told GlobeSt.com. But now that the recovery has arrived in the Midwest, he feels Chicago and many of its suburbs present remarkable opportunities.

The company is best known here for retail projects like South Loop Marketplace and Marketplace at Six Corners in Chicago, and Country Club Plaza, a 450,000-square-foot center in suburban Country Club Hills. But Tucker said he hopes to soon launch mixed-use projects with both retail and luxury rental, similar to their recent New Jersey efforts.

The company will focus on dense, affluent areas that are underserved by luxury rental units and retail. “Fort Lee is dramatically underserved; there hadn't been a new project there in many years,” Tucker said. He points to Chicago developer Dan McCaffrey's Roosevelt Collection in the South Loop as a good example of what the company wants to do. “That's a market that is now highly dense and affluent that can handle a project with residences and retail.”

Clark has been with Tucker Development since 2004, facilitating acquisitions, entitlements and development throughout the company's portfolio.

“During my 10 years at Tucker Development, we have honed our focus to urban development and mixed-use projects,” Clark said. “In 2015 alone, we will deliver two sizeable projects that approach a million square feet, to include 300,000-square-feet of retail and over 400 rental apartments. As senior vice president of development, I look forward to leading these development activities while pursuing additional opportunities on par with those currently underway.”

Connors joined Tucker in 2001, and was promoted to vice president of property management in May 2003. Since then, she has led day-to-day asset management activities, while also coordinating due diligence for potential acquisitions and dispositions.

Glenner joined the firm in 2008, and most recently served as development director, responsible for the development and entitlement process including market analysis, site selection, project evaluation, financial analysis and documentation. Glenner has been involved not only in Tucker's retail expansion in Illinois, but also in new construction in the company's flagship mixed-use projects in New Jersey.

“During my time at Tucker Development, we have focused our efforts on mixed-use projects in urban markets with high barriers-to-entry,” Glenner said. “As vice president development, I look forward to continuing to foster urban revitalization through responsible development of mixed-use, transit-oriented projects in the Chicagoland area as well as select East Coast markets.”