This article showcases our top picks for the best Chicago based Commercial Real Estate companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Commercial Real Estate industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Chicago Commercial Real Estate Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Obie
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Obie is an insurtech startup that offers insurance and risk management for real estate investors.
Buildout
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Buildout is an end-to-end solution that provides a marketing platform for commercial real estate.
Cityzenith
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Cityzenith is a technology startup that provides data visualization platform software and applications for IoT and Smart Cities.
Zerv
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Zerv enables a smartphone to open any access controlled door without updating the existing hardware.
Groundbreaker
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Groundbreaker offers an all-in-one real estate investment software to automate fundraising, investment management, and investor relations.
Enodo
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Enodo is an automated underwriting platform for multifamily real estate
Senior Lifestyle
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Senior Lifestyle is a family-owned company that promotes healthy, happy residents through an unmatched level of service.
GreenPoint Partners
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GreenPoint Partners delivers energy management and sustainability consulting services for commercial real estate owners.
Apartments.com
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Apartments.com is an online resource providing information and images of apartments available for rent in U.S. cities.
Brownfield Listings
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Brownfield Listings is a nationwide property marketplace & project workspace for real estate with reuse challenges.
CA Ventures, LLC
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CA Ventures is a real estate management firm that focuses on creating and maximizing real estate investment value.
Neighborhoods.com
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Neighborhoods.com is a Chicago-based online real estate resource.
Heitman
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Heitman is a real estate investment management firm.
Realogic
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Realogic is a commercial real estate consulting and software company.
@properties
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@properties is a real estate company that provides property management services.
Close Concierge
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Close Concierge helps agents grow their business by providing white glove transaction coordination from contract to close
Zeller Realty Group
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Zeller Realty Group is a growth-oriented commercial real estate firm.
Oak Street Real Estate Capital
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Oak Street Real Estate Capital is a real estate company that specializes in insurance companies,family offices, and trusts.
29th Street Capital
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29th Street Capital operates as a real estate investment and advisory firm.
Cohen Financial
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Cohen Financial is a real estate capital services company.
Grubb & Ellis
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Grubb & Ellis Company is one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate services firms
Imperial Realty Company
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Imperial Realty Company is a real estate firm that specializes in commercial property management as well as general real estate brokerage.
CCIM Institute
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Global leader in commercial real estate education.
MacMunnis
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MacMunnis is a global services company offering full lease administration assistance to businesses.
Assemble
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Assemble is a company that provides shared office spaces in Chicago, Illinois as it owns private, short-term offices.
JLL Income Property Trust
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JLL IPT is an institutionally managed REIT that owns and manages a diversified portfolio of office, retail, industrial & apartment estates.
Commercial IQ
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Commercial IQ is a commercial real estate search engine and a suite of online marketing tools for commercial properties for sale and lease.
DWG Holdings
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Leading R&D destination and technology conglomerate of CEE & CIS regions
Belgravia Group Ltd
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Belgravia Realty Group is the premier new construction and resale brokerage in the Chicago area.
PropertyGo
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The simple way to apply to the top lenders in commercial real estate.
InCommercial
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InCommercial is a commercial real estate company that offers property management, brokerage, and consulting services.
Lihtec Funding
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A SaaS-enabled marketplace (SEM) for affordable housing development.
Vanderbilt Office Properties
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Vanderbilt Office Properties is a commercial real estate company that provides investment, management and development services.
Kinship Capital
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Kinship Capital is a private commercial real estate firm investing across the United States.
The Green Head
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The Green Head is a website that promotes new products for the home and office.
Syndicated Equities
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Syndicated Equities is a private real estate investment firm that provides its clients with nationwide access to real estate opportunities.
Midwest Park Capital
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Midwest Park Capital purchase mobile home communities and mobile home parks and engage in the rehabilitation and resale of assets.
Advocate Commercial Real Estate Advisors
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Advocate Commercial Real Estate Advisors is created to provide a full range of commercial real estate services specifically for office users
National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries
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National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries proffers commercial data, performance indices, analysis, reporting standard, research
Matanky Realty Group
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Matanky Realty Group has remained a Chicagoland institution entrenched in all aspects of the word community.
Blitz Capital Group
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Blitz Capital Group specializes in high end, luxury real estate development.
Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC
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Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin, a 23-attorney firm with robust practices in bankruptcy, commercial litigation and real estate.
Airspace
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Office Management, Office Services, Technology, Data Analytics, Commercial Real Estate
Cave Creek Capital
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Cave Creek Capital Partners is a limited liability company formed to acquire mid-size commercial real estate assets.
Epoch Property Inspections
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Commercial Real Estate Inspection and Commercial Property Condition Assessment Services
Apartment Investment Advisers
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Apartment Investment Advisers is a real estate firm that expertise in the evaluation, marketing and sale of apartment buildings.
ALPHA CAPITAL
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Alpha Capital CRE is a commercial real estate investment banking firm providing capital markets solutions.
Ascendance Partners
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Ascendance Partners is a manager of private equity real estate company that specializes in investment funds for foundations,pension funds.
Diamond Realty Holdings
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Diamond Realty Holdings owns and administers properties.
The Matt Laricy Group-Americorp
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The Matt Laricy Group-Americorp operates as a real estate agency.
Leasabl
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Leasabl is a marketplace for short-term commercial real estate.
KW Commercial
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KW Commercial is the commercial real estate arm of Keller Williams Realty.
BuildingHub
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BuildingHub is an all in one solution for commercial real estate operators and owners
GOLD COAST REALTY
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GOLD COAST REALTY is an online platform for real estate marketing information.
High Fidelity Realty
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High Fidelity Realty is a real estate company that specializes in single-family, single-unit condo, and multifamily property management.
Blue Star Properties
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Blue Star Properties is a Chicago-based commercial real estate company that offers house management, maintenance and leasing services.
Daniel And Associates Real Estate
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Daniel And Associates Real Estate is a real estate company.
eValuation Zone
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eValuation Zone is a real estate company that assist clients and lenders by managing, keeping up with, and abiding by changing regulations.
Map Real Estate
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Map Real Estate is an consulting company that specializes in real estate brokerage and consulting services.
bid4real
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bid4real is an online platform that enables customers to engage in real-estate auctions.
Abbell Associates
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Abbell Associates is a real estate acquisitions and redevelopment company that specializes in retail and office properties.
Avra Properties
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Avra Properties is a real estate development company providing real estate services.
Tenant Advisory Group, LLC
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Commercial Real Estate business located in Chicago for all your real estate needs #CRE
Enerspace Coworking
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Enerspace is a co-working and shared office space with locations in Chicago and Palo Alto.
Root Realty
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Root Realty is real estate company that specializes in fully integrated services from initial investment.
JBF Real Property Inc.
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JBF Real Property Inc, a renowned general contractor Chicago dealing in services like Home remodeling, renovation, and more.
ShopChop
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ShopChop is an online marketplace where anyone can book space from local shops like cafes, bars and studios for any occasion.
P2 Capital Funding Group
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P2 Capital Funding Group is a real estate lending firm that offers mortgage loan and financing services.
Magellan Realty
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Magellan Realty is a real estate firm that offers buying and selling of residential property.
Commercial Connected
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Commercial Connected is a Professional Commercial Real Estate Sales & Leasing platform designed by Commercial Real Estate Professionals.
Clark Street Real Estate
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Clark Street Real Estate is a large-scale industrial firm that develops retail, medical office, industrial and mixed-use properties.
River North Mortgage
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River North Mortgage offers a wide range of loan programs with variable and fixed rates to real estate lenders.
