CHICAGO—Avison Young plans to expand its industrial footprint in the Midwest region and as part of that effort it has just recruited two veterans from CBRE into its Chicago office. Effective immediately, both Keith Puritz and Brett Kroner become principals and will continue to work as a team. They will focus on industrial sales and leasing transactions in the Chicago metro region and other portions of the Midwest. Both were senior vice presidents with CBRE.
“Brett and Keith are two highly experienced industry leaders who will add tremendous value to our industrial brokerage platform,” says Danny Nikitas, Avison Young principal and managing director of the company's Chicago office. “They are assertive professionals who represent both owners and users with equal expertise and energy. Working closely with the existing Avison Young industrial team, they will exponentially enhance our ability to serve clients.”
Puritz and Kroner will advise both new and long-time local clients on all aspects of real estate solutions, including capital markets services. They will also collaborate with industrial specialists in Chicago, across the Midwest and throughout the US, Canada, the UK and Germany.
Together, the team has completed more than 1,000 transactions for more than 50 million square feet of industrial space worth more than $2.5 billion. They have worked with an impressive roster of clients including Wal-Mart, Bombardier, Pfizer and Bridgestone Tire.
Prior to joining CBRE, Puritz, a 26-year veteran, was a senior director with Cushman & Wakefield in Chicago, where he also handled industrial clients. Kroner brings 19 years of industrial experience to Avison Young. Before moving to CBRE, Kroner was also a director with Cushman & Wakefield, focusing on industrial property transactions in the Chicago metropolitan area from 1997 to 2002.
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Brian J. Rogal
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