In a city nicknamed the “Windy City,” “Second City” and the “City of Broad Shoulders,” its most famous have included the likes of Douglas, Daley, Obama, Emmanuel and Ashcroft in political circles and Banks, Williams, Santo, Ditka, Sayers and Payton who played at the storied Wrigley Field for the beloved Cubs or on the gridiron for the Bears. In Chicago's real estate and finance sectors, those in the know revere the names of those who helped make this city the commercial hub it is today. With that in mind, Real Estate Forum has selected the top 30 real estate icons doing business today that have built and invested in the city as well as across the US and abroad.

Michael Alter

Neil Bluhm

Michael Brennan

John A. Buck II

Robert Byron

Debra A. Cafaro

David Durning

Steven D. Fifield

Paul S. Fisher

Eugene Golub

Breck Hanson

Stephen G. Hearn

David Helfand

Mark Hoplamazian

Daniel McCaffery

James McShane

Christopher Merrill

John Petrovski

Quintin E. Primo III  

Penny Pritzker

Shelby Pruett

Randall K. Rowe

Stephen Quazzo

Jack Shaffer

Maury Tognarelli

Wayne Vandenburg

Matthew M. Walsh

Robert Wislow

Casey R. Wold

Samuel Zell

To see the full profiles of these industry legends, please visit the December issue of Real Estate Forum online

 

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