October 2016
NAI Hiffman promotes John Whitehead to Senior Vice President
John Whitehead has been in the commercial real estate industry for 11 years, beginning with a three-year stint at The Staubach Company, exclusively representing industrial tenants. In 2008, John joined NAI Hiffman’s Industrial Services group, specializing in representing industrial property owners, tenants and buyers in the greater Chicagoland area. His primary areas of focus include tenants and owners in the I-88, I-55, I-80, Central DuPage & Fox Valley suburban industrial markets.
“I’m very proud of John and his accomplishments serving the client with passion and integrity,” said Michael Flynn, Managing Broker and Executive Vice president of NAI Hiffman. “We are extremely proud of his commitment towards mastering his craft, having become a valued teammate among his peers with a passion for serving our clients. John will continue to have a very bright future at NAI Hiffman.”
In his career, John has completed more than 140 transactions, totaling more than 4,750,000 square feet and $160,000,000 in value. Some of John’s clients include: Silgan, COM2 Recycling Solutions, Cadence Premier Logistics, and ML Realty, among others. John’s most notable recent transaction includes working with Cadence Premier Logistics in securing a 45-acre land site in Joliet, IL. He then assisted Cadence in negotiating with the Ryan Companies for the build-to-suit of a 122,000-square-foot corporate headquarters facility, inclusive of 40,000 square feet of two-story office and more than 450 trailer parking positions.
About NAI Hiffman
Comprised of over 150 real estate professionals, NAI Hiffman provides leasing, management and investment sales representation for owners and occupiers of commercial real estate in the Chicago metro market. It currently leases and manages a 54+ million SF portfolio of over 600 commercial properties throughout metropolitan Chicago, Northwest Indiana and Southeast Wisconsin. NAI Hiffman is the Chicago-area representative for NAI Global, the world’s largest managed network of real estate service providers, has more than 375 offices strategically located throughout North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific, with over 6,700 local market professionals, managing over 380 million square feet of property.
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