I was drawn to the commercial real estate industry through an internship the summer prior to my senior year of college. Weeks following graduation, I joined NAI Hiffman in June of 2015. The combination of the sales – competitive nature of the business paired with the thought-provoking strategy and solution creation and implementation are what drive my passion for the industry. The entrepreneurial aspect of the business allows me to use my work ethic, organizational skills, communication skills and responsiveness to deliver our clients real time market data and solutions to their real estate problems and goals with a strategic and creative approach that aligns with their business objectives. No two clients are alike, and we focus on the specific needs of each individual client and align our approach with their business to understand the pain points, problems, and short, medium and long term goals to deliver strategies and creative solutions for each client’s specific objectives.

Being a former NCAA athlete, I still enjoy competition wherever possible. In my free time I enjoy playing golf, fishing and spending time with my wife and family.

.

Read More

Professional Background & Experience

Michael Freitag joined NAI Hiffman’s Industrial Services group in June of 2015. Since joining Kelly Disser in 2015, Michael has focused on assisting and consulting public and private companies, owners, REITs and developers in the acquisition, disposition and leasing of industrial assets and land across several targeted submarkets within the 1.3 billion square foot Greater Chicago Industrial Market as well as nationally. Throughout his career, Michael has been involved in more than 250 transactions with a total value of over $650 million.

Prior to beginning his career at NAI Hiffman, Michael was an Acquisition & Development Analyst intern with The Harp Group. During his tenure with The Harp Group, Michael focused on the underwriting and valuation of multi-market hotel portfolio acquisitions. He is a 2015 graduate of Plymouth State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a minor in Economics and was a four year member of Plymouth State’s nationally-ranked NCAA Hockey Team.

Professional Affiliations and Designations

  • Licensed Real Estate Broker, Illinois
  • Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE) Past Board Member
  • NCAA Capital One Academic – All American Finalist
  • 2025 GlobeSt. “Top 50 Under 40” Real Estate Midwest Nominee
  • 2025 Connect CRE “Next Gen Principal Stars Under 35” Finalist
  • Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Candidate
  • Plymouth State University’s Men’s NCAA D3 Ice Hockey Team
  • 2024 RE Journals Industrial Development of the Year – West (2800 W Diehl Road)
  • 2024 NAIOP Small Scale Development of Year (Runner Up – 1460 W Thorndale Avenue)
  • Manufacturing/Science Development of Year (Runner Up – Maybach International Build-to-Suit)

Strategic Clients

Atlantic Packaging | Cabot | Clyde’s Donuts | Core & Main | CPGIO | Duke Realty | GoldCoast Logistics | High Street Logistics | Katherine Frank Creative | Link Logistics Real Estate | Logistics Property Company | M & J Wilkow | Maybach International Group | ML Realty Partners | Omni-Cable | Prismier | Prologis | Provender Partners | Saturn Freight Systems | Standfast Packaging | STL Truckers | STRS Ohio

Significant Transactions and Clients

  • Prologis (Landlord) – 1,315,000 SF (multiple)
  • Link Logistics Real Estate (Landlord) – 760,000 SF (multiple)
  • Provender Partners (Owner) – 700,000 SF
  • Private Client (Acquisition and Landlord) – 500,000 SF (multiple)
  • Atlantic Packaging/York Container (Buyer) – 475,000 SF (BTS + multiple)
  • Logistics Property Company (Landlord) – 400,000 SF + 30 Acres (sale)
  • STRS Ohio (Landlord) – 365,000 SF (multiple)
  • CPGIO (Tenant) – 295,000 SF (multiple)
  • Confidential Food Manufacturer (Tenant) – 250,000 SF (multiple)
  • Duke Realty (Landlord) – 185,000 SF + 13 Acres (sale)
  • Clyde’s Donuts (Tenant) – 153,000 SF
  • High Street Logistics (Landlord) – 130,000 + 7.5 Acres (sale)
  • Cabot (Landlord) – 120,000 SF (multiple)
  • ML Realty (Landlord) – 115,000 SF + 8 Acres (sale)
  • Standfast Packaging (Tenant) – 80,000 SF (multiple)
  • Maybach International Group (Buyer) – 61,000 SF
  • Core & Main (Tenant) – 52,000 SF on 6.5 Acres
  • Katherine Frank Creative (Tenant) – 35,000 SF
  • STL Truckers – Multiple Transportation Sites Nationally
Contact Info

T 630 693 0652

V-Card

My Listings