Over 150 commercial real estate professionals were in attendance on January 23 where Benjamin Bartel was announced as the 2015 President of the Chicago Real Estate Council (CREC). The event took place during the 2015 CREC Economic Forecast luncheon held at Maggiano’s Little Italy and featured speakers Robert Bach, Director of Research, Americas Newmark Grubb Knight Frank and Robert Kramp, Senior Vice President, Americas, Midwest and Great Lakes Regional Director at Jones Lang LaSalle. This was a joint session with the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Chicago Chapter.
Mr. Bartel will be serving a one-year term and is succeeding Ms. Marianne Rivera, Associate Publisher with WealthManagement.com.
“I’ve been a member of CREC since the good old days (pre-recession) and I am honored to be the 2015 CREC President. I look forward to taking an even more active role in this well-established and respected organization,” said Bartel. “I am also excited to help organize some of the monthly CREC events including a tour of the new Virgin Hotel as well as introduce a new charity event in partnership with Habitat for Humanity.”
