Darwin Realty announces new vice president

Darwin Realty & Development Corporation announced that industrial associate Jeff Provenza has recently been promoted to vice president.

Provenza specializes in tenant representation, owner representation, build-to-suit projects, site selection, and investment acquisition and disposition services.

He is active in the O’Hare and West Cook industrial market and in 2015 completed more than 780,000 square feet in transactions totaling more than $27 million in value, including the sale of a 263,668 square foot multi-tenant building and the redevelopment sale on a 21-acre site.

Provenza joined Darwin Realty in 2010 and, prior to his real estate career, performed regulatory and consulting work for the commodities industry. He further utilized his financial and accounting skills as an internal auditor and senior financial analyst for Nalco/Ecolab.

He is a graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.