Draper and Kramer Real Estate on Dec. 17 announced that it is joining with Mallon and Associates Inc. to form Wheaton, Ill.-based DKMallon.
DKMallon is a full-service retail real estate firm that works with municipalities, owners, retailers and investors. The company is now working with 22 properties in Illinois that total more than 1 million square feet.
Mike Mallon is leading DKMallon. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the Chicago-area commercial real estate market to his new position.
Mallon, since 2005, has been providing retail real estate services with Mallon and Associates. Before forming that company, Mallon served as vice president of real estate for the Midwest region for American Stores and Safeway.
Kurt Warnke is the real estate manager for DKMallon. Warnke most recently worked as transaction manager at Jones Lang LaSalle and as a real estate manager/financial analyst for Safeway.
Duncan Smith is the property manager for DKMallon. He has worked with Westfield and managed three large regional malls in Australia and the United States.