Westmount Realty Capital, LLC promoted John Humphrey to regional manager – property management. Humphrey joined Westmount’s Chicago office last summer as senior property manager. This new position will allow Humphrey to take an active role in the management of additional portfolios in the region, while continuing to manage his current industrial portfolio of 4.675 million square feet in Chicago.
“Soon after we hired John last year, he began to make a positive impact on both our team and our tenants in Chicago,” said Ron Gilbreath, managing director of asset and property management at Westmount. “We’re confident that John’s ability to quickly develop great relationships with tenants, vendors and brokers will position Westmount for even greater strides in the Chicago market.”
Humphrey has nearly 25 years of commercial real estate asset and property management experience. He is well-versed in the Chicago industrial real estate market and before joining Westmount in 2019, he spent 10 years with CBRE as associate director – asset services and senior real estate manager where he managed more than 30 million square feet of industrial space across 200 properties in the Chicago region.
Humphrey is an Illinois licensed real estate broker and received the RPA (Real Property Administrator) designation from Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI). He is also a member of the Suburban Chicago Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and has held associate memberships in the Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers and the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). In addition to his involvement in professional organizations, he serves on the board of directors of Urban Youth and Family Outreach, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. Humphrey received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering – construction management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
“Westmount is focused on building out and strengthening our Chicago team by hiring and retaining top talent in the region,” said Brant Brown, CFO and COO at Westmount. “John’s role is critical to our company and his promotion reflects the leadership, knowledge and skill he has demonstrated since joining our team last year.”
