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Business Relationships

RGE Group has established several business relationships to better control its projects and to optimize efficiency. This team of specialized experts, including real estate developers, financial advisors and commercial brokerage services, enables the development process to be both more cohesive and more cost effective.

For more than two decades, Joseph Freed and Associates has been a full-service real estate business, engaged in retail, residential, office, hospitality, mixed-use development, and urban infill. The company has held a distinct reputation as a pioneer, envisioning innovative methods in planning, design, construction and leasing to maximize the earning potential of all projects. Current and completed projects exist in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Colorado, Iowa and Nevada. The company’s real estate history consists of a total of 11 million square feet of commercial properties and 5,500 residential units, completed or under development. While the commercial properties still form the bulk of the current portfolio, recently the company has concentrated on mixed-use development featuring retail, residential, office and restaurant uses with project costs exceeding $2 billion.

JMB Financial Advisors (JMB Financial) is a real estate investment advisor, specializing in arranging flexible and innovative debt and equity financing for all property types.

JMB Financial maintains direct relationships with banks, insurance companies, credit companies, Wall Street firms, pension funds, fiduciaries and non-traditional lenders. Through these established credit sources, JMB Financial secures customized financing for acquisition, development, construction, renovation, mezzanine, bridge and permanent financing as well as equity.

JMB Financial integrates real estate expertise, corporate finance experience, access to global markets, structuring, arranging and managing financial transactions to serve the needs of investors, owners and users of real estate.

Founded in 1995, Pine Tree Commercial Realty (Pine Tree) is a full-service real estate development company. The retail development division's main offices are located in Lake Bluff, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. The company also has offices in Indianapolis, Indiana, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Kansas City, Kansas.

Pine Tree is actively involved in the development, acquisition, leasing and management of retail properties in the Midwestern United States. The company and its affiliates also provide management, leasing and construction services.

Next Realty is a premier commercial real estate firm seeking to acquire well located shopping centers, retail land and parking structures valued up to $50 million to add to our privately held portfolio. Next’s Washington D.C. affiliate, Next Realty Mid-Atlantic, features an extensive 3rd party leasing and tenant representation business. The Chicago brokerage division, Next Realty Midwest, focuses on land acquisitions and in-fill/adaptive re-use opportunities for both retail and residential development. 

Led by Andrew Hochberg, former CEO of Sportmart, the Next Realty team consists of professionals with specialized expertise – principals, brokers, lawyers, architects, and development specialists – who bring market knowledge and insight to each transaction.