HSA COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NAMED EXCLUSIVE LEASING
AGENT FOR OAK FOREST METRA COMMUTER STATION REDEVELOPMENT
October 13, 2006
(Chicago – October 13, 2006) Daniel F. Miranda, president, HSA Commercial Real Estate, announced that the firm has been chosen as the exclusive leasing agent for the retail portion of the new mixed-use Oak Forest Gateway development to be developed around a new Metra commuter station at 159 th Street and Cicero Avenue in suburban Oak Forest, Ill., by RSC & Associates.
RSC & Associates was selected by the City of Oak Forest to develop this project at this highly visible intersection at the entryway to the City. RSC is a leading full-service real estate development firm that specializes in mixed-use residential, commercial and industrial properties. They have a long history of working with municipalities to provide projects that not only enhance the vibrancy of a community, but also create new tax revenues.
This mixed use project will consist of residential development and approximately 72,200-square feet of retail and restaurant space constructed around a new state-of-the-art Metra commuter train station. Miranda said that HSA's Shannon Pope, vice president in the firm's retail brokerage division, will lead the HSA leasing team serving RSC. “We are pleased to be offered this exciting assignment by RSC & Associates,” said Miranda. “Shannon Pope is an 8-year veteran in the retail real estate arena and has been active in leasing some of HSA's own retail developments, such as the 700,000-square foot Orland Park Place redevelopment in Orland Park, Ill., and the Broadway at Surf in Chicago 's Lakeview neighborhood.”
Celebrating 25 years of excellence in commercial real estate, Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate is a full-service real estate firm specializing in office, industrial, retail and health care real estate leasing, management, marketing, development and financing on a national basis. The firm and its principals have developed and acquired more than 30 million square feet of commercial real estate across the United States with total consideration in excess of $1.5 billion, its brokerage divisions have completed more than 7,000 transactions in 43 states representing both owners and tenants, while the asset management division currently manages a property portfolio in excess of 15 million square feet in 11 states.
