Starting this month, HSA Commercial will profile a broker at our firm each month as part of our HSA News & Views blog. In this edition, we look at Tim Thompson, executive vice president and managing director of the Industrial Services Division. Thompson is a former president of the Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers […]

Dion Watton, Asset Manager with HSA Commercial, was named the 2011-2012 Milwaukee Chapter No. 13 President by The Institute of Real Estate Management. As Chapter President, Dion will be charged with encouraging participation in continuing education programs, improving membership and engagement, and supporting local property management professionals by providing them with the knowledge and research […]

HSA Commercial’s corporate and division leadership was profiled in the October 2011 edition of the Illinois Real Estate Journal. The Journal’s Mark Thomton explores the company’s mission as a diversified, full-service real estate firm and how HSA’s leadership has maintained and built upon that strategy over a distinguished 30 year history. Sometimes it’s not the […]

Commercial mortgage lending specialists, Innovative Capital Advisors (ICA), has partnered with HSA Commercial Real Estate to  launch “ICA Real Estate Equity Fund I”, a $50 million investment fund seeking acquisition opportunities throughout the Midwest. The fund, which recently closed, is being managed by Peter Mavrogenes, senior managing director and CEO with ICA, and Tim Blum, […]

Event Information: September 21st at 11:30 am Union League Club 65 W Jackson Blvd $55 for members / $75 for non-members Register Now Bob Smietana, CEO, is scheduled to speak at the 2011 Chicago Building Congress Economic Summit. The discussion panel, which will be moderated by Holland & Knight, LLP’s Gregory Meeder, features elite Chicago […]

Jack Shaffer, chairman and founder, and Bob Smietana, CEO, were again recognized by the Crain’s Chicago Business list of “Who’s Who in Chicago Business” for 2011. The annual list acknowledges business, cultural, and political leaders who make a significant impact in the Chicago business community as well as with civic and professional organizations. “Being on […]

The Brown Deer Business Park, a 10-building industrial and office complex owned and managed by HSA Commercial Real Estate, held its seventh annual blood drive in May. Following the blood drive, The Blood Center of Wisconsin provided statistics on the Park’s five previous blood drive events: 2011 Registrations: 26 2011 Units Drawn: 26 Total Units/Donations […]

In the most recent Office Centre Guide published by Illinois Real Estate Journal, HSA PrimeCare’s John Wilson describes the factors contributing to an increase in demand for medical office space: Following a period of uncertainty in 2009 and 2010, Chicago’s medical office building sector is showing increased activity in 2011. With the Patient Protection and […]

Illinois Real Estate Journal reported today that HSA Commercial has completed a six-building, $80.5M portfolio sale to Industrial Income Trust, a Denver-based REIT. The properties, owned by HSA Commercial and Bridge Development Partners, total approximately 1.1 million-square-feet and are 86 percent leased to 18 tenants including Walgreens, Ace Hardware, Nestle Waters, and Goodyear. Four of […]

In a recent article published by Chain Store Age, Michael Havdala, senior vice president of retail brokerage, discusses the changing dynamic for discount retailers seeking rapid expansion. “The wave of chain store closures has more or less ended in 2011 — with a few notable exceptions. As the remaining vacancies are being absorbed, landlords are […]