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Top 25 Private equity real estate firms based in Chicago, United States

Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026 482 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 482 private equity real estate firms headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 91,593 professional contacts across them, including 38,262 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity real estate firms headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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482Companies
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38,262Verified emails
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The 25 largest private equity real estate firms based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 482 private equity real estate firms based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names private equity real estate firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
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1
JLLStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202610001+76,504

“JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated) is a leading global commercial real estate services and investment management company.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2
Lasalle Investment ManagementIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000985

“LaSalle is one of the world's leading investment managers.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3
Core SpacesIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000826

“BUILD UP.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4
Amli ResidentialIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000690

“AMLI is one of the preeminent multifamily companies in the nation.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5
WatertonStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,000629

“Waterton is a real estate investment and property management company with a focus on U.S.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6
Revantage, A Blackstone Portfolio CompanyStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000621

“A global corporate services leader proudly serving Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies and investments.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7
Ventas, INCIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500439

“Ventas is a leading S&P 500 company with approximately 1,400 properties serving the secular megatrend of a large and growing aging population.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8
HeitmanStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500392

“Founded in 1966, Heitman LLC is a global real estate investment management firm with $47 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9
HabitatStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000388

“We’re a full-service real estate company, with an emphasis on service.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10
Harrison Street Asset ManagementIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000381

“Harrison Street Asset Management is a leading global alternative investment management firm with over $108 billion in assets under management through highly differentiated assets…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11
Livcor, A Blackstone Portfolio CompanyStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500319

“LivCor, a Blackstone portfolio company, is a real estate company specializing in multi-family housing.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12
PPM America, INCIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500292

“PPM America, Inc.(PPM) is a client-focused investment manager.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13
CA VenturesStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026n/a232

“CA Ventures (“CA”) is a vertically integrated real estate investment management company operating across the United States.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14
East LakeStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000175

“East Lake is a leader in providing quality real estate services, including property, facilities & construction management, development, owner's representation, and program…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15
Golub & CompanyPartial evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200167

“Since its founding in 1960, Golub & Company has built a strong reputation as a trusted co-investor and developer with its many institutional and private capital partners.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16
Sterling BAYStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200149

“We are a national real estate company managing a portfolio that exceeds $5 billion in assets.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17
Walton Street CapitalStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200139

“Walton Street is a private real estate investment firm that manages a diversified equity and debt platform on behalf of its global institutional clients.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18
Peak PropertiesStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200132

“Since its founding in 1998, Peak Properties has emerged as a leading real estate management and investment company.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19
ZellerStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500124

“Zeller is a vertically integrated commercial real estate investment and development firm that has offered investors exceptional expertise, innovation, and insight to value for…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20
Bridge IndustrialStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200118

“Bridge Industrial is a privately owned vertically integrated real estate operating company and investment manager that focuses on the acquisition and development of Class A…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21
Second AvenueIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200105

“Second Avenue is the premier platform for enabling institutions to deploy meaningful capital into single-deeded residential assets (SFR) while retaining control and valuable lines…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22
Pangea PropertiesStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-50093

“Pangea Properties (REIT) is a real estate investment and management company with its headquarters located in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23
Realty & Mortgage COIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5088

“Founded in 1906, Realty & Mortgage Co.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24
Green Courte Partners, LLCStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20085

“Green Courte Partners, LLC is a high energy, fast-paced private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25
Vanderbilt Office PropertiesStrong evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20085

“Founded in 2014, Vanderbilt Office Properties, LLC is a privately held, vertically integrated real estate investment manager.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Private equity real estate firms based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026
1-10Median size (employees)
New YorkLargest hub · 1360 HQs
Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
284
11-50
129
51-200
48
201-500
9
501-1,000
7
1,001-5,000
4
10001+
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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 482 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among private equity real estate firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “private equity real estate firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among private equity real estate firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 38,262 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Private equity real estate firms by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

How many private equity real estate firms are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 482 private equity real estate firms headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

JLL, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private equity real estate firms?

New York leads with 1360 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (576) and Dallas (529).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 38,262 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 482 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 5, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.

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