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Top 25 Retail development companies based in Chicago, United States

RevenueBase identified 105 retail development companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 3,975 professional contacts across them, including 661 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers retail development companies 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, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, 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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The 25 largest retail development companies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 105 retail development companies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to retail development companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
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1Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,0002,353 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“On August 28th, 2018, GGP Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-200138 contacts →

Partial evidence

“LG Group is a full service real estate development, construction, and design firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026201-500124 contacts →

Partial evidence

“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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20067 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Perform Properties, we redefine retail experiences, shaping vibrant communities where all businesses, big and small, thrive.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5064 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Starwood Retail Partners is the retail real estate operating and investment division of Starwood Capital Group, a private investment firm with over $95 billion in assets under…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20058 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“McCaffery is a privately owned, full-service commercial real estate company that has been in the business of investing, developing, leasing and managing real estate for more than…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20048 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Glenstar is a Chicago-based commercial real estate company specializing in industrial development, reimagined office and multi-family properties.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20043 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate is a diversified, national full-service commercial real estate firm that provides development, management, leasing and client services in…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9Partial evidenceChicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5037 contacts →

Partial evidence

“RGLA, ranked as one of the Top 20 retail design firms in North America, provides design, architecture, branding, program management and rollout services to many of the world’s top…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5034 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Mon Ami Real Estate is a value-driven investor-operator focused on the overlooked middle market: sub-$30M Class B/C retail & industrial across the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5029 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Bond Companies, we believe that progress and investing should move forward responsibly, not only for the betterment of our communities, but also for the betterment of the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-1023 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Northpond focuses on the acquisition, development, and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties; located in select urban and suburban markets domestically.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5021 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fifield Companies is a boutique real estate developer with deep expertise in land acquisition, finance, construction management, architecture, design, marketing, operations, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14Partial evidenceChicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5019 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Inter Continental Real Estate & Development Corporation (ICD) is a full-service real estate and development company, which has been in operation for over 35 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 2004, Newport Capital Partners is a Chicago based, employee-owned specialized retail real estate investment manager and operator.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-1017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Core Acquisitions is a commercial real estate investment, development and asset management company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“DL3 Realty is a leading commercial real estate development firm specializing in transformative projects that drive economic growth and community revitalization.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Blue Star Properties has been involved in renovating more than thirty office, retail and industrial properties, breathing new life and adding value to otherwise underperforming…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5014 contacts →

Strong evidence

“AHC is a privately held real estate firm with a focus on investment, development, and management of residential, retail and office projects in selected markets throughout the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5014 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Investors in the next generation of prime urban retail.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bucksbaum Properties is a real estate company based out of 71 S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-509 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Vequity is a retail real estate investment and development company located in Chicago, Illinois.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-109 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Chicago TREND Corporation is a MacArthur Foundation funded social enterprise established to drive neighborhood change by catalyzing and accelerating strategic retail…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25Indirect evidenceChicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a national real estate developer that targets markets with strong demographics and high rental growth to achieve the greatest risk-adjusted return potential for our…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

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Retail development companies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026
16.6%Verified-email coverage
37.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
228.6%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
64
11-50
29
51-200
7
201-500
1
1,001-5,000
4

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 105 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 retail development companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search 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 Smart Search, 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 “retail development companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names retail development companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among retail development companies, 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 its RevenueBase Smart Search 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, 661 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 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Retail development companies by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names retail development companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many retail development companies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 105 retail development companies 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?

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

Which city has the most retail development companies?

New York leads with 240 headquartered companies, followed by Dallas (141) and Houston (125).

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 661 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 105 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 21, 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 Smart Search, 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.