About
Professional Summary
With a focus on tenant representation in the downtown Chicago office market, I have gained an extensive understanding of the real estate leasing process. My practice focuses on providing counsel for a diverse group of clients including law, consulting, marketing, financial services, trading and technology firms. With 16 years’ experience, I am an expert in developing and executing real estate strategies which maximize my clients’ economic outcomes, all while ensuring real estate is always aligned with the company’s short and long-term business operating objectives.
Prior to joining Colliers International, I spent nine years at Transwestern as senior vice president where I specialized in tenant representation. I began my real estate career at Insignia/ESG and later CB Richard Ellis following the merger of those two firms.
Accomplishments
- Young Professional of the Year Award, Transwestern (2008)
- National Rising Star Award, Transwestern (2006)
- Circle Award, CB Richard Ellis (2004)
Education
- BS, University of Dayton
Memberships & Involvements
- Board of Advisors, Catholic Charities
- Involved with the Man of the Year Campaign for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society
Clients
- Aeris Communications
- Argo Consulting
- Blatt Hasenmiller Leibsker & Moore
- Catapult Sports
- Cognet Communications
- Franczek Radelet P.C.
- Freeborn Peters LLC
- Freeosk
- FreightCar America Inc.
- Gagen MacDonald LLC
- Hilco Global
- LKQ Corp
- Ocean Tomo
- Penland Hartwell
- Procured Health
- Red Hat, Inc.
- Rinella & Rinella
- Rocketmiles
- Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary P.C.
- Simple Logistics
- Total Attorneys
- Travelport
- UpRight Law
- WH Trading.
Testimonials
"We have been a client of Corby Marx for over 10 years. I have never worked with a stronger team with more integrity that represents our interests exclusively. They strive to build long-term relationships not a transaction. Not a month goes by where I receive a call from other agencies that represent lessors and they pitch their edge on the market and how they are going to save us money. I tell them we work with Corby and they politely say, "you are in good hands." I believe it is important to work with individuals who are respected by their peers.
We will continue to be a long-standing relationship of this firm and this team!"
Anthony Sabos
President
ProManage, LLC
"Corby was very proactive in keeping is updated on changes in pricing and terms since the market was changing fairly rapidly. He worked with us to be creative about spaces we could consider, and he was a great help in bringing all the right parties together in building out our space. I recommend him highly."
Ron Klotter
Director of Midwest Consulting
R.V. Kuhns & Associates
"Corby and Joe were fantastic partners in building the next phase of our company. As a technology startup, we needed an office that provided an inspiring environment and the room to grow, and the guys were amazing in finding the perfect space. Corby and Joe understood our vision immediately and worked tirelessly to make it a reality."
Justin DeLay
Co-Founder
TempoDB
"Enthusiastic, Intelligent, Aggressive and Responsive. He holds every trait necessary to be an accomplished real estate broker. That’s why he represents Scopelitis."
Victor Shane
Partner
Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C.
Services
Service Lines
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My Team
My Team
Chris’ superpower is his entrepreneurial mindset and strategic acumen informed by a very diverse wake of experience leading global brand work for ad agencies combined with starting and leading several successful companies spanning F&B, manufacturing, development, design, operations, and construction; the latest grossing $45 million, employing 850 employees over 10 states.
Chris currently leverages his experience to help clients of all types in commercial real estate; Chris himself having been on the client side for most of his professional life, he knows the importance, sensitivities and pitfalls related to real estate first-hand.
Chris enjoys his formal roles as mentor, advisor and Entrepreneur-In-Residence for several tech start-up companies, incubators and accelerators around the world. He spends time with the most nascent and "pre-rev” of companies to some of the most established companies, helping to chart futures; whether G2M/MVP, scale, or an exit.
Previous Career Experience
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Four Corners Tavern Group
Founder, Element Collective Inc.
Founder, EMG Inc.
Account Leader, DDB Worldwide & other agencies
Brooke Kriegel is a Client Service Specialist in the Downtown Chicago Office. She is a direct liaison between a team of brokers and the clients we service. She is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and the ongoing daily communications process, along with creating marketing initiatives.
Joe is a Senior Associate with Colliers Chicago Office Advisory Group. He focuses his efforts on downtown Chicago tenant representation while tracking current market trends. He continues to build his practice through innovative real estate strategies that allow his clients to achieve key business objectives.
He works with a wide range of clients from early-stage start-ups to large corporations and provides a full suite of services including site selection, office acquisition/disposition, financial analysis and modeling, transaction negotiation, and transaction management.
Joe works alongside Chicago’s Principal of the Downtown Office, Tony Karmin, and Senior Vice President, Corby Marx.
Business and Educational Background
Joe is a graduate of the University of Iowa where he majored in Business Economics through The Tippie College of Business. He is an Illinois Licensed Real Estate Broker.
Prior to joining Colliers International, Joe was a Senior Business Development Specialist with CEB. In this role, he developed new business and utilized value-driven solutions for clients through a full range of consultative services. At CEB, Joe was consistently identified as a top performer and brings a strong sense of leadership, interpersonal skills, and work ethic to the team.
With more than 25 years of commercial real estate experience, I specialize in office tenant representation for a diverse client base in lease relocations and renegotiations, both locally and nationally. My expertise includes structuring and negotiating commercial leases, developing comprehensive and strategic real estate plans and assisting with the acquisition and disposition of owned or leased properties.
My partners and I have successfully advised and guided some of the largest law firms and other businesses navigate through complicated lease transactions, primarily in the downtown Chicago market.
Prior to joining Colliers International, I spent 10 years at Transwestern in their tenant advisory services group. While working at Transwestern, I was responsible for the oversight of the Chicago firm’s development and served on the national board of directors.
I previously served as a senior vice president with CB Richard Ellis following the merger with Insignia/ESG, and I also worked as a tenant representative at Frain Camins and Swartchild and Goldie B. Wolfe and Company.
John Iglar is a Senior Associate in the Downtown Office Advisory Group. John’s expertise includes structuring and negotiating commercial leases, developing comprehensive and strategic real estate plans, and assisting with the acquisition and dispositions of owned or leased properties.
Business and Educational Background
John holds over 20 years of executive business experience as a Client Engagement Manager responsible for leading complex, time sensitive service delivery projects.
His diverse professional background includes experience with consumer products, advertising, publishing, and financial services.
John represents several notable clients including Bloomberg LLC, Maersk Line, Power, Rogers and Smith P.C., National Public Radio, Garmin International, KIA Motors America, O'Mara, Gleason, & O'Callaghan, LLC, Risk Strategies Company and Ziff Davis, LLC.
Sam is an Associate with Colliers Chicago Office Advisory Group. He focuses his efforts on downtown Chicago tenant representation while tracking current market trends. He continues to build his practice through innovative real estate strategies that allow his clients to achieve key business objectives.
He works with a wide range of clients from early-stage start-ups to large corporations and provides a full suite of services including site selection, office acquisition/disposition, financial analysis and modelling, transaction negotiation, and transaction management.
Sam works alongside Chicago’s Principal of the Downtown Office, Tony Karmin, and Senior Vice President, Corby Marx.