Building strong relationships and helping privately held businesses grow are fundamental components of Bespoke Commercial Real Estate’s mission. As an extension, our team is also actively involved in fundraising and volunteering for local non-profits.
Five years ago, Bespoke Commercial Real Estate was founded by Chicago CRE executives Victor Sanmiguel and Peter Billmeyer to disrupt the way Greater Chicago’s privately held businesses and non-profit organizations are served by the commercial real estate market.
Talman Consultants is a fast-growing engineering design consulting firm in Chicago that partners with utility leaders to manage complex infrastructure projects. Since its establishment in 2016, Talman has tripled in size, outgrowing the coworking space where it was located. The firm required a larger and more productive space for its team and one that complemented its culture but struggled to project how much more growth it would experience in the future.
Johnson Lambert is a niche CPA firm that provides financial audits, tax compliance, information technology consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base. The firm, which serves clients in 43 states and the District of Columbia, has eight offices across the country. Johnson Lambert needed a new office location in the Chicagoland area, one that offered convenient access to Metra commuter train lines and attractive amenities for employees. The firm was searching for an office in a vibrant downtown location to support their efforts to recruit and retain new talent.
Scott Christiansen, CEO and Founder of Root3 Growth Marketing, is skilled at delivering marketing insights and growth strategies for clients. When it came to evaluate the real estate needs of his own high-growth company, his vision wasn’t as clear. In the first of a two-part series, Christiansen outlined the benefits of finding the right real…
Scott Christiansen, CEO and Founder of Root3 Growth Marketing, has spent more than 20 years uncovering marketing insights and delivering growth strategies for clients, but when it came to evaluating the real estate needs of his own company, his vision wasn’t as clear. In a two-part series, Christiansen shares his first-person story about how Bespoke opened…
Alexander Leigh Center for Autism (ALCA) helps children and adolescents on the autism spectrum learn in a safe, supportive, and caring environment. The non-profit school partnered with Bespoke to find a new campus in McHenry County that would: Expand its space from 15,000 to 30,000 square feet Be close to its current location Meet its…
Could a slowing market give Chicago-area tenants the upper hand? The completion of two big riverside towers at 444 W. Lake St. and 150 N. Riverside Plaza has caused a surge in supply that is exceeding demand, driving the downtown vacancy rate from 11.3 percent a year ago to 13.6 percent in the third quarter, industry data…
We represented American Architectural Manufactures Association in finding a new commercial real estate space in the Northwest Suburbs. Here is what Karen Smith, Accounting/HR Manager, had to say regarding her experience with Bespoke: “When we met Peter, we were unsure if we were going to move, in the event that we did, he offered expert…
The Chicago-area industrial property vacancy rate increased to 6.85 in the third quarter, from 6.69 in the second quarter and from 6.75 percent a year earlier. According to market data, this is the second quarterly rise in a row as developers built more space than the market could absorb. Many developers are starting construction before…