CHICAGO, IL - Rockwell Partners, a leading Chicago-based real estate investment and property management firm, announced it has been ranked to the Crain’s Chicago Fast 50 list of fastest growing companies in the Chicagoland area. Rockwell ranked 20th on the annual survey, having realized a growth rate of 574 percent since 2011.
According to company Co-founder and Principal Matt Welke, Rockwell Partners has made several pivots since it was founded in 2009 to become what it is today. The company started during the recession to assist lenders with the receivership, management and disposition of distressed properties. Once the market stabilized, Rockwell shifted to more of a management platform, which ultimately evolved into its current focus on real estate investments.
Rockwell currently owns more than 50 buildings encompassing 2,700 units in the city and suburbs, and has more than 100 multi-family, retail and office properties under management. Over the past year alone, Rockwell announced several acquisitions in suburban Chicago including 301 units at the Mont Clare near O’Hare, 305 units at Stonegate Apartments in DuPage County, and 313 units at Huntington Condominiums in Naperville.
“Our inclusion on the Fast 50 list is particularly rewarding because there is a core group of employees that have been here since the beginning,” said Welke. “The company’s growth has shown itself in the form of fun, chaos and satisfaction and it is wonderful our team can now look back and see what they helped create. Furthermore, the stability of having team members here since the early stages has been critical in the creation of platforms and structures that have allowed us to continue to grow and be successful.”
To become eligible for the Crain’s Chicago Fast 50 recognition, a company must be headquartered in the seven-county area of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will in Illinois and Lake County in Indiana, and have at least $15 million in 2016 revenues. More information is available at http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/fast-50.
About Rockwell Partners: Rockwell Partners is a full-service real estate investment and property management firm founded in 2009. Rockwell concentrates on the redevelopment of multi-family, mixed-use and commercial properties in the Chicago metropolitan area. The company also currently manages more than 2,700 units. Visit www.RockwellPartners.com for more information.