WHEREAS, the Zeller Realty Group, a Chicago-based commercial real estate investment firm comprised of five separate divisions specializing in property acquisition, management, capital investment, brokerage, and residential development founded by Paul M. Zeller, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Principal, is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary in 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago City Council has been informed of this important milestone anniversary by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, with satellite offices in Denver, Minneapolis, and Indianapolis, the Zeller Realty Group is one of Chicago's most influential and highly successful commercial real estate firms, owning and operating 9.5 million square feet of office property valued at $2.3 billion dollars and a real estate portfolio that is disbursed over seven states, including Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Wisconsin, Colorado, Oregon and Georgia; and
WHEREAS, before founding Zeller Realty Group. Paul M. Zeller was a General Partner and Stockholder in The John Buck Company, and was involved in the development of over four million square feet of high-rise commercial office property; and
WHEREAS, Paul M. Zeller is a Founding Stockholder of Buck Investment Company, a hotel portfolio of over 1,200 rooms; and
WHEREAS, Prior to entering the commercial real estate field, Paul M. Zeller was a Vice President of The First National Bank of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Paul M. Zeller is a visiting lecturer at the University of Chicago Booth and Northwestern University Schools of Business and is actively involved in numerous civic, professional, philanthropic and artistic organizations including The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, the Chicago International Film Festival, the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association and the Chicago Chapter of the National Eagle Scout Association; and
WHEREAS, the Zeller Realty Group enhanced and enriched the beauty of Michigan Avenue ...
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