Company Experience

Mr. Richwine has completed over 300 transactions for over 5 billion dollars.

Sample of Professional Accomplishments

·          Tenant Representation for Sears

·          Century City Shopping Center, Los Angeles, CA · $272,000,000

·          Honey Creek Shopping Center, Tere Haute, IN · $64,000,000

·          Lloyd Center, Portland, OR · $167,000,000

·          Marketplace Mall, Champaign, IL · $70,000,000

·          MetLife Package (10 malls), Regional · $180,000,000

·          University Mall, Tampa, FL · $121,000,000

·          Woodfield Mall (50%), Schaumburg, IL · $235,000,000

·          Leasing and Mgmt for 2 million SF Chicago Center Portfolio

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Education
Mr. Richwine earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University, with a major in Psychology.

Sample of Accreditations/Designations
Largest Dollar Volume of Colliers Completed Transactions – 2005; Largest Commission Transaction – 2004; Clearly Colliers Award 2004; NAIOP Awards Finalist – 1999;

Brokerage Team of the Year Finalist (NAIOP 1999); Colbert Coldwell Circle Member – 1997, 1998; Investment Team of the Year Finalist (Chicago Sun Time Real Estate Award);

Number 1 Ranking – Investment Property – Midwest Region – Since 1996

CB Richard Ellis Team Recognition Award – Most Sales Generated Worldwide – 1998

Professional Affiliations

Member of the National Retail Steering Committee for Colliers International

Member of the Steering Committee for Colliers Investment Services Group

International Council of Shopping Centers

Member of PREA – Pension Fund Association

Mortgage Bankers Association

  Irene Itkin co-established Bluebird Real Estate in 2006.  She focuses on tenant and landlord representation, as well as retail development.  Her clients include McDonald’s Corporation, Toyota Corporation and Common Fund Realty.  Irene assists clients with issues such as site selection, leasing for start-up developments, land assemblage, and competitive reviews. 
  Prior to establishing Bluebird Real Estate, Irene was a Retail Broker with Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler.  While at CB&K, Irene was responsible for leasing of 14 shopping centers in the Chicago area totaling 1.8 million square feet.  She also represented retail tenants.
  Ms. Itkin started her career as an auditor and then a reorganization and insolvency consultant with Ernst & Young. In 1993 she joined the Quaker Oats Company where she had numerous financial and operational roles. She was responsible for Gatorade beverage expansion efforts in China, building a $40 million plant in Guandong, China. In 1998 she joined Boise Cascade Office Products, working on strategic acquisitions and acting as a liaison between the company’s top management and Wall Street investors, bankers, and security analysts. 

Representative Assignments:  

• Represents McDonald’s Corporation in site selection.
• Land assemblage and relocation of Evanston Toyota to Fox Lake, Illinois.
• Leasing Dempster Plaza, Niles, Illinois, GLA 235,000 s.f.  Major Tenants: Home Depot, Jewel-Osco, Portillo’s.
• Bloomingdale Square, Bloomingdale, Illinois, GLA 168,000 s.f.  Major Tenants:  Michael’s, Pier 1 Imports.
• Market Square, Bolingbrook, Illinois, GLA 187,000 s.f. Major Tenants:  Wal-Mart, Aldi, Dollar Tree.
• Ogden Mall, Naperville, Illinois, GLA 270,000 s.f.  Major Tenants: Dominick’s, Kmart.

Professional Affiliations: Ms. Itkin is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Lake County Partners.

Education: Ms. Itkin earned a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Finance and Accounting from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. degree with honors in marketing and finance from the University of Chicago.  She is a C.P.A and a real estate broker.

Thomas E. Rogers is Co-Founder and President of Star Vista Capital, LLC. Star Vista Capital is a real estate investment firm based in Austin, Texas which provides equity for commercial development projects.  Tom and co-founder, Steven R. LeBlanc, launched Star Vista Capital in 2006 to fill an underserved investment niche.  He is responsible for developing relationships with new partners and capital sources as well as structuring and negotiating investments. Tom is well positioned to lead Star Vista Capital with over twenty-five years of commercial real estate investment and transactional experience.

In 2000, Tom created his own investment company, Star Realty Investors, LLC. Subsequently, he formed a strategic alliance with GK Development, Inc. of Barrington, IL as a Partner.  He was responsible for property acquisitions including contract and debt negotiations and financial underwriting.  During his tenure with GK, Tom lead the expansion of GK’s portfolio to include shopping centers and office properties valued in excess of $200 million.  To date, Star Realty Investors, LLC has invested in over 30 development and investment properties. Prior to joining GK, Tom served as Senior Vice President at Heitman Capital Management of Chicago, a pension plan advisory company where he directed the sale of more than $1.5 Billion in commercial properties.  Previously, he was with Homart Development Company as Vice President of the Capital Markets Group.  Mr. Rogers began his real estate career in Houston as a commercial broker and was a Top Ten Producer for CB Richard Ellis. 

During his time in Chicago, Tom was a member of the Greater Chicago Food Depository Board for 11 years and served as its Chairman from 2002 – 2004.    He is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a BBA in Finance. Additionally, he holds a CCIM designation, active real estate broker’s licenses in Texas and Illinois and is a member of ICSC.