My philosophy is simple! - "Integrity, innovation and hard work"
With over 10 years in Commercial Real estate in Chicago John Cleary can help you find suitable investment properties which outperform the market and appreciate over time, no matter what the market conditions. John joined @properties in 2006, he has been a licensed real estate agent since 2003 specialising in Commercial and Investment Property.
John previously worked for Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc., (NYSE: ELS) a self administered REIT an ELS with a controlling interest in 275 quality communities in 25 states and British Columbia consisting of over 100,000 sites.
John graduated from the Dublin Institute of Technology with a B.A. in Management Accountancy. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, the American Institute of CPA's, Chicago Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.
John moved from Dublin, Ireland to Chicago in 1995. He owns and manages several properties in the Andersonville, Edgewater and Ravenswood neighborhoods of Chicago. John’s specialty is finding development land and marketing new construction condos on the north side of Chicago. Recently John has been hired by several investors to find distressed and bank owned properties in Chicago, thru his extensive contacts with the banking community and his inate skill at finding deals this avenue has proved very profitable for investors.
John has opened and managed several successful Chicago bars and restaurants including Hemmingway's Brass Rail, Cleary's on Clark and Fado Irish Pub. In his spare time, John & his wife Trish enjoy restoring old properties and spending time with their 2 children.
