Richard A. Stein
Senior Managing Director
Real Estate Consulting

Chicago, IL
+1 312.595.7800

General:
  • Co-leads Real Estate practice
  • Founder and former chairman of Mesirow Financial Real Estate Consulting's predecessor organization, Stein & Company (founded in 1971)
  • Recipient of Urban Land Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
Real Estate Advisory:
  • Well respected and recognized real estate veteran with more than 45 years of experience
  • Involved in real estate valued at more than $9 billion as a developer, consultant, design/builder, owner's representative or program manager
  • Expertise across all major industry product types
  • Advised many Fortune 200 companies, educational institutions and public sector entities on real estate matters and participated in many large-scale, complex projects
  • Responsible for some of Chicago's most recognizable real estate developments, among them the 1.6 million square foot, 60-story AT&T Corporate Center/USG Building, the 1.2 million square foot 353 North Clark, the 26-acre University Village Redevelopment and the 1,120-acre Glenview Naval Air Station Redevelopment ("The Glen")
  • Advised some Chicago's greatest institutions on the renovation or development of their facilities, including The Lyric Opera House, McCormick Place Convention Center, the University of Chicago, The Chicago Board of Trade, the Adler Planetarium and U.S. Cellular Field
Profile:
  • Certified Property Manager (Institute of Real Estate Management)
  • Licensed Real Estate Broker
Accomplishments:
  • Has received numerous awards including the Stein, Ray & Harris/AVA Award for Contributions to the Built Environment (2004), a Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Induction (1996), Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Arthur Young accounting firm and Inc. Magazine (1989)
  • Received Presidential Citation for affirmative action work
  • Active in professional and civic organizations and is a frequently invited speaker for real estate programs
  • Recipient of Urban Land Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
Education:
  • B.S., Cornell University
Affiliations:
  • Urban Land Institute (ULI), member
  • Lambda Alpha International, member
  • Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate, advisory board member
  • Chicago Urban League, member of the board of directors
  • Ravinia Festival Association, life trustee
  • Economic Club of Chicago, member
  • American Jewish Committee, member
  • Anti-Defamation League, member
  • Executives Club of Chicago, member