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2024 Women In Real Estate Awards

Chicago & Midwest
Amy Wolff Sorter
By: Amy Wolff Sorter

Krystal Kurinsky

Company: 

Transwestern

Supervised $5.8-million modernization project at 181 West Madison

Helped the building achieve LEED Gold certificiation

Krystal Kurinsky is Transwestern’s general manager of 181 West Madison in downtown Chicago. In this role, she assists with capital projects, tenant construction, accounting issues, service contract negotiations and building/tenant issues. In addition to her daily activities, Kurinsky spearheads projects to increase the property’s value, like implementing power-saving initiatives. Through her efforts, the building achieved LEED Gold certification in 2014 and has earned more than $500,000 in ComEd rebates.

Additional accomplishments include supervising a $5.8-million elevator modernization project and the construction of the building’s full-floor conference center and tenant lounge. She oversaw more than 1.5 million square feet of leasing at 181 West Madison.

Mentorship has proven to be a cornerstone of Kurinsky’s management style. During her time as general manager, 16 of her team members became assistant or general managers and remained in the industry. Additionally, she has been instrumental in planning the Transwestern Midwest Engineering Awards.

Kurinsky’s charitable through 181 West Madison include the Greater Chicago Food Depository Food Drive, Salvation Army Coat Drive, Big Brothers Big Sisters Backpack Drive, Off the Street Club Halloween Candy Drive, Wings Clothing Drive, American Red Cross Blood Drives and buildOn. Kurinsky also spearheads the annual 181 West Madison Holiday Decorations auction.

Kurinsky has been recognized as Transwestern’s Midwest Property Manager of the Year and BOMA/Chicago Property Manager of the Year.

These are just a few reasons why Krystal Kurinsky is one of the Chicago & Midwest Connect CRE 2024 Women in Real Estate Award winners. Connect CRE’s Women in Real Estate Awards honor the achievements and inspirational stories of women who have reached respected leadership positions and taken on mentorship roles.

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About Amy Wolff Sorter

I love content. I love writing it, visualizing it, and manipulating it to fit into different formats. I have years of experience in working with content, both as creator and editor. The content I create and edit provides assistance with many goals, ranging from lead generation, to developing street cred through well-timed thought-leadership pieces. Content skills include, but aren't limited to, articles and blogs, e-mails, promotional collateral, infographics, e-books and white papers, website copy and more.
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