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2026 Women In Real Estate Awards
Chicago & Midwest
- Andrea Hopper Focuses on Clients’ Immediate Requirements and Long-Term Strategy
- Kristen Boike Grows Honigman Chicago by Nearly 75%
- Kate Coxworth with JLL Closes 10 Million SF of Industrial Deals in Two Years
- Logistics Property’s Elena Villarreal Daniel Leads Sustainability Efforts for a 27-Million-SF Portfolio
- Laura Schueren Helps Savills Deliver a $145-Million, 447,000-SF Workplace Project
- Hiffman National’s Michelle Grana Has Managed 11 Million SF of Industrial Property
- Opus’s Shanna Stowbridge Recovers More Than 95% of Kalaco Damage Costs
- Proper Title’s Kim O’Donnell Took Leap of Faith That Paid Off
- Transwestern’s Katie Bongard Manages 700,000-SF 60 South Sixth
- Sara Gotschewski with Unispace Promoted to Principal of Design in Five Years
Kristen Boike Grows Honigman Chicago by Nearly 75%
Kristen Boike is managing partner of Honigman’s Chicago office, where she leads more than 120 attorneys and business professionals. She maintains a real estate practice focused on joint ventures, development, senior housing, leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, mixed-use projects and sale-leasebacks.
Since becoming managing partner in 2022, Boike has increased the Chicago office’s headcount by nearly 75%. More than 20 lateral partners have joined the office from firms including Baker McKenzie, Benesch, Kirkland & Ellis, Polsinelli, Reed Smith and Ropes & Gray.
Boike is active in Chicago civic initiatives, including the Stanton Park Advisory Council, which supports a six-acre community park. She also has coached youth soccer through the American Youth Soccer Organization and works with Chicago community leaders on housing development, affordable housing, land use, parks and neighborhood improvements.
Boike has earned recognition from Legal 500 Chicago Elite for Real Estate, Crain’s Chicago Business’ Notable Women in Law and Law Bulletin Media’s Leading Lawyers in both commercial real estate and real estate finance. She was also named to Real Estate Forum’s 50 Under 40.
These are just a few reasons Kristen Boike is among the Chicago & Midwest Connect CRE 2026 Women in Real Estate Award winners. The award honors the achievements and inspirational stories of women who have reached respected leadership positions and taken on mentorship roles.