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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
Transwestern’s Katie Bongard Manages 700,000-SF 60 South Sixth
Katie Bongard is a senior vice president and general manager with Transwestern. She handles 60 South Sixth, a 700,000-square-foot Class A office tower in downtown Minneapolis, where she oversees a seven-person Transwestern team and more than 40 building employees. She has managed the property for eight years and also serves as a group manager for Transwestern’s Midwest Asset Services division.
Bongard has handled more than $20 million in building capital improvements for the building, including a $6 million lobby and common-area renovation and $14 million in elevator, escalator, life-safety, security and building-automation upgrades. She also works with the leasing team and has assisted with 83,000 square feet of new and renewal deals during the past year.
Bongard serves on the Minneapolis Downtown Council Executive Committee and Board and chairs budget and operations for the Downtown Improvement District. She also mentors Transwestern staff and oversees the firm’s Minneapolis property-management internship program.
She has been named a GlobeSt Women of Influence Facility Manager, a Minnesota 500 Powerful Business Leader and a BOMA Minneapolis Property Manager of the Year.
These are just a few reasons Katie Bongard 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.