Bill Baumann has joined the JLL’s multi-housing team as a Managing Director in the Chicago office. He will report to Senior Managing Directors Danny Kaufman and Jaime Fink, who co-lead JLL’s Chicago Capital Markets office.

“We are very excited to welcome Bill to JLL,” said Kaufman. “His experience and leadership within the industry will be immediately value add to our team and clients.” 

Baumann will focus on both apartment investment sales and financing deals in Chicago and the Midwest, representing multi-housing owners and developers. He will work alongside David Gaines, who co-leads JLL’s Private Capital Group.

Baumann brings two decades of commercial real estate experience, representing numerous leading private capital, institutional and banking institutions throughout his career. Most recently, he served as principal and managing broker of Monarch Realty Partners, which he co-founded in 2016. Baumann earned his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his MBA from Northwestern University.