Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Finance | March 14, 2023

Andrew Chused, a co-founder of Hilco Redevelopment Partners, has been named chief investment officer for the company

Hilco Redevelopment Partners Names Co-Founder as CIO

Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP), the real estate redevelopment unit of Hilco Global, has named Andrew Chused as CIO. Chused, a co-founder of the HRP platform, previously served as head of investments.

In that capacity, he played a leading role in transformational transactions for the company, including the acquisition of the former Sparrows Point steel mill, now Tradepoint Atlantic, in Baltimore; the ongoing redevelopment of L Street Station in Boston and the ongoing transformation of the former PES refinery, now The Bellwether District, in Philadelphia.

As CIO, Chused will chart a course for HRP’s long-term investment and portfolio-building plan while remaining integral to HRP’s overall strategy around acquisitions, leasing, capital relationships and personnel.

Chused’s promotion formalizes a senior leadership team that includes co-founder Ben Spera, who was named COO in 2021.

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