Chicago & Midwest + North Side + Office | January 25, 2023

@properties Commercial Elevates Mike Rourke to Managing Broker

@properties Commercial, the commercial division of Chicago’s largest real estate brokerage firm, has elevated longtime associate Mike Rourke to the role of managing broker. Rourke replaces Dan Stratis, who is returning to a full-time sales position with @properties Commercial following 10 years as the firm’s managing broker.

In his new role, Rourke will support @properties Commercial’s team of more than 25 brokers and focus on the strategic growth of the firm. He believes the company can double its broker headcount over the next two years.

Rourke’s commercial real estate career spans more than 35 years, with experience in sales, leasing, property management, asset management and development. He has spent the past 12 years at @properties Commercial, where he has consistently been one of the firm’s top-producing brokers while also managing a variety of development and investment projects for outside clients and as a principal.

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).