CHICAGO - (January 14, 2025)
Chicago-based firm acknowledged in multiple categories including Developers, Owners, Financial Intermediaries and Property Management Firms
Chicago-based Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce it has been named a “Best of the Best” for 2024 by Midwest Real Estate News, which highlights leading real estate companies across eight categories as part of an annual feature. Draper and Kramer was honored in four of those categories: Developers, Owners, Financial Intermediaries and Property Management Firms.
“It’s always gratifying to be recognized among our peers as a leader in our industry, and in this case the recognition also reflects the depth of our expertise and capabilities as a full-service firm,” said Todd Bancroft, CEO of Draper and Kramer. “Over the course of a more than 130-year history this company has earned a reputation of excellence in multiple facets of real estate, and so we’re incredibly proud to be listed among the ‘best of the best’ when it comes to the development, ownership, and management of properties as well as the execution of innovative solutions for their financing.”
Draper and Kramer has invested $500 million over the last five years and currently has $1.3 billion in assets under management, including a diversified multifamily portfolio of 19 properties it owns and manages across Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix and St. Louis. With $2.5 billion in average annual commercial loan production, the firm’s Commercial Finance Group is the largest single commercial mortgage banking office by volume in the nation.
About Draper & Kramer:
Founded in 1893, Draper and Kramer, Incorporated is a trusted financial and property services provider with a deep commitment to people, excellence, service and integrity spanning more than 130 years. Family-owned and one of the leading privately held real estate services firms in the U.S., Draper and Kramer is headquartered in Chicago with a national reach and broad offering of services. The company’s decades-long heritage has evolved over the years and today spans expertise in residential and commercial development, acquisition, property management and leasing; and debt and equity financing for commercial properties. Draper and Kramer provides a single source of real estate-related counsel to a diverse group of real estate investors across the U.S., including corporations; private and institutional owners and users of real estate; government agencies; and foundations. For more information, visit www.draperandkramer.com.
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