Category: Press Releases

Draper and Kramer’s Commercial Finance Group Closes $64.78M HUD Construction Loan for Multifamily Development in Chicago’s West Loop

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, announces a team led by Matt Wurtzebach, senior vice president with the firm’s Commercial Finance Group (CFG), has closed a $64.78 million HUD construction loan on behalf of Riverside Investment & Development for a new 12-story, 199-unit multifamily building at 566 W. Van Buren St. in Chicago’s West … Continued

Draper and Kramer Receives National Apartment Association’s 2026 ‘Top Employers’ Honor

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Chicago-based Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce it was named a Top Employer and recognized as one of the top 10 medium-sized property management companies by the National Apartment Association’s 2026 Top Employers Awards. The annual award program honors member organizations that foster environments that promote collaboration, innovation and … Continued

Draper and Kramer Promotes Martha Gaitan-Manning to Regional Property Manager

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, announces the promotion of Martha Gaitan-Manning from property manager to regional property manager. In her new role, she will oversee five Chicago-area assets in the firm’s national multifamily portfolio. “In her 16 years with Draper and Kramer, Martha has excelled in every aspect of multifamily … Continued

11 Draper and Kramer Properties Named 2025 SatisFacts Resident Satisfaction Award Recipients

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national real estate services firm, is pleased to announce 11 rental communities from its national management portfolio were named 2025 Resident Satisfaction award winners by SatisFacts, the multifamily industry’s premier authority on resident satisfaction and retention. In addition, two of those same Draper and Kramer-managed rental communities also won an … Continued

Draper and Kramer’s Tim Kramer Tapped for International IREM® Leadership Track

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, AMO®, a national full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce Tim Kramer, vice president and director of operations, management services, was named the 2027 Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) secretary/treasurer nominee. With this nomination, which will be formally elected by the organization’s Governing Council later this year, he will … Continued

Jacob Gauptman Joins Draper and Kramer’s Commercial Finance Group

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, announced that Jacob Gauptman has joined its Commercial Finance Group as a producer. He brings more than a decade of experience in commercial real estate debt to his role, with roughly half of that time specializing in FHA/HUD multifamily financing. “There is a lot of … Continued

Draper and Kramer Receives ‘Best of the Best’ Recognition for 2025 from Midwest Real Estate News

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Chicago-based Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce it has recognized among the “Best of the Best” for 2025 by Midwest Real Estate News in the publication’s annual feature that highlights leading real estate companies across eight categories. Draper and Kramer was honored in four of those categories: … Continued

Draper and Kramer’s Tim Kramer Elected ABOMA President for 2026 Term

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce Tim Kramer, vice president and director of operations, management services, was elected president of the Apartment Building Owners and Managers Association (ABOMA) during the Chicago-area nonprofit’s annual meeting held Friday, Dec. 5. Kramer, the great-grandson of Draper and Kramer co-founder Adolph … Continued

Draper and Kramer Announces Retirement of Top Executive Edward Polich

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, announces Edward Polich, executive vice president of real estate and a respected 43-year industry veteran, will retire at the end of 2025. Polich spent nearly two decades of his career with Draper and Kramer, including the last 11 years during which he served as chief … Continued

Draper and Kramer’s Lacy Guice Receives Multi-Housing News Excellence Award in Leasing Professional of the Year Category

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce Lacy Guice, leasing specialist, was selected as a 2025 Multi-Housing News Excellence Award recipient with silver recognition in the Leasing Professional of the Year category. The honor was announced at the Multi-Housing News Excellence Awards celebration, held Dec. 4 at Oasis … Continued