Draper and Kramer, Incorporated
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
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, 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
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
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, 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, 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, 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
Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, today announced that Mark Perkowski, senior vice president with Draper and Kramer’s Commercial Finance Group (CFG), has arranged a $54 million loan on behalf of Vinayaka Hospitality for its acquisition of the Westin Michigan Avenue, a 752-key full-service hotel located at 909 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Vinayaka … Continued
Chicago-based Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, announces it has expanded its Chicago-area portfolio with the acquisition of Eleven33, a 12-story, 263-unit luxury rental community in Oak Park, Ill., about 10 miles west of downtown Chicago. The firm will also assume management of the property. Located in the heart of downtown Oak Park at 1133 South Blvd., … Continued