Greg Bayer

Greg Bayer is a retail real estate consultant with 20+ years of experience in one of the most complicated MSA’s in the United States, Chicago, Illinois. He has managed leasing transactions of all types since 2003 while at the preeminent firm, Mid-America Real Estate. Greg specializes in transactions in the mixed-use urban core and City of Chicago neighborhoods, as well as the regional suburban markets of Chicago. Representing Landlords and Tenants alike, whether new construction 2nd generation or adaptive reuse leasing on behalf of Landlords, and single or multi-store high volume expansion on behalf of Tenants, he thrives at managing a project from inception to opening.

Greg has been fortunate to have exclusively represented Tenant’s interests such as Ralph Lauren, Uniqlo, Supreme, Williams Sonoma Brands, Tumi, Bath & Body Works, Blick Art Supplies, Estee Lauder Brands, Express, Glossier, Hoka, Swarovski, Tin Roof, UGG an Victoria’s Secret. Likewise Landlord’s and Developer’s, whether a single or multi-tenant building, mixed-use building or shopping center, he is pleased to have worked on behalf of Asana Partners, Acadia Realty, Ashkenazy Acquisitions Corp., BlackRock Real Assets, Centrum Realty & Development, Hines, Nuveen, Newcastle, L3 Capital and STRS of Ohio to name a few.

In all relationships and representations, a critical market analysis precedes an individualized deal making process in all transactions which is derived from historical insight; specifically a developed skillset of a creative and analytical approach drawing from past experience learning the needs and nuances from retailers, developers, government officials, and government permitting and zoning boards.