ABOUT URBAN PROPERTY INVESTORS, LLC
Four Decades of Hands-On
Commercial Real Estate Experience
Brian Pesmen, founder of Urban Property Investors, began his career in commercial real estate in 1985. His broad, hands-on experience spans nearly every facet of the commercial real estate industry. Across development, brokerage, property management, financing, hospitality, and investment, Brian has facilitated transactions valued over $1 Billion.
DEPLOYING CAPITAL WHERE IT’S MOST NEEDED
Value-Add Investment
Specializing in urban infill property acquisitions, the investment team identifies properties that align with our focus on building the strength of the communities we serve.
Our investment criteria:
- Chicago area properties
- Urban infill locations
- Properties requiring repositioning (may include capital infusions, leasing, asset and/or property management)
- Retail, office, industrial, mixed use, multifamily assets
- Development and redevelopment opportunities
- Purchase price between $1M - $7M
DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Leveraging Development Expertise
As a developer, Brian Pesmen has overseen the master planning of hundreds of thousands of acres of land, incorporating both short- and long-term strategies.
He has developed hundreds of acres of commercial and mixed-use land, with experience including:
- Zoning and re-zoning
- Intergovernmental agreements
- Creating precedent setting municipal infrastructure funding vehicles
- Infrastructure construction
- Industrial re-development
- Award-winning Retail development
- Large and small scale commercial and residential subdivisions
- Award-winning Office development
INSTRUCT. INVEST. IMPACT.
Delivering Decades of Investment Experience
Our team has dedicated their careers to creating successful real estate projects, raising capital and structuring JV partnerships to deliver curated investment opportunities with outsized impact.