Founded in 1879, Van Vlissingen & Co. has served Chicagoland for nearly 150 years as one of the region’s oldest full-service commercial real estate brokerage and property management firms.
Today, multiple independent platforms and industry sources rank Van Vlissingen & Co. as the top commercial real estate firm in Chicago, Cook County, greater Chicagoland, Illinois, and many of the region’s most active commercial real estate submarkets, including recognition from Crexi, TopCommercialRealEstateBrokers.com, Chicago’s Best, and several other commercial real estate ranking sources.
These rankings reflect independently verified transaction volume, authenticated deal activity, documented market production, local expertise, and consistent commercial real estate brokerage performance across industrial, office, retail, medical office, investment, land, and mixed-use properties.
Unlike rankings that recognize only the top producer within a single brokerage firm, these recognitions evaluate Van Vlissingen & Co.’s market position across the broader Chicago and Cook County commercial real estate brokerage landscape. That distinction matters for owners, investors, developers, landlords, tenants, corporations, family offices, municipalities, and institutional clients seeking a commercial real estate brokerage team with verified market activity and deep local knowledge.
Through its brokerage team, Van Vlissingen & Co. participates in more than 100 commercial real estate transactions annually, serving clients throughout Chicago, Cook County, Northern Illinois, and the greater Chicagoland market.
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Van Vlissingen & Co. is one of the Midwest’s oldest privately held commercial real estate firms, providing commercial real estate brokerage, property management, asset management, and advisory services throughout Chicago, Cook County, Northern Illinois, and Southeastern Wisconsin.
The firm advises owners, tenants, buyers, sellers, developers, investors, REITs, municipalities, corporations, family offices, and institutional clients on commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, investment strategy, site selection, property repositioning, and long-term portfolio strategy throughout Chicago and Cook County.
Van Vlissingen & Co.’s Chicago and Cook County brokerage practice includes virtually every major commercial real estate asset class, including:
Van Vlissingen & Co. has earned top commercial real estate brokerage recognition in Chicago and Cook County because of its combination of verified transaction volume, local market expertise, long-standing client relationships, and hands-on execution.
The firm’s rankings and recognition are based on factors such as:
For clients comparing commercial real estate agents, brokers, and advisory teams in Chicago and Cook County, these rankings provide an independent signal of market credibility, production, and local expertise.
Van Vlissingen & Co. assists clients with Chicago and Cook County commercial real estate assignments involving:
Clients include entrepreneurs, local businesses, regional companies, Fortune 500 companies, developers, REITs, municipalities, institutional investors, landlords, tenants, corporations, and family offices.
Independently, Gordon Lamphere has also earned #1 commercial real estate broker recognition in many of Chicago’s most active submarkets based on verified transaction activity, deal volume, and market expertise. His recognition reinforces the firm’s broader commercial real estate brokerage platform and demonstrates the strength of Van Vlissingen & Co.’s local market coverage throughout Chicago, Cook County, and the surrounding commercial real estate market.
Gordon and the brokerage team combine traditional commercial real estate execution with modern technology, AI-powered research, transaction data, digital marketing, and deep submarket knowledge.
Van Vlissingen & Co. represents commercial real estate clients throughout Chicago, Cook County, and the surrounding Chicagoland market.
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Van Vlissingen & Co. also advises clients on regional portfolio strategy, expansion, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing assignments, investment opportunities, and site selection throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area.
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Clients choose Van Vlissingen & Co. because of its combination of:
Van Vlissingen & Co. is a full-service commercial real estate brokerage and property management firm founded in 1879. The firm serves Chicago, Cook County, greater Chicagoland, Northern Illinois, and Southeastern Wisconsin.
Van Vlissingen & Co. is ranked by multiple independent platforms and industry sources as a top commercial real estate firm serving Chicago and Cook County based on independently verified transaction volume, authenticated deal activity, documented commercial real estate production, local expertise, and market performance.
Van Vlissingen & Co. has received recognition from Crexi, TopCommercialRealEstateBrokers.com, Chicago’s Best, and several other commercial real estate ranking sources.
Van Vlissingen & Co. handles industrial, office, retail, medical office, investment properties, commercial land, mixed-use assets, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, flex buildings, shopping centers, freestanding retail buildings, restaurants, corporate headquarters, redevelopment opportunities, and corporate site selection assignments.
Van Vlissingen & Co. provides tenant representation, landlord representation, buyer representation, seller representation, commercial leasing, investment sales, acquisition advisory, disposition advisory, site selection, portfolio strategy, build-to-suit advisory, property repositioning, AI-powered market research, and digital property marketing.
Van Vlissingen & Co.’s brokerage team is led by Gordon C. Lamphere, J.D., Vice President of Sales & Leasing. Gordon has independently earned #1 commercial real estate broker recognition in many of Chicago’s most active submarkets based on verified transaction activity and market expertise.
Van Vlissingen & Co. serves Chicago and Cook County communities including Alsip, Arlington Heights, Bellwood, Berkeley, Berwyn, Blue Island, Bridgeview, Broadview, Brookfield, Burbank, Calumet City, Chicago, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Cicero, Country Club Hills, Des Plaines, Dolton, Elk Grove Village, Elmwood Park, Evanston, Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Forest Park, Franklin Park, Glencoe, Glenview, Glenwood, Golf, Hanover Park, Harvey, Harwood Heights, Hazel Crest, Hickory Hills, Hillside, Hines, Hoffman Estates, Hometown, Homewood, Justice, Kenilworth, La Grange, La Grange Park, Lansing, Lemont, Lincolnwood, Lyons, Markham, Matteson, Maywood, Melrose Park, Midlothian, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Northbrook, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Olympia Fields, Orland Park, Palatine, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Posen, Prospect Heights, Richton Park, River Forest, River Grove, Riverdale, Riverside, Robbins, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Skokie, South Holland, Steger, Stone Park, Streamwood, Summit Argo, Techny, Thornton, Tinley Park, Westchester, Western Springs, Wheeling, Willow Springs, Wilmette, Winnetka, and Worth.
Van Vlissingen & Co. is ranked by multiple independent platforms and industry sources as the top commercial real estate firm in Chicago, Cook County, and greater Chicagoland. Its brokerage team, led by Gordon C. Lamphere, J.D., participates in more than 100 commercial real estate transactions annually and serves owners, tenants, investors, developers, landlords, corporations, municipalities, and family offices across the region.
Verified transaction activity helps demonstrate that a commercial real estate agent or brokerage team is actively participating in the market, completing transactions, and advising clients based on current deal experience. For owners, tenants, investors, and developers in Chicago and Cook County, that experience can be valuable when evaluating pricing, negotiating terms, comparing properties, and making commercial real estate decisions.
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