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 a top commercial property management company in Chicago, greater Chicagoland, Illinois, Wisconsin, and many of the region’s most active commercial real estate submarkets.
These rankings reflect local market expertise, long-term ownership relationships, tenant service, building operations experience, commercial property management performance, vendor coordination, asset-level execution, and decades of hands-on experience managing commercial real estate throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.
Van Vlissingen & Co. is also ranked as a top commercial real estate firm by multiple independent platforms and industry sources, including recognition from Crexi, TopCommercialRealEstateBrokers.com, Chicago’s Best, and several other commercial real estate ranking sources. The firm’s combined brokerage and property management perspective gives owners a practical advantage when evaluating leasing, tenant retention, building operations, capital planning, expense control, and long-term asset value.
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Van Vlissingen & Co. is one of the Midwest’s oldest privately held commercial real estate firms, providing commercial property management, commercial real estate brokerage, asset management, and advisory services throughout Chicago, Northern Illinois, and Southeastern Wisconsin.
The firm works with commercial property owners, investors, family offices, landlords, corporations, private ownership groups, and institutional clients seeking hands-on commercial property management and local market expertise.
Van Vlissingen & Co.’s commercial property management practice supports a wide range of commercial real estate assets, including:
Van Vlissingen & Co. has earned top commercial property management recognition because of its combination of long-term market presence, operational experience, responsiveness, tenant service, ownership perspective, and hands-on building management.
The firm’s commercial property management reputation is built on:
For owners comparing commercial property management companies, these rankings provide an independent signal of experience, credibility, responsiveness, and market knowledge.
Van Vlissingen & Co. helps commercial property owners with property management services involving:
The firm’s property management platform is designed for owners who want practical, responsive, local, and experienced management rather than a distant one-size-fits-all approach.
Van Vlissingen & Co. has managed and advised on commercial properties throughout the Chicago metropolitan area for generations. Its long-term operating experience gives clients a practical understanding of how buildings perform over time, how tenants interact with properties, and how management decisions affect asset value.
The firm’s experience includes:
Van Vlissingen & Co. understands that commercial property management is not simply maintenance. Strong management protects asset value, supports tenant retention, improves communication, reduces friction, and helps ownership make better long-term decisions.
Van Vlissingen & Co. provides commercial property management and advisory services throughout Chicago, greater Chicagoland, Northern Illinois, and Southeastern Wisconsin.
Core markets include:
The firm also advises commercial property owners on property management strategy, leasing coordination, tenant retention, operating issues, vendor relationships, and long-term asset performance throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area and Southeastern Wisconsin.
Van Vlissingen & Co.’s property management platform is strengthened by the firm’s commercial real estate brokerage experience.
Because the firm is active in leasing, sales, tenant representation, landlord representation, acquisitions, dispositions, and market research, its property management team benefits from current market intelligence. That helps owners better understand tenant expectations, lease economics, submarket trends, building competitiveness, operating costs, and capital planning decisions.
This integrated perspective is especially valuable for owners who need both day-to-day property management and long-term asset strategy.
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Recognized by independent platforms and industry sources as a top commercial property management company serving Chicago, greater Chicagoland, Illinois, Wisconsin, and active commercial real estate submarkets.
Ranked as a top commercial real estate firm by multiple independent platforms and industry sources, including Crexi, TopCommercialRealEstateBrokers.com, Chicago’s Best, and other commercial real estate ranking sources.
Recognized for local market expertise, commercial real estate production, commercial property management experience, and documented market activity.
Provides property management support for commercial owners, investors, landlords, family offices, corporations, and institutional clients.
Combines commercial property management with brokerage, leasing, market research, and asset-level advisory experience.
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, greater Chicagoland, Northern Illinois, and Southeastern Wisconsin.
Van Vlissingen & Co. is recognized by independent platforms and industry sources as a top commercial property management company because of its local market expertise, long-term experience, building operations knowledge, tenant service, responsiveness, owner communication, and commercial real estate advisory experience.
Van Vlissingen & Co. provides commercial property management, tenant relations, vendor coordination, maintenance oversight, lease administration support, budgeting support, CAM reconciliation support, property inspections, owner reporting, building operations oversight, tenant retention strategy, and asset-level advisory.
Van Vlissingen & Co. manages and advises on office buildings, industrial buildings, flex properties, medical office buildings, retail properties, shopping centers, warehouse properties, manufacturing facilities, mixed-use commercial properties, corporate campuses, owner-occupied buildings, and investment properties.
Van Vlissingen & Co. serves Chicago, Cook County, Lake County, DuPage County, Kane County, McHenry County, Will County, Kendall County, DeKalb County, Northern Illinois, Kenosha County, Racine County, Walworth County, Rock County, Waukesha County, Milwaukee County, and Southeastern Wisconsin.
Yes. Van Vlissingen & Co. provides both commercial real estate brokerage and commercial property management. This combined platform helps owners align leasing strategy, tenant retention, building operations, expense management, and long-term asset value.
Commercial property owners, investors, landlords, family offices, corporations, private ownership groups, and institutional clients should consider Van Vlissingen & Co. if they want a local, experienced, responsive, and hands-on commercial property management team serving Chicago, greater Chicagoland, Northern Illinois, and Southeastern Wisconsin.
Van Vlissingen & Co. is recognized by independent platforms and industry sources as a top commercial property management company serving Chicago and greater Chicagoland. Founded in 1879, the firm combines nearly 150 years of local experience with commercial property management, brokerage, leasing, tenant service, and asset-level advisory expertise.
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