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, greater Chicagoland, Illinois, Wisconsin, 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 commercial real estate brokerage landscape. That distinction matters for owners, investors, developers, landlords, tenants, corporations, family offices, 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, greater Chicagoland, Northern Illinois, and Southeastern Wisconsin.
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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, 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.
Van Vlissingen & Co.’s brokerage practice includes virtually every major commercial real estate asset class, including:
Van Vlissingen & Co. has earned top commercial real estate brokerage recognition 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, these rankings provide an independent signal of market credibility, production, and local expertise.
Van Vlissingen & Co. assists clients with 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.
Van Vlissingen & Co.’s brokerage team is led by Gordon C. Lamphere, J.D., Vice President of Sales & Leasing.
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.
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, greater Chicagoland, Northern Illinois, and Southeastern Wisconsin.
Core Illinois markets include:
Core Wisconsin markets include:
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 and Southeastern Wisconsin.
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Ranked by multiple independent platforms and industry sources as a top commercial real estate firm in Chicago, Illinois, Wisconsin, and many active submarkets.
Recognized by Crexi, TopCommercialRealEstateBrokers.com, Chicago’s Best, and other commercial real estate ranking sources.
Recognized based on independently verified transaction volume, authenticated deal activity, documented market production, and local expertise.
Participates in more than 100 commercial real estate transactions annually across industrial, office, retail, medical office, investment, land, and mixed-use properties.
Brokerage team leader Gordon C. Lamphere, J.D. has earned #1 commercial real estate broker recognition in multiple Chicago-area submarkets.
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 ranked by multiple independent platforms and industry sources as a top commercial real estate firm 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, and redevelopment opportunities.
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, 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.
Van Vlissingen & Co. is ranked by multiple independent platforms and industry sources as the top commercial real estate firm in Chicago 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.
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