Power Broker
Christopher Cassata

Christopher Cassata

Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield

Chicago, IL 60606
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Phone (312) 470-2300

Specialties
Landlord Rep (Office)
Property Types
Office
Markets
Chicago
Bio
Chris is a 20-year veteran of Downtown office leasing who recently came over to Cushman & Wakefield to anchor their new Agency Leasing Team. Chris spent his first 14 years as an agency leader at CBRE and most recently spent the past 6 years in the same role at JLL. Chris started his career as an analyst for CBRE and quickly was moved to brokerage. While at CBRE, Mr. Cassata has made a name for himself as a specialist in the “adaptive reuse” sector of office leasing. He leased over 2 million square feet for Sterling Bay Companies for projects such as 564 West Randolph, 300 West Adams, 400 S Jefferson, 1000 W Fulton (1K Fulton) and 111 N Canal. Most recently, Chris spearheaded the $35 million dollar renovation of 123 North Wacker for LaSalle Investments. Chris and his team recently completed over 150,000 square feet of new leases at the project.
Education
University of Iowa
Affiliations
  • NAIOP - National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
Awards
While at the University of Iowa, Mr. Cassata was a four-time Letter winner, Team Captain and a member of the Big Ten All-Academic Team
Chicago Food Depository Award: Innovative Deal of the Year (Hillshire Brands)
NAIOP Award: Broker Transaction of the Year (Hillshire Brands)
NAIOP Award: Broker Transaction of the Year (Google)
NAIOP Award: Broker Transaction of the Year (Gogo)
#1 Producer, CBRE: Agency Leasing (Chicagoland, 2013-14)