Michael Anderson
President, Anderson Associates Inc
Elgin, IL 60124
Phone (847) 468-1090 x1
Property Types
Land
Markets
Chicago
Bio
Mr. Anderson began his real estate career in 1983 at Rubloff, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois where he spent four years as an industrial real estate broker in the greater Chicago area. In his first year at Rubloff, he was awarded "Rookie of the Year" honors for brokerage transactions. During his brokerage career, Mr. Anderson was involved in transactions totaling in excess of 2.2 million square feet of space, including the sale of the Pullman facility, Hammond, Indiana (1.2 million square feet); the Stan-Ray Abex facility, Hammond, Indiana (565,000 square feet); the Allis-Chamers facility, LaPorte, Indiana (265,000 square feet); and numerous other transactions.
From April, 1985 until March, 1992, Mr. Anderson was a project manager for The Crown Group, Inc. on the acquisition of the Blaw Knox building, Broadview, Illinois (325,000 square feet) and the Dresser Industries building, Franklin Park, Illinois (181,000 square feet). He has also been project manager for the development of the ChemLawn building, Lake Forest, Illinois; Maple Plaza Shopping Center, Downers Grove, Illinois; Worthington Business Center, Worthington, Ohio; Country Corners Shopping Center, South Elgin, Illinois; and the Cooperative Marketing building, Rolling Meadows, Illinois. His final project for The Crown Group was the acquisition and sale of a 120-acre parcel in Elgin, Illinois. Mr. Anderson's duties as project manager included site selection, land purchase negotiation, securing both interim and permanent financing, building design and architectural review, selection of building contractor, the review and approval of construction draws, the coordination of tenant build-out, assisting with tenant lease negotiations, and finalizing construction and project development. His position at The Crown Group was Senior Vice President with responsibility of the industrial division for existing projects, new acquisitions, and development opportunities. Mr. Anderson was made a partner of The Crown Group in January 1990.
In April 1992, Mr. Anderson founded Anderson Associates Inc. (AAI). Properties developed by Anderson Associates, Inc. include; industrial, retail, office, television studio and medical buildings, as well as commercial and residential land. Mr. Anderson is 51 years old, has been married for 30 years, and is the father of four children. He and his family reside in St. Charles, Illinois. Prior to 1983 he taught high school and was head football coach in southwest Ohio and Indiana. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Ball State University and a Masters of Education from Wright State University. He is a licensed real estate broker, has completed the CCIM courses, and is a member of The Illinois Association of Realtors, The Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers and the Elgin Chamber of Commerce.
