Category Archive: Mergenthaler

  1. DARWINPW REALTY/CORFAC INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTS THE JUNKLUGGERS IN NEW ELGIN LEASE

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    DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International Vice President Chris Mergenthaler represented The Junkluggers of Chicago NW Suburbs (The Junkluggers), a junk removal, recycling, and reuse business, in its lease of a 12,250 square foot space at 425 Airport Road in Elgin, IL. The company is expanding and relocating from another location in the northwest suburb. (more…)

  2. DARWINPW REALTY/CORFAC INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTS LAMPSHADE MAKER IN NEW LEASE

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    DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International Principal Ed Wabick and Vice President Chris Mergenthaler represented Lampshades, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of lamp shades, in its new lease of 16,950 square feet at 5009 W. 66th Street, Units H and I in Bedford Park, IL. The tenant is relocating from a previous location along Ogden Avenue in Chicago. (more…)

  3. DARWINPW REALTY/CORFAC INTERNATIONAL RENEWS LEASE WITH MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE

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    DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International is pleased to announce that Vice President Mandy Lewandowski and Vice President Chris Mergenthaler represented Welbic IV as the landlord of 2701 S. Western Avenue in Chicago in the renewal of a 36,956 square foot lease to Moody Bible Institute (Moody Publishers). (more…)

  4. CHRIS MERGENTHALER PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT AT Darwin REALTY/CORFAC INTERNATIONAL

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    (Elmhurst, Illinois – May 11, 2022) – Darwin Realty/CORFAC International is pleased to announce that Chris Mergenthaler has been promoted to vice president.  Mr. Mergenthaler joined the team as an associate in 2017. For the past five years, Mr. Mergenthaler has worked closely with Rick Daly in the West Cook and O’Hare industrial submarkets offering a range of services including tenant representation, owner representation, build-to-suit project, site acquisitions and investment acquisitions and dispositions.

    “Chris has been involved in many significant transactions at Darwin and has made a great impact on our West Cook and O’Hare industrial team,” says Darwin President Rick Daly. “We’re looking forward to seeing how he does in a more leadership oriented role as he moves forward in his career.”

    A Chicago native, Mr. Mergenthaler joined Darwin after graduating from Florida State University with a degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship. Outside of his work in real estate, Chris is an avid outdoorsman; especially enjoying hiking, fishing, and skiing.

  5. Darwin REALTY REPRESENTS BUILDING OWNER IN NEW MANUFACTURING LEASE

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    (Elmhurst, Illinois –September 18, 2019) – Darwin Realty is pleased to announce the firm’s President Richard G. Daly  and Associate Chris Mergenthaler represented a private partnership in the lease of its building at 1701 Birchwood Avenue in Des Plaines to Amphenol EEC. The tenant, a manufacturer of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, is relocating its facility from Chicago and Mexico.

    “The tenant was attracted to this building because of its heavy power and open floor plan,” Daly says. “The company’s relocation shows that the Midwest, and specifically Chicago, is once again becoming a desirable location for manufacturers because of its labor pool and ease of distribution.” (more…)

  6. CHRIS MERGENTHALER JOINS Darwin REALTY AS AN ASSOCIATE

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    (Elmhurst, Illinois – September 4, 2017) – Darwin Realty is pleased to announce that Chris Mergenthaler has joined its team as an associate. Mergenthaler recently graduated from Florida State University.  He also owned his own business that focused on aerial photography for commercial construction and development. He will concentrate on a variety of brokerage services including tenant representation, ownership representation, build-to-suit projects, site acquisitions, and investment acquisitions and dispositions.

    Mergenthaler holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University College of Business, where he studied finance and entrepreneurship with a specialization in real estate. Outside of his work in real estate, he enjoys fishing, hiking, and woodworking.