Contact Mary Williams
734-769-8520, ext. 292

For Immediate Release        

McKinley is pleased to share that Jeffrey R. Kleinschmidt and Jim Chaconas will soon be moving to the McKinley Towne Centre in downtown Ann Arbor.  Jeff Kleinschmidt, Director of Mortgage Banking Services at McKinley, is responsible for the company’s mortgage banking activities, assisting clients with their commercial real estate financing needs from $500,000 to $50 million.  Since 1999, he has creatively financed in excess of $1.5 billion of commercial real estate assets with Wall Street conduits and investment banks, life insurance companies, agency (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and other correspondent lending sources.  Jim Chaconas, Managing Director of McKinley Commercial Brokerage Services, works with outside clients to lease, sell, and redevelop commercial and office condo properties.  He has done extensive work on Main Street and helped bring one of the first office condominium developments to Washtenaw County.  He also recently completed deals involving the State Theater, Woolworth Building, Westgate Shopping Center, and the Clark Professional Medical Building, located adjacent to the famous St. Joseph Hospital in Ann Arbor. 

McKinley Towne Centre, a mixed-use development in the nexus of Ann Arbor, continues to become a central landmark downtown.  Included in the impressive list of tenants are Google, University of Michigan, Bodman, LLC, SPARK, TCF Bank, Bar Louie, Salsarita’s and AT&T Mobility with more to come.  Kleinschmidt and Chaconas’ new office will be located on the fourth floor of the building next to SPARK and Google.  "Jeff Kleinschmidt and Jim Chaconas will be a powerhouse combination of real estate talent under one roof at McKinley Towne Centre,” said Albert M. Berriz, CEO of McKinley.  “From acquisitions, dispositions and leasing to debt and equity financing, they can provide a full platform of services to our local market clients."

McKinley, founded in 1968, is a well respected national real estate investment firm that owns and operates $1.7 billion in assets in 103 properties for its own account and for select clientele.  This includes 17,223 apartments and 5 million square feet of commercial space located in 9 states.  Headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan, Albert M. Berriz serves as Chief Executive Officer with 717 full-time employees nationwide.

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