The Western, a six-story, 44-unit building next to the CTA Blue Line Western L station at 1920 N. Western, opened over the summer along the border of Bucktown and Logan Square.

“We have many of the amenities of the larger luxury buildings throughout the city but on a smaller scale,” said The Western’s developer, Chris Ilekis with Vequity.

The building offers one- and two-bedroom units with rents starting around $1,900 and $2,900, respectively.

Vequity alongside The Village of Downers Grove Mayor. Board of Trustees, and the Village of Downers Grove Economic Development tream recently broke ground on a high profile shopping center at the corner of Main and Ogden Avenue in Downers Grove, IL.

The shopping center features three (3) retail strip centers with national tenancy.

Frank Gerardi

Frank Gerardi is a Senior Project Estimator for Vequity Construction LLC.  Frank is responsible for tasks including gathering and distributing bid documents, qualifying subcontractor bids, negotiating and awarding subcontracts, scheduling, and the day-to-day communication with all members of the project team to ensure jobs remain on schedule and within budget.  

Gregg Stein

Gregg Stein entered the commercial real estate business in 2010 and quickly proved himself as a leading tenant representative after securing national urban footwear leader, Sneaker Villa, and executing their phase I rollout by successfully negotiating 40 lease transactions. Additionally, Gregg directed the Chicago MSA expansion for Uncle Julio’s, by delivering deals in the priority trade areas of Orland Park, IL, Naperville, IL, Killdeer IL, Vernon Hills, IL, Naperville, IL, and Skokie (Old Orchard), IL.