POSITION:
Retail / Commercial Leasing Director
LOCATION:
Chicago, IL (firm headquarters)
COMPANY:
L3 Capital is a best-in-class, boutique real estate investment firm that targets institutional quality core-plus and value-add prime urban retail investments within first tier metropolitan markets, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Boston, Southern Florida, and Washington, D.C. Founded in October 2009, L3 Capital is an entrepreneurial, innovative and high-energy real estate investment firm grounded in impressive experience and expertise.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities will be to assist the team by coordinating business development strategies, planning portfolio reviews with appropriate audiences, executing strategic tenant outreach, marketing and placement of L3 Capital properties and brands, market research and data gathering, evaluation and preparation of Letters of Intent and contractual Leases. Candidates should possess broad-based analytical skills, creativity, superior communication and written skills, and proven research skills.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Assist with tenant outreach and general canvassing
- Develop property specific target tenant lists
- Coordinate project deliverables and timelines
- Support content preparation, and proposal coordination
- Collaborate in development of due diligence, financial analysis, and/or pulling and packaging comps
- Develop and maintain comprehensive understanding and research databases of target markets
- Oversight of third-party broker teams
- Negotiate Letters of Intent
- Review Lease Documents
- Assist in special assignments as needed
Required Qualifications
- 5 or more years of applicable experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- Demonstrated interest in real estate and retail leasing
- Knowledge of CoStar and other related CRE listing software a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Must be proactive and have strong personal initiative and desire to succeed in an entrepreneurial environment
- Extremely well organized with the ability to effectively multi-task
- A creative thinker capable of drawing independent conclusions
- Comprehensive understanding of core real estate concepts
- Assist with the presentation and preparation of leasing materials
- Competency and professionalism with social media platforms – LinkedIn, Instagram
- Hands-on knowledge with AI-assisted productivity tools (Claude, CoPilot, etc.)
L3 CAPITAL OFFERS:
- Competitive Salary and Performance Bonus, commensurate with experience
- Comprehensive Benefit Package
Retail / Commercial Leasing Director in Chicago at L3 Capital
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