David Stone is the founder and Principal of Stone Real Estate. David has consistently been one of the leading landlord and tenant representatives for retail space in the Downtown Chicago area for the last 19 years. Stone was named the 2000 Chicago Retail Broker of the Year by Crain’s Chicago Business/Greater Chicago Food Depository and was a finalist in 2002.

Prior to forming Stone Real Estate, Stone served for eight years as Vice President/Director of Retail Leasing at M & J Wilkow, Ltd., a Chicago-based commercial real estate investment company. Stone oversaw the retail leasing department, encompassing a portfolio of urban retail space and Midwest shopping centers as well as outside tenant representation.

Prior to joining M&J Wilkow, Stone spent six years with CBRE's downtown Chicago office, where he was responsible for the Company’s retail leasing efforts in the Downtown Chicago market. Stone’s background also includes serving as Regional Director of Operations for The Levy Organization, a national real estate and foodservice company, responsible for company operations in Chicago, Denver, Atlanta and Pittsburgh.

Stone is one of seven members of the private sector appointed by the City of Chicago Department of Planning to the Retail Advisory Committee for the Mayor’s Task Force on State Street and the Mayor’s Task Force on Wabash.

Stone earned a Master’s Degree in Management (MBA) from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Indiana University.
 
In addition to overseeing the company client relationships, David directly manages the Gap, Ann Taylor and Trizec Properties accounts.

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