Specialties
Tenant Advisors is a Chicago commercial real estate firm that has exclusively represented office tenants--not landlords--since 2004. We provide 100% conflict-free tenant representation, helping businesses lease, relocate, renew, and negotiate office space throughout the Chicagoland area. Our services include office space search, site selection, lease renewals, lease restructuring, relocation planning, workplace strategy, and lease negotiations. Whether your company needs its first office, a new headquarters, or a better lease, our experienced advisors leverage in-depth market knowledge, financial analysis, and proven negotiation strategies to reduce occupancy costs, improve lease terms, minimize risk, and secure the right office space.
History
Established in 2004.
David A. Ven Horst and Thomas G. Koelzer formed Tenant Advisors Inc. in April 2004. Since then, we have grown to 4 agents proud to serve you for all your office space needs in the Chicagoland area.
Their vision was to give Chicago office space tenants a powerful advocate, by providing them expert office tenant representation in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Today, Tenant Advisors is acknowledged as a leader in tenant advocacy for the Chicago commercial real estate marketplace.
Meet the Business Owner: Thomas K.
Prior to co-founding Tenant Advisors Inc., David and Tom were First Vice Presidents at CB Richard Ellis, where they started their real estate careers in the Chicago office in 1986. Together they have completed over 2,000 Chicago commercial real estate lease and sale transactions.
David is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy. He received his CPA designation in 1983. David lives in Saint Charles with his wife Barb and three children, Kate, Alex and Jack.
Tom is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Tom lives in Barrington with his wife Julie and two sons, Tommy and Michael.