Woodlawn Central, an 8-acre, $895 million mixed-use megadevelopment designed to be a catalyst for urban regeneration in Woodlawn, Ill., has hired Transwestern Real Estate Services as its commercial real estate services provider. Woodlawn Central felt Transwestern would be a best-in-class partner due to the organization's broad, integrated capabilities and innovative, collaborative, client-focused business model.
J.C. Griffin of Transwestern's Midwest Capital Markets Group will serve as owner representative through all phases of the development project, coordinating brokerage activities, marketing and research efforts, project capitalization and financing, and project/construction services. Griffin will report directly to J. Byron Brazier, the project sponsor and lead developer of Woodlawn Central.
Given Transwestern's experience, its strategic services will help Woodlawn Central position the project, which in part is sited in a qualified opportunity zone, for inve
