Caton Commercial Real Estate Group

Brokerage across the Chicago area

Based in Naperville and St. Charles, Illinois, Caton Commercial Real Estate Group operates as a family-founded regional firm in commercial property. Its teams of brokers and property managers have been active since 1984, acting for the people who own commercial property, the businesses that rent it and investors, in local, national and international markets. The company says strong community ties and long-standing relationships shape its client-driven approach, which reaches across the Chicagoland metropolitan area and beyond.

Leasing, sales and tenant representation

The firm offers a full range of commercial real estate brokerage services. These include property disposition, investment sales, leasing, and representation for tenants as well as landlords. Its brokers, appraisers and property managers work on buying, selling, leasing, renting, valuing and managing commercial property, and the company describes its service as trusted advisory work aimed at each client's real estate goals.

For businesses that are expanding, or that are acquiring an investment property, the firm's entry and expansion services provide help with finding and securing the right space. The company says it wants to understand each client's goals before it chooses a strategy.

Property management from rent to renewal

The property management team handles rent collection, routine inspections, lease renewals, tax appeals and risk mitigation for the buildings it runs. The company says it keeps managed properties in good order so that they attract, lease and keep tenants, and that it aims to maximize a property's market value over time. Its team uses modern tools and a systematic approach to run the operational side of each property.

Appraisal and local knowledge

Appraisal is listed on the firm's current site alongside brokerage and management, so that owners and buyers can have a property valued by the same team that handles its sale or upkeep. The site also presents the communities that the firm serves, with notes on the neighborhoods where its offices and properties sit, and it offers a search of available property listings for anyone looking for space in the area.

The company describes its advisers as seasoned professionals who collaborate with clients across buying, selling, leasing and managing commercial real estate, with the local detail that a long-established regional firm can bring.