Sponsor Profile

GK Real Estate

Barrington, IL · Founded 1985 · gkdevelopment.com · Reviewed July 2026

GK Real Estate is a Chicago-area mixed-use and multifamily developer and sponsor, active since 1985, that trades on local development expertise concentrated in its home market. It presents as a regional operator rather…

Assets Under Mgmt
$300.0M
Full-Cycle Deals
0
Year Founded
1985
Headquarters
Barrington, IL

Overview

GK Real Estate is a Chicago-area mixed-use and multifamily developer and sponsor, active since 1985, that trades on local development expertise concentrated in its home market. It presents as a regional operator rather than a national DST platform; current AUM is not publicly disclosed.

Key strategies & advantages

  • Focuses on mixed-use and multifamily development, controlling assets ground-up in its core market.
  • Concentrated in the Chicago metro with deep local entitlement relationships.
  • Operates as a regional developer-sponsor rather than a national DST platform.
  • Multi-decade development history provides cycle-tested execution.
  • Current AUM is not publicly disclosed.
These describe the sponsor’s approach and potential advantages only, and should be weighed against the risks common to DST investments — illiquidity, loss of principal, and no guaranteed distributions. Full risk factors are in each offering’s Private Placement Memorandum.

Track record

Baker 1031 does not yet have full-cycle, deal-by-deal results for GK Real Estate in its dataset. Aggregate figures above, where shown, are sponsor-reported and not independently verified. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Current offerings from this sponsor

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Sponsor figures are sponsor-reported and not independently verified; they may reflect selection and survivorship bias, and past performance does not guarantee future results. This profile is educational and is not investment advice or an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security. Offerings are available only to accredited investors and are made solely through the sponsor’s Private Placement Memorandum. Securities offered through Aurora Securities, member FINRA/SIPC. Real estate investments involve risk, including possible loss of principal.

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