John Hauser joined Avison Young – Chicago, LLC in 2010 as a Principal and was named the number one broker in 2011 for his production in both the suburban and downtown offices. Formerly, he was a Senior Director with Cushman & Wakefield where he was recognized as a top performer in his market and in 2007 was named the number one industrial performer in the Chicago and Rosemont offices. Mr. Hauser has negotiated over 200 transactions valued at $400 million, including the leasing and marketing assignment of a 100 acre business park for McShaneCompanies, and a sellout of a 110-acre premier business park for United Conveyor Corporation. Mr. Hauser has been responsible for one of the largest transactions in his market area, representing Bridge Development in the purchase of 30-acres and subsequent 300,000 sfof speculative construction which was valued at more than $50 million.

Prior to joining C&W, Mr. Hauser served at Insignia/ESG, where he was involved in the successful completion of 370 transactions including the leasing assignment of a 1,800,000 sfmanufacturing plant for Johns Manville, these transactions had an aggregate value in excess of $700 million and he was consistently a top performer in the northwest suburban marketplace.
 

In 2003, Mr. Hauser represented Manulife Financial and a major packaging company in the completion of a 330,000 sflong-term lease which was named by NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Parks) as a transaction of the year. In 2001, Mr. Hauser also received this award for his completion of the sale and resale of a 700,000 sfglass plant for Anchor Hocking Corporation and a 730,000 sfheavy equipment plant for Komatsu Dresser Corporation. Mr. Hauser received his B.A. from DePauw University and his MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management.