Keith Puritz
Vice Chair • United States
Local Office:
9500 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
O`Hare Gateway Office Center
Rosemont, IL 60018
United States
Keith Puritz
Vice Chair • United States
Keith Puritz is a Vice Chair at Cushman & Wakefield and brings 34 years of industrial real estate experience to the firm. During his career, he has closed more than $3.0 billion in sale and lease transactions. Keith has extensive expertise in industrial property acquisitions and dispositions (eCommerce, supply chain and logistics, warehouse/distribution, manufacturing, R&D), leasing, land transactions, investment sales and build-to-suit projects. Prior to joining the firm, Keith was at CBRE from 2002 – 2014 and Cushman & Wakefield from 1988 – 2002.
Keith has earned numerous awards and recognitions. From 2002 to 2014, he was a member of CBRE’s top industrial team in Chicago. From 2004 to 2021 he won, and/or received nominations for NAIOP Industrial Transaction of the Year, Industrial Build-to-Suit of the Year, Suburban Office Build-to-Suit of the Year, and Industrial Redevelopment of the Year. He has been named Industrial Broker of the Year by the Greater Chicago Food Depository on three occasions and was a finalist for the same award five other times including 2022.
- Abbott Labs
- Amazon
- Cardinal Health
- Chicago Tribune
- Continental Automotive & Tire
- Hershey Corporation
- AON
- Kemper Insurance
- IKEA
- McKesson Corp.
- Medline Industries
- Mercedes-Benz North America
- Pfizer
- Procter & Gamble
- Time Warner
- Sealed Air Global Portfolio
- Solo Cup
- ULINE
- Unilever Corporation
- USG Corporation
- Walmart
- Walgreens
- Waste Management
- Teva Pharmaceuticals
- Thyssenkrupp
- W.W. Grainger
- Senior Certified Supply Chain Professional
- Director, National Industrial Services Advisory Council
- Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
- Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE)
- Cushman & Wakefield Top 100 2020 - 2022
- NAIOP Built to Suit Transaction of the Year Nominee 2018, 2019, 2020
- NAIOP Industrial Speculative Development of the Year, 2019
- Top Industrial Team at CBRE Chicago 2002 – 2014
- Twelve-time nominee NAIOP Industrial Transaction of the Year, Industrial Build-to-Suit of the Year, Suburban
Office Build-to-Suit of the Year, and Industrial Redevelopment of the Year. - Industrial Broker of the Year, Greater Chicago Food Depository
- Nine-time finalist including 2022, Greater Chicago Food Depository Industrial Broker of the Year
- Graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Business Administration
- Currently holds a real estate license in Illinois and Wisconsin
My Listings
For Lease • Warehouse/Distribution
Bridge Point North Building VIII
3959 Burwood Drive
Waukegan, IL 60085
United States
Rental Price: Negotiable
For Lease • Warehouse/Distribution
210 Milwaukee Avenue
210 Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
United States
Rental Price: Negotiable
For Lease • Warehouse/Distribution
720 Northgate Parkway
720 Northgate Parkway
Wheeling, IL 60090
United States
Rental Price: Subject to Offer USD
For Sale • Manufacturing
Former Jelly Belly Candy Co Facility
1501 Morrow Avenue
North Chicago, IL 60064
United States
Sale Price: Negotiable
For Lease • Office
Continental Deer Park Office Campus
21440 Lake Cook Road
Deer Park, IL 60010
United States
Rental Price: Negotiable
For Lease • Manufacturing
645-647 North Lakeview Parkway
645-647 North Lakeview Parkway, #645
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
United States
Rental Price: Subject to Offer USD