The Assessor's Office hosted its annual Market Investor Day on April 2, 2025. If you were unable to join, watch the recorded event for in-depth discussions and panels on the latest commercial trends and key insights from Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and his leadership team. Gain valuable knowledge about data tools that enhance predictability and hear expert tips from our Valuations department and industry leaders.
Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 Networking
8:30 - 9:30 Plenary session: Assessor Fritz Kaegi
9:30 - 10:00 Open Data Panel: Discussion & Demo: Assessor's Office
Nicole Jardine, Chief Data Officer
Jean Cochrane, Senior Data Scientist
10:00 - 11:00 Improving Predictability Roundtable
Moderator: Liz Holland, Abbell Associates
Panelists:
Mike Reshke, Prime Group
Michael Fassnacht, Clayco
11:00-12:00 Valuation Roundtable: Assessor's Office
Michael Piper, Chief Valuations Office
Ray Gottner, Director of Residential Valuations
David Lehman, Director of Valuations Research
Mildred Terzic, Director of Special Properties
T.J. Schemmel, Director of Commercial Valuations
Brian Sibila, Director of Special Projects-Commercial
MODERATOR
Liz Holland, CEO, Abbell Associates
Elizabeth (Liz) Holland is the Chief Executive Officer of Abbell Associates, an eighty-three-year old private real estate investment, development and management company with an approximately 5.5 million/sf portfolio, comprised of shopping center, office, and enclosed mall properties. Liz is responsible for overseeing all business matters, including development, financing, leasing, capital and construction projects, and investor and tenant relations. In addition to Abbell, Liz is also the CEO of Consortial Technologies, a real estate tech company focused on Layercake, a site-selection software for retailers.
Liz has served on numerous non-profit boards, including Uptown United; 1,000 Friends of Iowa; Business & Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI); Lighthouse Academies; Charter School Support Services; MetroSquash; and Congregation Rodfei Zedek. Currently, Liz serves on the board of The Primo Center for Women & Children, focused on meeting the 360-degree needs of homeless families.
PANELISTS
Michael Fassnacht, Chief Growth Officer & President, Chicagoland, CLAYCO
A seasoned business executive, marketing and strategic thought leader with more than 30 years of experience, Michael joined Clayco, one of America’s largest fully integrated design and engineering centric builder and real estate development firm across the commercial, industrial and residential sector as its first ever Chief Growth Officer and President of Chicagoland in early 2024. Prior to this role between, Michael led as President and CEO World Business Chicago, the City’s economic development organization, with more than 100 C-Suite executives from all over Chicagoland on its business centric board between 2020 and early 2024. The organization’s core focus is on growing its industry sectors by supporting the expansion of existing Chicagoland based companies and by attracting new corporate relocations to the region, all with a focus on equitable economic prosperity across all 77 neighborhoods and the region. Additionally, Michael worked alongside the Mayor’s Office as the Chief Marketing Officer to ensure that all marketing, branding, and business development activities for the city were aligned with Mayor Lightfoot’s and then Mayor Johnson’s economic growth plan focused on inclusive growth across Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods.
Michael W. Reschke, Founder, Chairman & CEO, The Prime Group, Inc.
Mr. Michael W. Reschke serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Prime Group, Inc. and its various affiliates, a Chicago-based national real estate development and investment firm. Mr. Reschke founded The Prime Group, Inc. in 1982 and for the last four decades, has directed and managed the acquisition and development of over $14.0 billion of institutional-quality real estate projects across the United States. Under the direction and leadership of Mr. Reschke, The Prime Group, Inc. and its affiliates have become one of the pre-eminent real estate development companies in the country, having achieved repeated recognition for its dedication to world-class architecture and design, innovation, and state-of-the-art technology in all of its developments.
Mr. Reschke holds a Juris Doctorate law degree (Summa Cum Laude - 1980) from the University of Illinois and a B.S. of Accounting (Summa Cum Laude - 1977) from Northern Illinois University.