TEAM BIOS
Stocking Urban has 35+ combined years of deep experience with urban infill development within Chicago’s northside neighborhoods.
Nicholas Stocking
Nick brings over 25 years of design and development experience with Stocking Urban, and formerly as a partner with Centrum Properties. His focus at Stocking Urban is on acquisitions, design, and development.
He has led the acquisition and development of mid to large-scale urban infill projects, including zoning, design, branding, marketing, structured finance, construction, and disposition. He has built or converted over 3,000 residential units and over 1,000,000 square feet of retail, office and industrial space.
He holds design certificates from Archeworks and RISD, along with a degree from UW-Madison, Department of Real Estate and Land Economics. This passion and deep experience in design and development gives Nick a unique advantage when envisioning new uses for Chicago real estate.
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Drew Dillon
Drew is an accomplished real estate professional with over 12 years of extensive experience in both commercial brokerage and development. He began his career at SVN Chicago, where he directly facilitated the sale of over $100 million in assets and assisted clients in leasing over 100,000 square feet of space.
Currently, he is utilizing his comprehensive knowledge and astute acumen to pursue the development of undervalued properties along promising retail corridors throughout Chicago's emerging neighborhoods.
Drew earned a Bachelor's degree in Geography and Regional Development from the University of Arizona, providing him with a solid foundation in urban planning and development principles.
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Rene Hertsberg
Rene brings over 12 years of real estate experience, both with Stocking Urban and also with the specialty trade contractor Urban Elevator Service. His focus at Stocking Urban is on capital markets and scaling the organization.
He successfully led a growth campaign at Urban Elevator from one market to thirteen markets, including scaling teams, systems, contract management processes, placing debt, and mergers & acquisitions (five deals closed). He has extensive project management experience, as well as construction contract management start-to-finish.
He holds a bachelor’s of science degree from University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign, and his J.D from Emory University.
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Daniel Korybalski
Dan is a private equity/venture capital investment professional with over 10 years of experience executing direct and fund-of-funds buyout, growth equity, venture capital, and debt transactions. He has a track record of generating strong investment returns through data-driven investment strategy, hands-on executive experience, and leveraging his network.
Dan spent several years at WP Global Partners, a $4 billion AUM private equity group, where he was a Vice President leading origination, underwriting, and portfolio monitoring efforts across buyout, growth equity, late-stage venture, and mezzanine lending deals. He is also a member of Hyde Park Angels, achieving a 7.4x ROI investing in early-stage Midwest companies.
Dan holds a Master of Accounting and BBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.