Karen Kulczycki is an advisor with SVN Chicago Commercial, specializing in Office and Industrial investment properties. Karen’s experience ranges from small leasing space to property acquisition and new development throughout the Chicagoland suburban markets. Karen has been successful due to her thorough research and analysis, creating opportunities that maximize profits for her clients. Her focus is on acting in an advisory capacity by developing client relationships through face-to-face communication, measurable results, follow up, and helping owners stay on top of their marketplace.

Prior to joining SVN, Karen specialized in investment sales and acquisitions in healthcare office properties with Marcus & Millichap and a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). Her strengths included financial analysis, market comparable property evaluation, and exclusive representation on investment sales from the beginning of marketing to the sale and closing of the property. Karen specialized in retail / restaurant tenant and landlord representation with Cornerstone Commercial Partners II and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Chicago Restaurant Brokers Association (CRBA).

Karen was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, where she graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Chemistry and Biology. She then attended Chicago’s Northwestern University receiving an accelerated Respiratory Therapy Certification. She has since been a multi-faceted professional with management experience in Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Control, Medical Practices, and both Commercial and Residential Real Estate redevelopment. Karen is an Illinois licensed real estate broker and is currently a candidate for CCIM designation.