CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Apostal Group, a long-standing Chicago residential real estate brokerage team, today announced it is joining the recently-formed partnership of MKT Properties and Weinberg Choi Realty to open the first Keller Williams market center in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. This core ownership and leadership team will significantly increase the KW presence in the Chicago residential real estate market.
“Our partnership with Joe Zimmerman and Mary Haight of MKT Properties and Josh Weinberg and Tommy Choi under the Keller Williams banner represents an opportunity to create a collaborative culture that will reinvent the residential real estate business in Chicago,” said Nicholas Apostal. “We founded the Apostal Group with a goal of providing a higher level of customer service, a goal that is shared by Joe, Mary, Josh and Tommy. Together, we believe we will truly make a difference in Chicago’s real estate landscape.”
“Nicholas Apostal comes from a legacy Chicago brokerage tradition that brings to our ownership team a level of depth and diversity that is unsurpassed in this city,” said Tommy Choi. “With this core ownership group of professionals now in place, we have assembled a winning organization with a shared belief system of customer service, professional training and giving back to the communities we serve. We are now focused on opening our doors later this year with this top-producing team.”
Together, the three entities last year sold more than 400 residential properties in Chicago, valued at $185 million in sales.
“With our new partnership, we intend to grow with our shared mindset of abundance and through the recruitment of other like-minded agents,” said Zimmerman. “A key focus of our combined group will be on professional development for agents, and our new market center will be equipped with a top-notch training facility.”
“Niko is hands down one of the most respected agents in our industry and he loves to give back and support others,” said Weinberg. “It's always been a dream of ours to collaborate with him and now our dream has come true. With Niko joining forces, the KW Lincoln Park Market Center is even better positioned to attract and support like-minded agents who share the same vision.”
The Apostal Group’s roots in the Chicago real estate community go back more than 40 years as independent agents. Edie Apostal, Nicholas’ mother, moved her business in 1993 to Coldwell Banker, where Nicholas joined her in 2001. They partnered to form the Apostal Group in 2006 as part of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Both mother and son have consistently been among the top-producing agents in the city, and have earned accolades from their industry peers.
“This dynamic new partnership of three highly respected Chicago brokerage teams truly fulfills the Keller Williams model that has proven successful across the country and the globe,” said John Schumacher, Director of the Keller Williams Mid-American region. “The integrity and professional commitment to clients and agents that these five individuals share is a powerful match with our values and culture.”
About Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
Austin, Texas-based Keller Williams Realty, Inc. is the largest real estate franchise by associate count in the world with more than 800 offices and 146,000 associates across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. Since 1983, Keller Williams has grown exponentially and continues to cultivate an agent-centric, education-based, technology-driven culture that rewards agents as stakeholders. www.kw.com
