Professional Experience
Frank Cassata joined Stream Chicago in 2021. He brings 14+ years of industry experience and is responsible for Construction Management for Stream’s Chicagoland offices. He leads a team of three professionals servicing 3 million square feet of office, 500,000 square feet of urban retail, and 14 million square feet of industrial assets. Duties include maintaining assets for institutional client portfolios, including base building, tenant improvement projects, and budgets for all capital projects and leasing deals.
Prior to joining Stream, Frank managed construction for a local developer servicing properties located in Chicagoland, Southeast Wisconsin, and Northwest Indiana. Additionally, he maintained a national cross-dock trucking terminal portfolio in markets including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fontana, Maine, and Orlando. Previous to his roles on the ownership side, Frank managed projects for Bully & Andrews and FH Paschen General Contractors, where he gained valuable experience with real estate owners and association entities, public municipalities, as well as directing various trades in the field.
Tasked with taking the Stream Construction Management platform to new levels, Frank has excelled thus far, tripling the production in his short tenure, with continued growth forecasted.
Clients Represented
- Morgan Stanley, Lease Renewal
Life Sciences Production Build-out for food-grade tenant – 670,000 SF - Taurus Investments, New Lease
National Safety Apparel, Office Build-out – 84,000 SF - 155 N Wacker Dr, New Lease
Regions Bank, Office Build-out – 3,421 SF - 525 W Van Buren, Lease Renewal
GSA, Office Refresh – 76,200 SF - 155 N Wacker Dr, Potential Lease Build-outs
Speculative Suites – 8,411 SF, 4,685 SF, and 1,348 SF - 9855 Woods Dr, Building Capital
4-Car Elevator Modernization – 105,000 SF - Chicago Department of Water Management
Springfield Ave Pump Station, Industrial Development – $67M - Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Stickney Water Reclamation Service Tunnels Restoration – $14M - Chicago Transit Agency
Washington/Wabash Station Renovation – $142M
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Purdue University