REALTY CLUB OF CHICAGO

​​President: Terri Haymaker

Terri Haymaker is the founder of The Planera Group,

a pre-development advisory consulting firm. She has

more than 25 years’ experience in creating community

plans and implementing development strategies in the

public, non-profit, and private sectors, with the goal of

maximizing community growth and vitality. Terri supports

community development and project pre-development

initiatives across greater Chicagoland and Northwest

Indiana. As the Chief Planning Officer for the Public

Building Commission of Chicago she managed the

predevelopment phase for the city’s $2 billion portfolio of civic community-based facilities. While Deputy Commissioner for the City of Chicago’s Department of Planning she created community economic development and implementation plans for Chicago neighborhoods , including the Chicago Central Area and the CTA Red Line South extension. Along with serving as the Vice President of the Realty Club for 2024, Terri is a member and has served  on the Board of Lambda Alpha’s Chicago Region Chapter as well as ULI’s Programs, Women’s Leadership Initiative.  Terri serves on the Board of the Institute of Cultural Affairs Board and its GreenRise Redevelopment Project Task Force.

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​​Vice President: Farzin Parang

Farzin Parang is the Executive Director of the Building

Owners and Managers Association of Chicago

(BOMA/Chicago), the premier trade association that

represents Chicago’s commercial office building industry.

He works closely with industry members, government

officials, labor partners, and community leaders to

promote the city's commercial real estate sector and

overall economic vitality. Prior to BOMA/Chicago,

Parang worked in the Chicago Mayor's Office across two

administrations, most recently serving as Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Deputy Chief of Staff for Economic Development. Farzin coordinated the City’s departments that oversee development, business promotion, and technological innovation, as well as the efforts of World Business Chicago, the Mayor’s public-private partnership for economic development and business recruitment.  He worked with community groups and other agencies to create new economic development programs, projects, and jobs, and to promote innovation across the city. Previously, Farzin was the Deputy Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legislative Counsel and Government Affairs, responsible for shaping the Mayor’s legislative agenda in the Chicago City Council and working with City Council members to solve neighborhood problems. Parang has also served on the Board of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and as the Chairman of the City of Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals. Prior to entering public service, Farzin practiced law at the law firm of Dykema Gossett. He received his bachelor’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Chicago and his J.D. from Northwestern University.

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Treasurer: Andrew Philipsborn

Andrew I. Philipsborn is President of The Philipsborn

Company, a privately held commercial mortgage banking

firm in Chicago, Illinois which dates back to 1925. The

Philipsborn Company originates, structures, and place

commercial debt and equity with a variety of institutional

lender including correspondent life insurance companies,

banks, Wall Street conduits, multifamily agencies, as well

as private capital. Philipsborn is a former director of the

Illinois Mortgage Bankers Association and former chair of

its Commercial Finance Group. He is a licensed Illinois real

estate managing broker,  and  an associate member of the

Association of Industrial Real Estate (AIRE).

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Membership Chair: Tyler Quast

Tyler Quast is the Chief Operating Officer of Blue Star

Properties. Blue Star Properties is a Chicago-based

commercial real estate company known for the

acquisition and revitalization of urban retail, office, and

mixed-use properties in and around Chicago. Prior to

Blue Star, Mr. Quast was Director of Property Services

and Business Development for McCaffery Interest

which developed over 3 billion in assets over its 32

years in business. Before his work with McCaffrey, Tyler

was a founding principal at Zifkin Realty & Development

where he grew the brokerage business as well as helping

to start the asset management division of the company.  

Tyler is a 26 year veteran of the commercial  real estate

industry and holds a CCIM designation. 

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Administrative Director: Elizabeth Fisher