RE/MAX Vision 212 Puts Down Roots In Noble Square, A Central Spot To Serve Chicago Real Estate Market

Jason Palermo, RE/MAX Vision 212, Chicago

RE/MAX Vision 212 has relocated to 1500 W. Chicago Ave. in the city’s Noble Square neighborhood, a central location that will make it easy for agents affiliated with the office to serve clients in many parts of the Chicago real estate market.

The new office opened on Dec. 18 and provides an expansive space for the 35 agents and four-person support staff. When broker/owner Jason Palermo acquired RE/MAX 212° in July 2009, he blended it with his existing RE/MAX Vision II office in the city’s River North neighborhood and renamed it RE/MAX Vision 212. The newly combined office had been operating temporarily in the former RE/MAX 212º office at 1700 W. Chicago Ave. while Palermo sought a larger space.

“The new office space gives us the room we need now along with room for future growth. We liked being in the Noble Square-East Ukrainian Village area because it is a great neighborhood today but has huge potential for future growth. We were fortunate to find an excellent space that lets us stay in this area and offers ample street parking for agents and clients,” said Palermo.

One distinguishing feature of the new office is that its support staff includes Melissa Palazzolo, a specialist who will focus exclusively on helping agents with short sales.

“Short sales have become a major factor in our business in the last two years, and a substantial amount of follow up is required to get those sales to the closing table,” said Palermo. “We wanted to provide our agents and their clients a level of support for short sales that few other offices currently offer.”

The 3,500-square-foot office was formerly occupied by a mortgage company, so only minor renovations, including repainting and re-carpeting, were needed before the move in. The space includes two conference rooms and offers agents a choice of private, semi-private and work cubicle spaces. It also has provisions to accommodate agents who work primarily from home offices, a growing trend in the real estate business.
“I’d say close to 50 percent of our agents now base their operations in home offices and use our facility primarily for business meetings and client conferences,” Palermo said. “Offering this kind of flexibility allows us to attract the city’s top agents while providing a professional and convenient office location for our clientele.”