Built for the Suburban Middle Market
Specialized expertise where generalists fall short
Who We Are
The Kennelly & Waterloo Group is a specialized team within Interra Realty, dedicated to redefining suburban multifamily brokerage in Chicagoland. With a focus on properties ranging from 10 to 250 units, the team combines institutional-level analytics with hyper-local expertise to deliver exceptional results for clients.
Operating as a cohesive unit, The Kennelly & Waterloo Group leverages cutting-edge technology, proprietary data, and a collaborative approach to navigate the complexities of the suburban real estate market. This boutique team's mission is to become the go-to advisors for multifamily investors and legacy owners in the suburbs, offering tailored strategies that maximize investment value and streamline transactions.
By maintaining a sharp focus on the suburban middle-market, The Kennelly & Waterloo Group ensures every client benefits from their unparalleled market knowledge and innovative solutions.
Our Approach
Engagement begins well before a listing, with a full preliminary assessment including ownership goal review, property tour and improvement recommendations, financial analysis, financing quotes, and professional tax opinions. Pricing and marketing strategy is developed specifically around current market conditions, not templated from a prior engagement.
When deal structure matters as much as price, the team advises on it, including seller financing, loan assumptions, and 1031 exchange sequencing.
For Sellers
With deep connections in the Chicagoland market, the team provides access to exclusive off-market deals that are not available to the general public. Proprietary database of over 4,900 tracked properties and 3,600+ property owners across suburban Chicagoland.
Marketing reach of approximately 23,000 investors through the team's own database.
For Buyers
Six Pillars
01
SUBURBAN MARKET KNOWLEDGE
Born and raised in these communities, our boots-on-the-ground approach, block by block, county by county, gives us an unparalleled command of the market. Tools like CoStar, RealQuest, and Reonomy put real-time property and market data at our fingertips, but it’s our local presence that makes that data meaningful.
02
PROPRIETARY DATABASE & TECHNOLOGY
We track thousands of properties, owners, listings, and sales across suburban Chicagoland, data we have built ourselves, not sourced from third parties. That proprietary intelligence gives our clients a direct advantage in pricing, timing, and buyer targeting.
03
NATIONWIDE BUYER REACH
Our marketing infrastructure gives us a reach that exceeds our size. We connect your property with tens of thousands of investors through our own database. Powered by automation and proprietary targeting, we ensure every qualified buyer sees every property.
04
COMPANY COLLABORATION
The Kennelly & Waterloo Group operates within Interra Realty, a firm of 20+ brokers who all have access to our listings. That internal collaboration layer ensures no potential buyer is missed, and that every listing benefits from the full weight of the firm’s relationships.
05
EXPERIENCE & TRACK RECORD
With over 20 years of combined experience, our team has successfully navigated every market condition, rising rates, bank collapses, tight inventory, and highcompetition bidding environments.
06
MULTIFAMILY FOCUS
Pure and Intentional. We do not dabble in retail, industrial, or office. Multifamily is the only asset class we broker. That focus guides every conversation, every valuation, and every negotiation we conduct on your behalf.
We are focused exclusively on suburban multifamily assets in the Chicagoland middle market. This singular focus gives us a depth of knowledge that no generalist team can match. Six core strengths define the way we work:
WHY CHOOSE US
The Kennelly & Waterloo Group Difference
Middle-Market Obsessed
We track every multifamily property between $1M and $50M across all seven suburban counties: every sale, every owner, every listing, public or off-market.
Neighborhood-Native
Our brokers grew up in these suburbs. We know which blocks outperform, which buyer objections to anticipate, and which market shifts matter before they hit the data.
Proprietary-Informed
Our comparable sales data is built by us, not sourced from third parties. That distinction shows up in every pricing conversation and every valuation.
Relationship-First
Many of our most significant transactions come from clients who've worked with us across multiple deals over many years. We stay in contact between transactions not just when it's time to list.
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Whether you're exploring a sale, evaluating your portfolio, or navigating an acquisition, start the conversation here.