Kretchmer Associates - Real Estate & Urban Planning Consultants

Kretchmer Associates understands market dynamics and how to measure need and demand. They are thoughtful, detail-oriented and big-picture smart.

That's how one client described us, and it sums up the value we add to every project. Working with developers, lenders, planning agencies, and municipalities across the Midwest, we provide honest, well-researched, and clearly-documented advice – always hitting your deadlines.

Combining over 35 years of real estate and urban planning experience with extensive local knowledge, we help you secure financing, obtain approvals, and decide on the best way to move your project forward.

Read more about us, our process and our services. Let us know how we can support your project.

Affordable Housing

Our studies help secure Low-Income Housing Tax Credits & other financing and obtain municipal approvals.

Senior Housing

We're experts in independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing projects.

Market-Rate Residential

We help you enhance marketability, secure funding and obtain municipal approvals.

Commercial & Retail

We help you understand market needs so you can attract and retain developers and the right tenants.

Industrial

We've advised on projects spanning warehousing, R&D, and heavy industry for municipalities.

Michael Poulakidas

When our team undertook the redevelopment of [Aurora’s] Old Copley Hospital into the Bloomhaven Innovative Living Community, there was only one firm that we trusted to prepare our Senior Housing Market Assessment, and that was Kretchmer Associates. Valerie assisted with the assessment and consulted in the design of the adaptive reuse and in finding the management company that best fit our needs. We cannot thank her enough in assisting us throughout all stages of the process.

Michael J. Poulakidas

Fox Valley Developers LLC

Erik Cooper

We love working with Kretchmer Associates. They’re incredibly thorough in their research and good at communicating with us as the client. We know we can put trust in their work, and as developers, nothing is more important.

Erik Cooper

Community Reinvestment Foundation

Beth Demes

I have worked with Valerie for many, many years and never make a site decision without her expertise. Kretchmer Associates understand market dynamics and how to measure need and demand. They are thoughtful, detail-oriented, and big-picture smart.

Beth Demes

The Alden Foundation

Tina Pourroy

We use Kretchmer Associates to perform the market study for all of our tax credit development projects. They are always professional and thorough and they know exactly what the Illinois Housing Development Authority and the Federal Home Loan Bank are looking for. It’s a slam dunk with Kretchmer Associates!

Tina Pourroy

Housing Authority of Joliet

Darrin Jolas

Without a doubt, the success we have experienced in developing our affordable assisted living platform is in no small measure attributable to Kretchmer Associates. Their market analysis on a state-wide level guided us to certain markets, while their insights into particular sites helped define our success. We are working to develop our tenth Silver Birch Living community in the State of Indiana. Valerie and her team are directly linked to that progress.

Darrin Jolas

Vermilion Development