Special-use properties, including churches, are more than buildings – they are the places that give life meaning and where foundations are laid for the next generation.
Illinois Religious, Church, Education and Nonprofit Real Estate Experts
Capabilities
Foundry Commercial specializes in partnering with organizations in the religious, church, not-for-profit, and education sectors across Illinois to provide tailored real estate services to care for some of life’s most meaningful spaces. From urban centers like Chicago and Peoria to smaller communities across the state, our experience helps clients navigate a diverse and dynamic real estate market.
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Seller Representation
We combine your vision with our ability to assess market conditions and property values across Illinois, in addition to understanding factors that drive value. -
Buyer Representation
Our team sources on- and off-market opportunities in markets across Illinois, understanding the unique zoning, entitlement, and property considerations affecting religious and educational buyers in the state. -
Property Management
Our property management services help maintain mission-critical properties across Illinois’s varied climates while optimizing operational efficiency and cost savings. -
Project Management
Whether it’s a small job like retrofitting a building to shepherding an entitlement process, we oversee projects with an understanding of Illinois building codes, compliance requirements, and local permitting processes. -
Portfolio Analysis & Valuation
Our geographic analysis tools help clients identify optimal sites in Illinois, factoring in state-specific considerations like population growth patterns, transportation infrastructure, and local regulatory environments.
Property Types
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Religious and Church Properties
We intentionally intertwine faith and business to best serve our partners. Our team of real estate professionals specialize in walking alongside pastors and denominations in aligning their church properties with their ministry. Even if a church is still using a building, there is often untapped ministry potential on church properties. To us, it is more than a transaction. It is about helping ministry flourish.
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Educational Properties
After assisting numerous schools in selling their current property and finding space as their operations expand, we know the players in the education space. Our connections, built over years of focusing on this specific asset type, help our clients sell and find a property with ease.
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Nonprofit Properties
Whether an organization needs a headquarters relocation, to find additional office space, or a vacant land search to build a custom facility, our team leverages our nationwide platform to provide best-in-class real estate services, all while keeping our client’s missions and ministry goals at the center of all decision making.
Our committees that oversaw the sales were confident that we were working from the best and most complete information available through [Foundry]’s guidance.
Executive Presbyter/Stated Clerk
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Questions on Foundry’s Church, Educational & Nonprofit Real Estate Expertise in Illinois?
Religious, educational, and nonprofit organizations in Illinois face unique real estate challenges, including strict zoning regulations, environmental requirements, rising property values, and more. To help, we’ve compiled answers to some of the most common questions about buying, selling, and managing these properties in Illinois.
We work with churches, schools, universities, retreat centers, and nonprofit campuses across Illinois, including Chicago, Springfield, Peoria, and Rockford.
Our Illinois specialists guide organizations through zoning, permitting, and building compliance to help ensure projects run smoothly and predictably.
Yes. We provide seller representation tailored to Illinois’ market, including valuation, marketing, and connecting with qualified buyers statewide.
Absolutely. We manage nonprofit facilities throughout Illinois, helping optimize efficiency, control costs, and maintain compliance with local regulations.
Illinois’s diverse communities, strict regulatory environment, and rapid population growth create unique challenges and opportunities, making expert representation essential.
Key Contacts
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