Stephen Friedman

Stephen Friedman is founder and president of SB Friedman Development Advisors, a 23-person real estate and development advisory firm based in Chicago that serves public, private and institutional clients. Steve leads the firm in providing a broad range of development advisory services: formulating innovative public-private partnerships and development and financing strategies, using key public tools, such as Tax Increment Financing and New Markets Tax Credits. He has advised on projects, including incubators, research parks, urban infill and mixed-use developments, as well as redevelopment of areas left behind by economic and geographic change and disruption.