About Us
WHO WE ARE: Founded in 2010 by Thomas Bretz and Adam Freeman, Elmdale Partners is a Skokie, IL–based real estate investment firm and platform builder.
One of the largest privately held companies in Chicagoland, recognized by Crain's Chicago Business as a Fast 50 Company and Chicago Innovation Awards winner.
WHAT WE DO: We find fragmented spaces in the real estate and real estate services sector and bring an institutional toolbox to make it investable and ultimately saleable to larger groups.
Assets We Work With
SELF STORAGE
OFFICE
SPACE
MULTI-
FAMILY
INDUSTRIAL
MEDICAL OFFICE
RETAIL
Elmdale Partners
Past and Current Businesses
Elmspring
(Venture Accelerator)
(Sold 2016 to NAR)
(Sold 2023 to Private Investors)
Century 21 Brokerage
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First RE technology accelerator in the US
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Invested in 40+ prop tech startups
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Made an investment in a company now worth $2B
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Largest Century 21 franchise in the world
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16th largest US residential brokerage by transactions (11,000 transactions/yr)
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2,800+ sales associates across 5 states
(Sold 2023 to Private Investors)
Acuity Title Services
Skylight Insurance
(Sold 2023 to Private Investors)
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National title insurance company
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Scaled to 12 locations with 12,000+ closings annually
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One of the largest title insurers in the Midwest
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National title insurance company
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Scaled to 12 locations with 12,000+ closings annually
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One of the largest title insurers in the Midwest
StorSafe Self Storage
CORE PLATFORM
Titanium Investment Group
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31 owned & managed facilities
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12,700+ units
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1.5MM+ NRSF
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$250MM+ in self-storage assets under management
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Midwest, Sunbelt & nationwide expansion
Small Bay Industrial
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1st asset purchased in 2026
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2 ground-up development sites in progress (FL, IN)
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Focus on Midwest & Southeast US investment opportunities
2010
Founded In
25.1%
IRR Across Total Profolio
1.89x
MOIC Across Total Profolio
1.52
MM +
NRSF (Owned incl dev & Managed) in Self Storage
Our numbers speak for themselves
FINDING UNUSUAL VALUE IN USUAL PLACES