Burgess Commercial Real Estate

Name

Burgess Commercial Real Estate

Legal name

Burgess Commercial Real Estate

Website

https://www.burgesscommercial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Development

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (531120), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail & Mixed-Use Commercial Construction (IMAFACAB), Commercial/Office Owners Association Management (BPAJAHAG)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate development
• Build-to-suit construction
• Industrial flex space
• Design-build contracting
• Commercial property leasing

Headquarters

HQ city

Aurora

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commercial Property Sales: Sale of developed commercial properties including industrial flex spaces, warehouse/condo units, and build-to-suit facilities to business owners and investors.
2. Commercial Property Leasing: Lease of shovel-ready land sites, office space, and warehouse space in Illinois, Tennessee, and SW Florida locations.
3. Build-to-Suit Development Services: Custom building construction services from raw land and building shells, managing projects from entitlement and permitting through final finishes.
4. Land Sales: Sale of shovel-ready land sites with zoning and entitlements in place for commercial development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Burgess Commercial is a commercial real estate developer and design-build general contractor that develops, owns, leases, and sells commercial and industrial properties — including multi-tenant business campuses, light-industrial condo buildings, and flex space — in Illinois, Tennessee, and Southwest Florida. The company delivers build-to-suit, new construction, and design-build projects, managing work from napkin sketch and entitlement through permitting and final finishes. Customers are typically small to mid-sized business owners who buy or lease the resulting space rather than the underlying construction services alone.

Product overview

Burgess Commercial Real Estate is a commercial real estate development company specializing in custom-designed commercial properties. The company operates a portfolio of completed commercial developments including Aurora Corporate Center (40-acre mixed-use campus), Fermi Commerce Center (48,000 SF light industrial condos), Prairie Point Corporate Center (two 50,000 SF flex buildings), and Iron Gate Motor Condos (45-acre car condo facility with 185+ units). Services include build-to-suit construction, economical design, and property management. The company develops properties in Illinois (Aurora, Naperville), Tennessee (Nashville), and SW Florida (Naples, Fort Myers). Projects range from 3,600 to 58,000 SF for industrial/flex spaces, with future developments spanning up to 200,000 SF. The company has been delivering commercial construction since 1995, managing projects from concept through completion including entitlement, permitting, and final finishes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Iron Gate Motor Condos: A 45-acre development in Naperville, Illinois with over 185 car condos, a retail plaza, and the iconic 5 O'clock Tower. Designed for passionate car collectors.

Products and services

• Aurora Corporate Center A 40-acre mixed-use business campus in Aurora, Illinois featuring multiple industrial condo buildings (40,000 to 99,000 square feet) that businesses can purchase and occupy; the campus is currently fully leased or sold to a mix of small and large companies seeking owner-occupied commercial space.
• Fermi Commerce Center A 48,000-square-foot mixed-use light industrial condo building located at 2760 Beverly Drive in Aurora, Illinois; notable as the first light industrial condo building delivered in the I-88 Corridor.
• Prairie Point Corporate Center Two 50,000-square-foot flex buildings located at 2368-2244 Corporate Lane in Naperville, Illinois that completed the Prairie Point Industrial Park.
• Iron Gate Motor Condos A 45-acre specialty development in Naperville, Illinois with over 185 car condos, 30,000 square feet of car-related retail, and the iconic 5 O'clock Tower featuring a 10,000-square-foot indoor automobile mural; designed for passionate car collectors and automotive retail/service businesses.
• Stand-Alone Build-to-Suit Projects Portfolio of individually developed commercial properties including the Gripple National Headquarters (60,000+ SF build-to-suit expansion at 1611 Emily Lane, Aurora), 119 Butterfield in Aurora, and various properties in Fort Myers, Florida; delivered as single-tenant build-to-suit facilities for end-user businesses.
• Build-to-Suit Development Services Custom building construction services in which Burgess manages the full project from raw land or building shells through entitlement, permitting, design, and final finishes; clients receive a tailored facility built to their operational specifications with quick decision-making throughout.

Quantifiable outcome

• CENTA Corporation achieved 300% sales growth accommodated by 25,000 SF facility (from 5 combined condo units)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Panattoni Development Company: One of the largest privately-held industrial real estate developers in the U.S., building speculative and build-to-suit industrial facilities across major markets. Compares to Burgess because both target build-to-suit industrial/flex with multi-state footprints — but Panattoni operates at dramatically larger scale with institutional capital.
• Opus Group: Vertically-integrated commercial real estate developer, designer, and builder delivering office, industrial, and multifamily projects across the U.S. Comparable to Burgess in offering fully integrated development + GC services, but operating at much larger scale and broader product range.
• Trammell Crow Company: Major commercial real estate developer with industrial, office, healthcare, and mixed-use projects nationwide. Comparable in product type (especially industrial build-to-suit) but vastly broader portfolio and institutional scale versus Burgess' focused Chicago-area industrial/flex niche.

Direct peers

• Becknell Industrial: National industrial real estate developer specializing in build-to-suit and speculative industrial facilities, often for owner-occupiers and small-to-mid businesses. Closely comparable business model to Burgess' build-to-suit + industrial condo approach, with similar customer profile of mid-market owner-users.
• IDI Logistics: Industrial real estate developer focused on speculative and build-to-suit warehouses and distribution facilities in growth markets across the U.S. Comparable to Burgess in build-to-suit industrial product type and target of mid-market owner-occupiers.
• Bridge Industrial: Privately-held industrial real estate developer focused on speculative and build-to-suit industrial projects in select U.S. markets including Chicago and Nashville. Highly relevant comparison given overlapping geographic focus (IL, TN) and similar industrial build-to-suit model.
• ARCO National Construction: Design-build general contractor specializing in commercial, industrial, and multifamily construction across the U.S. Compares to Burgess because ARCO also offers integrated design-build + build-to-suit services for owner-occupiers, often at similar mid-market project scale.
• Catamount Construction: Privately-held commercial general contractor specializing in design-build industrial, office, and retail projects for owner-users and developers. Closely comparable in scale, business model (design-build GC), and target customer (mid-market owner-occupiers seeking build-to-suit).
• Contegra Construction: Mid-market commercial construction company focused on design-build industrial, warehouse, and office projects in the Midwest. Comparable to Burgess in build-to-suit industrial design-build services and similar geographic focus (Midwest U.S.).

Regional players

• NAI Hiffman: Chicago-area commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, property management, and development advisory. Comparable to Burgess because both serve Chicago-area industrial/flex commercial real estate market with overlapping customer base of small-to-mid businesses, though Hiffman focuses on brokerage rather than development.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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