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CHANGING
REAL ESTATE
DELIVERING THE HIGHEST & BEST USE
WE ARE RELENTLESS IN OUR EFFORT TO OPTIMIZE ASSETS AND UNLOCK VALUE THROUGH SUPERIOR DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY.
WE COUNTERACT ENTROPY.
OUR PROPERTIES
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About Us
The Meta Properties Platform
Meta Properties is a Chicago based real estate development company focused on multi-family and mixed use assets. Our growing portfolio spans affordable housing to luxury apartments, all with integrated technology features and stunning, functional design.
We specialize in deep value add projects to maximize ROI and mitigate risk. Our in-house technology, design, engineering, management and operations allow us to take on projects that others avoid or have difficulty quantifying.
Our target projects are misunderstood properties that have significant upside through re-imagining and careful, cost conscious execution. We thrive by transforming the least desirable assets into the top performing properties through optimized design, technology and customer value.
The Meta Properties Team

CRAIG KNAPP
Craig Knapp is the Founder and Managing Partner of Meta Properties, founded in 2004. Craig has been developing real estate for over 20 years including condos, new construction apartments and renovations. He has a deep technology background in networking and telecommunications and has worked for some of the worlds largest technology companies, including Cisco Systems, IBM and Nokia designing and selling large scale end to end solutions. Craig also does consulting and brokerage for the firm’s strategic partners and is a Licensed IL Managing Broker.

BILL CLINE
William Cline is a Managing Partner at Meta Properties and has been involved in real estate development and brokerage for over 10 years. His background is in civil/ structural Engineering and he graduated from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has designed infrastructure for large cities across the US for one of worlds largest engineering companies, He holds an MBA in real estate from DePaul University and is a Licensed Illinois Real Estate Broker.

JENNIFER KNAPP
Jennifer Knapp is Head of Design for Meta Properties. She is an award-winning interior designer with over 20 years of experience in residential, mixed-use, corporate and healthcare markets. Jennifer is responsible for the design of Meta's new construction and interior renovation projects. She is licensed in the state of Illinois, NCIDQ Certified, a LEED Accredited Professional, has her Evidence-based Design Accreditation and Certification, and was honored to receive Building Design + Construction’s 40 Under 40 in 2010. Jennifer earned a degree in design from Cornell University.