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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

Our Properties
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The Pines - 56 Unit Complex in Charleston IL on campus at EIU. Project was gut renovated and rebranded.

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Greenfield Square - 120 unit complex in Des Plaines, IL - renovated apartments and grounds.

3226 N. CLARK ST.

Clarkview Apartments - 24-unit plus Commercial ground up development that retained the historic building façade. Includes 1,2 and 3 bedroom units with large roof deck and Meta Properties integrated technology package.

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Bella Casa is a completely renovated 32 unit apartment building including garage parking and tenant WiFi.

1405 North Avenue

Victory Park Apartments - 32-unit + elevator building completely upgraded into modern apartments includes common amenity spaces and WiFi.

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The Metro is the next generation of Campus Housing. This 60 unit complex is located across the street from Eastern IL University and has an edgy style while being safe, smart, convenient, and affordable.

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Brookside Apartments - Completely renovated 24 units with garage parking, WiFi, and Patio in a private peaceful setting.

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Genesee Flats - 25 Unit Apartment building with Renovated Interiors and Exteriors.

Revere House

Newly Renovated 26 Unit Building in Batavia. Upgraded kitchens and baths and includes WiFi.

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Northfield Apartments - 17 Unit Building, completely renovated interiors.

3324 N. CLARK

7-unit building was gut renovated with high end finishes and Meta Properties integrated technology package.

3235 N. HOYNE

6-unit building in the heart of Roscoe Village including 2, 4 and 5-bedroom units. The spacious apartments were gut-renovated with high-end finishes and Meta Properties integrated technology package.

2114 ELM ST.

18-unit building completely upgraded into modern apartments with WiFi.

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Ten61 Cornelia - Two Building Property with 5 large Apartments - Gut renovated with the Meta Properties Technology Package.

2913 N. DAMEN

3-unit building with 2 and 4 bedroom apartments, large modern layouts and included parking.

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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

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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