John Suerth, SIOR
Executive Vice President, Advisory & Transaction Services, Industrial & Logistics, CBRE. Chicago-area industrial broker focused on the O’Hare and southwest suburban markets, with a specialty in air freight, logistics and cold-storage facilities.
Last verified: 2026-10-20
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Identity
| Current firm | CBRE: firm bio page (checked 2026-10-20) |
| Title | Executive Vice President, Advisory & Transaction Services, Industrial & Logistics (as the firm states it) |
| Office | 700 Commerce Drive, Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523 (CBRE Oak Brook) |
| License | Not checked. Illinois license not checked: the state’s IDFPR lookup requires a CAPTCHA. |
| Specialty | Industrial leasing and sales |
Evidence
Tier A is an independent record, B is a firm or deal-party publication, and C is self-reported. Each row links to the page we read.
| Tier | What the source shows | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | CoStar Power Broker Awards list him among Chicago’s Top Industrial Leasing Brokers in 2025. | CoStar Power Broker Awards, Chicago annual winners, 2025 | |
| A | SIOR directory lists John Suerth, Industrial Specialist, at CBRE in Oak Brook, Illinois. | SIOR directory listing: John Suerth, CBRE | |
| B | REBusinessOnline (July 28, 2025): Jason Lev, Suerth and Jimmy Kowalczyk of CBRE represented Seefried Industrial Properties in the prelease of O’Hare Logistics Center 16, a 190,606 sq ft facility in Mount Prospect, to Accelerated Global Solutions. | REBusinessOnline: Seefried preleases 190,606 SF spec distribution facility in Mount Prospect, Illinois (July 28, 2025) | |
| B | His CBRE bio lists significant transactions including a 1.2 million sq ft build-to-suit lease for Wayfair in Romeoville and a 33-acre sale to Microsoft in Elk Grove Village. | CBRE bio: John Suerth | |
| C Self-reported | More than 1,100 transactions since 1988 with cumulative value over $3.8 billion, and Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards Industrial Broker of the Year in 2003 and 2007. Self-reported in his CBRE bio. | CBRE bio: John Suerth |
What we could not verify
- Illinois license not checked: the state’s IDFPR lookup requires a CAPTCHA.
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Last verified 2026-10-20. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
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Sources
- CoStar Power Broker Awards, Chicago annual winners, 2025 · accessed 2026-10-20
- SIOR directory listing: John Suerth, CBRE · accessed 2026-10-20
- REBusinessOnline: Seefried preleases 190,606 SF spec distribution facility in Mount Prospect, Illinois (July 28, 2025) · accessed 2026-10-20
- CBRE bio: John Suerth · accessed 2026-10-20