Management Team of Prairie Sun Building Services
Thomas Gourguechon, President
Thomas has been planning, implementing, developing and managing the full spectrum of activities related to the creation of real estate assets for 30 years. Thomas grew up in suburban, North Shore Chicago, attended Loyola Academy and the University of Illinois receiving a degree from the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning.
After establishing and operating a successful development business in Chicago, Thomas joined the Rouse Company of Columbia, Maryland in 1980, then the premiere developer of urban, waterfront, mixed-use projects in the country. As Development Project Manager. Thomas had management responsibility for the planning, design, engineering, construction, leasehold improvements and initial operation of major urban acquisition/redevelopment projects in New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and San Diego. Subsequently, he joined Homart Development Co., the commercial real estate development arm of Sears Roebuck and Coldwell-Banker Commercial, as Senior Development Director, developing new and acquiring existing regional shopping centers, office buildings, mixed-use properties and ancillary use projects for redevelopment in many national markets.
In 2000 Thomas returned to the commercial real estate development field founding the Design & Construction Management firm of Greenleaf CM, Inc. and developing many commercial and residential projects in the Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and Indiana region. Thomas became affiliated with Prestige Properties and Prairie Sun Building Services in 2009 as Director of Project Management for both firms.