January 2012
GROBMAR investments is in negotiations to acquire 140,000 sf value added center in the midwest.
November 2011
GROBMAR completes Single Tenant Outlot development in Schaumburg, IL.
October 2011
GROBMAR makes offer on two Bank Owned Neighborhood Strip Centers in the Southwest Suburbs of Chicago.
September 2011
GROBMAR Investments, LLC is pleased to announce the sale of a vacant nine acre parcel located at the NWC of Route 47 & Keslinger Road in Elburn, IL - to the purchaser Batavia Enterprises Inc.
August 2011
GROBMAR Investments, LLC makes offers on two distressed mixed use developments located in Chicagoland Infill Suburban Markets.
July 2011
GROBMAR Investments, LLC developing National Daycare Deal in the City of Chicago.
June, 2011
GROBMAR Investments, LLC reaches agreement to redevelop 250,000 sf -West Suburban Shopping Center.
May 2011
Two Outlot Development Begins construction in Schaumburg, IL.
April, 2011
GROBMAR Investments, LLC is doing preliminary work on a Development in Libertyville, IL -for a 3 Outlot Subdivision with National Retail Tenants.
March 2011
GROBMAR Investments, LLC is finalizing a Ground Lease for a National Bank tenant in the Suburban Chicagoland area.
February 2011
Kenneth & Koren Marino are pleased to have made a series of contributions to be a part of the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center's Major Donor Program for 2010-2011.
January 2011
GROBMAR finishing Due Diligence on purchase of two Midwest Power Centers.
December 2010
GROBMAR gets final approval for National Daycare Operator in Schaumburg, IL.
November 2010
Mr. Marino is moving ahead to finalize zoning/ special use permit- on a National Daycare Operator for his development in Schaumburg, IL. -by the end of 2010.
October 2010
Ken Marino volunteered as a speaker on Real Estate Development for the Eisenberg Foundation Career Day. This program mentors 100 Students from Midwest Universities on Commercial Real Estate.
GROBMAR Investments, LLC is under contract on two large Value Added Retail Centers for closure by the end of 2010.
September 2010
Kenneth Marino, President of GROBMAR Investments, LLC is pleased to announce strategic relationships with 5 Institutional/ Private Equity Investors and High Net Worth Family Offices for the purchase of Retail Shopping Centers in the Midwest and East Coast of the United States.
August 2010
GROBMAR Investments, LLC was a sponser for the 3rd Annual Tommy LaSorda Golf Outing in August 23th, 2010.
July 2010
Kenneth Marino and Nick Sinatra met with Chicago Investment Bankers- about Joint Venture opportunities to buy 100,000 to 300,000 sf Retail Centers in offmarket portfolios transactions.
June, 2010
Mr. Marino and Consultant Nick Sinatra have a followup meeting in New York City to secure forward commitments for financing for the purchase of distressed Retail Shopping Centers in 2010 and 2011.
Ken Marino as development chair hosts the first of three cultivation receptions at the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center.
May, 2010
Mr. Marino as board member for the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center - accepted an award with the Exective Director of the CCAC - Char Rivette from the White Sox Charities and the McCormick Foundation on behalf of the CCAC.
April, 2010
Mr. Marino and Consultant Nick Sinatra of Sinatra and Company traveled to New York to meet with a select group of Hedge Funds and Investment Bankers to raise a second traunch of Capital for GROBMAR Investments Fund.
March 2010
Mr. Marino was a sponser for the NIASHF Gala held in Chicago honoring Hall of Fame inductees.
February 2010
Mr. Marino spoke to the Master's program Planning Students- at University of Illinois at Chicago about Acquiring Distressed Retail Properties in 2010.
February 2010
Mr. Marino spoke at Marquette University to the Real Estate Club about How to Enter the Commercial Real Estate Job Market in the Great Recession of 2010.
January 2010
Mr. Marino spoke at Depaul University to the Real Estate Club about the Changing Commercial Real Estate Market in 2010.
December, 2009
Kenneth and Koren Marino have made a donation to the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center - in the Circle of Hope.
Kenneth Marino was a sponser for Return of the Gold- a Book Signing and presentation by Jerry Colangelo - Chairman of USA Baskeball at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.
November, 2009
As Chairman of the Eisenberg Speaker Series - Mr. Marino spoke to the Finance Students in the MBA Program at Loyola University in the Gold Coast in Chicago, IL.
He also Spoke to the Real Estate Club at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. Topics Covered included the Current Events in the Commercial Real Estate Market- and the Upcoming Buying Opportunities of Troubled Commercial Properties.
October, 2009
As Chairman of the Eisenberg Speaker Series- Mr, Marino spoke to undergraduate business/finance students at Career Day at the University of Chicago at the Hyde Park Campus in Chicago, IL.
September 2009
NY Jewelers based in Chicago, IL and Kenneth Marino- donated a High End Tag Heuer Watch to the 2nd Annual Tommy Lasorda Golf Outing - to benefit the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.
August 2009
Ken Marino was awarded Mentor of the Year for the Eisenberg Foundation, where he mentored 38 college students and spoke to 15 universities.
June 2009
GROBMAR Investments, LLC hosted a party in June, 2009 for the Board & Friends of the Children's Advocacy Center - a not for profit in Chicago, IL - at Lux Bar in Chicago, IL
May 2009
GROBMAR Investments, LLC co-hosted a party in May, 2009 for the Board & Friends of the Mentor Alumni Association for the Eisenberg Foundation a not for profit in Highland Park, IL - at Lux Bar in Chicago, IL
