CHICAGO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, a Chicago-based brokerage firm, has promoted co-founders Ben Firestone and Jacob Gehl to chief executive officer and chief vision officer, respectively. Additionally, longtime team members Ryan Chase, Michael Segal and Steve Thomes are now partners and executive managing directors.
Firestone will continue to focus efforts on leading the firm’s management team and perfecting Blueprint’s service offering to continue its mission of delivering optimal solutions. In the role of chief vision officer, Gehl is primarily tasked with developing and executing the firm’s long-term growth plan. The roles of CEO and CVO are structured to work hand in hand, and the changes do not impact either individual’s primary function of investment sales advisor.
Blueprint’s year-to-date activity is 15 transactions valued at just under $500 million, and represents trades in seniors housing, skilled nursing and medical office, as well as financing solutions through its capital markets practice. Its current offerings represent an additional $3.7 billion in market value.