The Dermody Properties Team

Louis Berchicci is Executive Vice President of Development at Dermody Properties where he is responsible for providing due diligence, design, entitlement, budget and construction oversight for speculative and build-to-suit development. He also provides construction management for tenant improvements, capital improvements and major building renovations.  He is a member of the firm’s ESG working group which publishes an annual ESG report and develops a road map for ESG areas of focus annually.

Mr. Berchicci has more than 25 years of experience in the real estate industry, with a heavy emphasis on state-of-the-art industrial development, including high-hazard, refrigerated and FDA-approved facilities. He is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED-AP).

To date, Mr. Berchicci has completed in excess of 10 million square feet of industrial build-to-suit projects and 11.4 million square feet of speculative buildings with a combined budget in excess of $1.25 billion.

Before joining Dermody Properties, Mr. Berchicci held senior development roles providing design and construction oversight at KTR, First Industrial Realty Trust and Prologis for build-to-suit, speculative, redevelopment and tenant improvement projects throughout the central and western United States.

A Chicago native, Mr. Berchicci and his wife, Celeste, are the proud parents of three children and reside in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago.