Rubloff's roots trace to the year 1930 and the company's founder, Arthur Rubloff. From humble beginnings, he built the largest real estate company of its kind in Chicago. A visionary and innovator, Arthur Rubloff has been called "the man who changed the face of Chicago." His pioneering ideas were catalysts for dozens of developments that have indelibly enhanced our city's skyline. Rubloff coined the nickname "Mag Mile" for the section of North Michigan Avenue that extends from Oak Street to the Chicago River, and which today includes the award-winning One Magnificent Mile, the building that houses our corporate headquarters.

Arthur Rubloff created the master plan for the North Loop, and sponsored the redevelopment of Old Town, today one of the city's most exclusive neighborhoods. He built the Carl Sandburg Village development of residential high-rises on the city's Near North Side. Rubloff also developed Hyde Park's University Gardens, and office buildings for many corporate headquarters in Chicago. By the 1980s, the company was operating in a dozen U.S. cities. Its development division was eventually sold to a Tokyo-based firm, and its commercial division was acquired by Koll, now known as CB Richard Ellis.

LOCAL OWNERSHIP KEEPS US RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE CHICAGO AREA. In 1996, the partnership of Howard Weinstein and Tom Horwich acquired Rubloff's residential division. Weinstein had been the company's C.O.O. and president, and Horwich also brought a background in real estate development and management. Their hands-on management style and capital investments to expand offices and services have built Rubloff Residential Properties into one of Chicago's most respected and efficacious real estate firms. In the fall of 006, the company expanded beyond the city by opening a new office in Evanston, to begin serving the communities of the North Shore.

Besides his contributions to the city's skyline and neighborhoods, Arthur Rubloff also left a philanthropic legacy in Chicago. In keeping with his tradition of giving, the company continues to support numerous civic and community endeavors. Our founder's philanthropic endowments are evident in the Rubloff Law Library, at Northwestern University Law School; in the Rubloff Auditorium and Collections, at the Art Institute of Chicago; in Rubloff windows, at the Chicago Loop Synagogue; in the Arthur Rubloff Intensive Care Tower, at the University of Chicago Hospitals; and in the Arthur Rubloff Auditorium, at the Chicago Historical Society.

 
At Rubloff, we know that buying or selling your home is more than just a business transaction for you. It's an emotional experience, too. Your home is your comfort and your sanctuary, where you live and watch your children grow. Our agents understand this, and they know how to make the complex process of buying or selling your property easier and more positive—while achieving your best possible financial results.

Since 1930, our personal attention at every stage of the buying or selling process has made Rubloff Chicago's premier real estate company. And with the opening of our new office in Evanston, we're expanding our tradition of unparalleled service to the communities of the North Shore.

More Rubloff sales associates are Quality Service Certified (QSC) and have earned Graduate of Realtor® Institute (GRI) and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designations than at any other real estate office in the Chicago area. Because of their commitment to professionalism and delivering excellent customer service, Rubloff agents averaged more than $6.8 million in sales last year—more than double that of their competitors.

From Lake Forest to Lakeview and Michigan's Harbor Country, from the Gold Coast to Kenilworth and beyond, trust the professionals at Rubloff to guide you through some of your life's most important decisions—buying or selling your home.