Meet Range

Jared Rubin

PRINCIPAL-CO-FOUNDER

Jared Rubin is a Co-founder and Principal of Range Group, a real estate development and management company focusing on ground up and value add opportunities across asset classes. Jared’s passion for real estate started at a young age while working as a property manager for his family’s real estate company. Jared began his career working with the Real Estate Valuation and Consulting Group at KPMG. Thereafter, he joined Shapack Partners helping it transform Fulton Market from an industrial meat packing area into one of the country’s most vibrant and growth-oriented neighborhoods. At Shapack Partners, his responsibilities included identifying, modeling and exercising intense diligence on acquisition targets across several asset classes, including office, retail, luxury multi-family and hospitality projects.

Jared graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University with a BS in Finance-Real Estate and lives in Chicago’s Fulton Market with his wife.

Seth Halpern

PRINCIPAL-CO-FOUNDER

Seth Halpern is a Co-founder and Principal of Range Group, a real estate development and management company focusing on ground up and value add opportunities across asset classes. Over the past 20 years, Seth has participated in the acquisition, development/re-development, management and disposition of several billions of dollars’ worth of real estate transactions encompassing all asset classes. Seth began his career as a real estate attorney representing some landlords and tenants of all sizes located throughout in the country. In 2010, Seth began purchasing and managing his own real estate assets in Chicago and Denver. Simultaneously, Seth served as a Principal and General Counsel of Shapack Partners where he was instrumental in the creation and growth of the dynamic Fulton Market neighborhood in Chicago. In 2021, Seth continued to pursue his passion for real estate investing by starting his own real estate company focusing on unique and varied projects in and around Chicago and the Midwest.

Seth received his Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law and a B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He lives in Deerfield with his wife and two children.

Brett Katz

PRINCIPAL-CO-FOUNDER

Brett Katz is a Co-founder and Principal of Range Group, a real estate development and management company focusing on ground up and value add opportunities across asset classes. With over 20 years’ experience in real estate transactions and property management across the Midwest, Brett previously owned and operated Aries Real Estate to focus on value acquisitions of select commercial, multifamily and retail properties. In his role, Brett oversees all business activities and operations including the management of both Range’s real estate owned assets and third-party managed properties. Prior to founding Range Group, Brett was a principal at R&D Katz Real Estate after starting his career at Marcus & Millichap, a leading national in-vestment real estate company.

Brett is actively involved in the International Council for Shopping Centers and served on the board of the Jewish United Fund. He also served on the board of the Parkinson’s Disease Research Society from 2010-2019, where he raised over $10 million to establish a research chair at Northwestern Hospital.

Brett earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and lives in Northbrook with his wife and four children. He is an avid golfer, runner and skier.

Robin Nimmo

DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION DIRECTOR

Robin is a Certified Public Accountant and has provided accounting services for 25 years. For the last 6 plus years, Robin has worked in the real estate industry for A & R Katz Management and Aries Real Estate as a Corporate and Property Accountant. She has experience with a diverse set of property types including multifamily, retail, commercial, and industrial properties. In addition, Robin provides operational support and technical assistance. Prior to working in the real estate industry, Robin spent over 20 years in banking working in Accounting, Audit, and Loan Operations. Employers included MB Financial Bank, Cole Taylor Bank, First American Bank, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Robin has a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and is a member of the Illinois CPA Society. She lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with her husband and two children.

Lishelle Bishop

PROPERTY MANAGER

Whitney Maggio is the Director of Construction and Design for Range Group. Whitney began her career working with a larger general contractor specializing in new office and apartment builds, as well as hotel renovations. After transitioning to the ownership side, Whitney served as a Development Manager at both Sterling Bay and Shapack Partners, where she had the privilege of leading developments with renowned companies such as McDonald's, CH Robinson, WeWork, WPP, and others. Her involvement as a contractor, developer, and tenant representative in various real estate deals has provided her with a unique perspective and invaluable expertise.

Whitney earned her BS in Construction Management from the University of Florida in 2008. Currently, she resides in Raleigh, NC, with her loving husband and two cherished children.

Whitney Maggio

ACCOUNTING DIRECTOR

Lishelle Bishop is a Property Manager with Range Group bringing more than 20 years of experience and stewardship to her job. In addition to being a property manager, Lishelle is a license real estate and holds her general contractor’s license allowing her to approach problems and find solutions from every angle. Lishelle brings a refreshing, transformative professionalism to property management leveraging her experiences in many facets of real estate to her work with Range Group.