RICK SPECTOR, as President and part owner of L3 Corporation, specializes in Tenant representation, new Tenant initial market rollout as well as development, redevelopment and leasing for REIT’s throughout the area.
Rick has been representing local and national retailers for over sixteen years. Before joining L3 Rick started the retail brokerage office of Jones Lang LaSalle in St. Louis. While at JLL, Rick was responsible for overseeing all retail transactions throughout the Missouri and Southern Illinois markets. In 2018 Rick was listed as a JLL Top Achiever, an award given to less than 10% of the entire company. Additionally, Rick has been recognized by CoStar as a multi-year CoStar Power Broker.
Prior to joining JLL, Rick was one of the top producers at Regency Centers. Working from their Chicago, IL office in 2014, Rick was the top Leasing Agent at Regency Centers, having leased more square footage than any employee throughout the country. In addition, prior to his time at Regency, Rick worked in the Chicago office of DLC Management Corp. Assisting in the redevelopment and repositioning of multiple assets from Kentucky to California. Over the years, Rick’s assignments have included work on both Landlord and Tenant’s behalf in over a third of the country.
Over the years, Rick has helped many new to market clients with their rollout in Missouri and/or Illinois. Within the past few years alone, Rick has opened multiple new locations with American Mattress, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Healix Infusion, Higher Ground Education, Kura Sushi, pOpshelf, Smokin’ Oak Wood Fired Pizza, Take 5 Car Wash & Take 5 Oil.
Rick’s current retail assignments include:
AUTO GLASS NOW, BINNY’S BEVERAGE DEPOT, DAVE’S HOT CHICKEN, DOLLAR GENERAL, THE EXERCISE COACH, HEALIX INFUSION, HOME DEPOT, HYPER KIDZ, KURA SUSHI, LANDRY’S INC., PAN-ASIA GROCERY, PERRY’S STEAKHOUSE, POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN, POPSHELF, ROCKLER, SMOKIN’ OAK WOOD-FIRED PIZZA, SUPERCHARGED ENTERTAINMENT, TAKE 5 CAR WASH, Take 5 Oil AND TANI SUSHI.
Rick’s current landlord assignments include:
ACF VENTURES, BAMBOO EQUITIES, BRINKMANN CONSTRUCTORS, CROW HOLDINGS, DLC MANAGEMENT, DRIVEN BRANDS, EDWARDS REALTY, INC, ESSENTIAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, FIRESIDE FINANCIAL, INTERPARK, JENEL REAL ESTATE, METRO PLEX, MIDAS HOSPITALITY, REGENCY CENTERS, RLP DEVELOPMENT, THE KROENKE GROUP AND THE STAENBERG GROUP.
Rick’s current and previous licenses and affiliations include:
- Licensed broker in the State of Missouri and L3’s Designated Managing Broker in the State of Illinois.
- A member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), serving on the ICSC Central Planning Committee and as a former board member of the IL NextGen ICSC Board.
- Board member of the Jewish Foundation – Men’s Event
- Former participant in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Man of the Year competition.