Founded in 1995, CMK Companies is a leading Chicago real estate firm that has helped redefine the concept of urban living with its award-winning contemporary buildings. The company is responsible for over $2 billion in real estate development. Hailed by Chicago magazine as "a company that has made a habit of developing forward-looking, contemporary-styled condominium buildings," CMK Companies has won awards for its innovative residential developments from the American Institute of Architects and others. "Not since the glory days of Modernism have high design and high-rise housing so often co-existed," said Residential Architect magazine of CMK. CMK Companies pursues a ceaseless quest for quality, value, and intelligent design for contemporary living with each development project, partnering with the industry's formative architects and employing leading-edge materials and technologies.