Mr. Anderson began his real estate career in 1983 at Rubloff, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois where he spent four years as an industrial real estate broker in the greater Chicago area. In his first year at Rubloff, he was awarded "Rookie of the Year" honors for brokerage transactions. During his brokerage career, Mr. Anderson was involved in transactions totaling in excess of 2.2 million square feet of space, including the sale of the Pullman facility, Hammond, Indiana (1.2 million square feet); the Stan-Ray Abex facility, Hammond, Indiana (565,000 square feet); the Allis-Chamers facility, LaPorte, Indiana (265,000 square feet); and numerous other transactions.

From April, 1985 until March, 1992, Mr. Anderson was a project manager for The Crown Group, Inc. on the acquisition of the Blaw Knox building, Broadview, Illinois (325,000 square feet) and the Dresser Industries building, Franklin Park, Illinois (181,000 square feet). He has also been project manager for the development of the ChemLawn building, Lake Forest, Illinois; Maple Plaza Shopping Center, Downers Grove, Illinois; Worthington Business Center, Worthington, Ohio; Country Corners Shopping Center, South Elgin, Illinois; and the Cooperative Marketing building, Rolling Meadows, Illinois. His final project for The Crown Group was the acquisition and sale of a 120-acre parcel in Elgin, Illinois. Mr. Anderson's duties as project manager included site selection, land purchase negotiation, securing both interim and permanent financing, building design and architectural review, selection of building contractor, the review and approval of construction draws, the coordination of tenant build-out, assisting with tenant lease negotiations, and finalizing construction and project development. His position at The Crown Group was Senior Vice President with responsibility of the industrial division for existing projects, new acquisitions, and development opportunities. Mr. Anderson was made a partner of The Crown Group in January 1990.