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1941 North Elston Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois 60642
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About the Company
ALLURE Real Estate
Chicago-based brokerage providing full-service residential and commercial representation across the City of Chicago and nearby counties. The firm’s roster includes both residential agents and commercial specialists with an active pipeline of listings and closings. Chicago REA Group, led by Managing Broker Cecil Sabu, operates within the ALLURE umbrella and focuses on commercial and residential real estate throughout Chicago and the surrounding counties, pairing neighborhood-level execution with experience across multiple asset classes. Clopton Commercial Realty Group (platform led by Jake Clopton) complements this local footprint with nationwide commercial brokerage coverage and related capital-markets and adjacent services, giving clients both local expertise and national reach in one relationship.
Broker Biography
Introduction
Cecil Sabu is the Designated Managing Broker of ALLURE Real Estate and Team Leader of Chicago REA Group. He also holds an active loan originator license (NMLS 2111992). Public profiles cite approximately $567 million in closed transaction volume (about $531 million commercial and $36 million residential) over roughly 14 years, spanning multifamily, retail, office, industrial, land, and specialty assets. Noted assignments include work associated with 401 N. Michigan Avenue and the flagship Apple Store on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. He was featured in Chicago Agent Magazine’s “Who’s Who” (2024).
Services Provided
Residential and commercial brokerage (Chicago and nearby counties): listing, buyer/tenant, and landlord representation under ALLURE / Chicago REA.
National commercial brokerage: buy/sell/lease services across primary, secondary, and tertiary markets via the Clopton platform.
Capital markets (debt and equity): commercial mortgage brokerage and financing solutions nationwide.
1031 exchange (Qualified Intermediary) services.
Commercial insurance solutions for property and businesses.
Commercial title services: closing, escrow, post-closing, and recording.
Commercial solar: bid management and installation coordination for CRE owners.
Areas Served
Professional Affiliations
Affiliations and roles:
Designated Managing Broker, ALLURE Real Estate
Team Leader, Chicago REA Group
Mortgage Consultant, A and N Mortgage Services, Inc. (NMLS 2111992)
Collaboration with Clopton Commercial Realty Group / Clopton Capital for national brokerage and capital-markets capabilities
Education:
DePaul University — B.S. in Accounting; Minor in Marketing with a Sales Leadership concentration
Professional achievements:
Featured in Chicago Agent Magazine’s “Who’s Who” (2024)
Leadership of Chicago REA Group
Cumulative transaction volume approximately $567 million across commercial and residential
Licenses, memberships, and LinkedIn-listed information:
Illinois Designated Managing Broker license (License ID 471.019943)
NMLS Loan Originator (NMLS 2111992)
REALTOR (NAR) membership (member number 14166915)
The above licenses and roles are also reflected on public LinkedIn profiles and company pages
