Evan Shtulman is the Vice President of Leasing at GK Real Estate. Evan oversees the retail leasing and development of the GK portfolio and manages the leasing team. During his tenure at GK, Evan has negotiated hundreds of leases and renewals with national, local, and regional tenants including: Sprouts Farmers Market, TJMaxx, Marshalls, Ross, PetSmart, JCPenney, Scheels Sporting Goods, AMC, Planet Fitness, and others. He has done ground leases and build to suits with Chick-fil-A, Texas Roadhouse, Olive Garden and Starbucks. He has amended and restated Operating Agreements and Reciprocal Easement Agreements with anchor owners across the portfolio. He is also involved in current redevelopment projects including converting our existing mall projects into mixed-use projects, which include multi-family, office, hospitality, and industrial uses. He has worked with municipalities on re-zoning and entitlements, and tax increment financing. Prior to joining GK Real Estate in 2013, Evan worked at Tucker Development as a leasing associate, responsible for leasing Tucker’s entire portfolio including: 8 grocery and Walmart- anchored shopping centers in Illinois, an enclosed mall in Michigan, and a new ground up hotel development with retail space in New Jersey. Evan earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign.