A Leader in Luxury Real Estate

Ames Group Chicago has been at the forefront of the city’s residential luxury market for more than 25 years. The team's extensive expertise makes us uniquely qualified to help you buy or sell your next home.

 

With more than $2.25 billion in career sales, Ames Group Chicago is Chicago's leader in luxury residential sales. We offer each client superior market knowledge, service, and integrity, giving them a clear competitive edge. Our results speak for themselves.

Extensive Experience

From first-time homebuyers to C-suite executives to some of the city's finest developers, our client base is as diverse as the properties we represent. We have extensive experience in the condo, co-op, loft, townhouse, single-family home, and new construction markets. Architecturally unique homes are also a specialty.
 
Although we have represented cliets as far north as Lake Forest, and as far south as Hyde Park, the majority of our sales are on the city's north side.
 
We also support our clients who are moving out of the area by introducing them to top agents worldwide.
 

Founded by Jennifer Ames

Ames Group Chicago was founded by Jennifer Ames, a multi-generation Chicagoan with deep roots in Chicago real estate dating back to the 1880s. Jenny is passionate about her family’s legacy and all that Chicago has to offer.
 
When Jenny went into residential sales, her goal was to elevate the industry. She quickly moved to the top, and was recognized by the Chicago Association of Realtors as one of Chicago's Top 10 residential brokers for more than 20 consecutive years based on her closed sales volume. Jenny has been recognized at one of the nation's top 100 brokers by the Wall Street Journal, and leads one of the top teams in the Engel & Völkers Americas network.

Engel & Völkers Chicago

Jenny, and her husband Paul Lazarre, brought introduced Engel & Völkers to Chicago in January 2019 when they opened the company’s flagship Chicago shop in East Lincoln Park. Since then, they have opened shops on Chicago’s North Shore and in Southwest Michigan. Karen Arenson is the company’s Illinois Managing Broker and their business partner, and Carly Jones is their partner and the Managing Broker in Michigan.

 

Our company is majority women-owned. Each of the accomplished women at the helm aspires to mentor and empower others.