Almost two decades ago, two college students began leasing apartments at Illinois State University. The friendship and the work ethic they built there became Triton.
Matthew Fritzshall and Harrison Cohen began leasing apartments to students at Illinois State University. Two flip phones and their tenacity made up the entire leasing team.
In one year they took occupancy of more than 200 apartments from 30% to 97%, and started a lifetime friendship and an early foundation in commercial real estate.
After college Matt joined the multifamily brokerage division of one of the top national commercial real estate firms, where he met Edward Liss. Transactions were few and far between. It was a great time to learn the business and live through a down cycle, and their persistence turned them into close friends who closed some of their first deals together.
After a few years at a boutique multifamily firm, Matt started the brokerage division of a local Chicago real estate company. It quickly grew to more than 700 units, with Matt on over a dozen of those acquisitions. Ed rejoined him, Matt Buckingham joined shortly after, and the culture they built became the blueprint for a company that reflected how they wanted to do business.
Matt and Ed founded Triton. Harrison left his career as a litigation attorney at two major downtown Chicago law firms to build its multifamily brokerage. Summer interns have been part of every year since, a reminder of the college leasing office where it began.
The team has grown organically, one person at a time, each attracted to the same core values.
A minute and a half with the team, on the blocks they know best.
The film has no sound; it plays with on-screen titles.
The Chicago Association of Realtors Commercial Forum Awards are chosen from 4,000 members, Chicago’s largest commercial real estate community.
Team memberships include the CAR Commercial Forum, Neighborhood Builders Owners Alliance, Edgewater Uptown Builders Alliance, Northwest Side Building Coalition, Rogers Park Builders Group, Chicagoland and National Apartment Associations, and the Illinois State Bar Association real estate section.
Fifteen brokers, advisors and staff, each with a direct line.
Meet the team