Douglas S. Imber is co-founder and President of Essex Realty Group, Inc. He has been involved in nearly $2 billion of investment real estate transactions throughout his 31 year career and has represented many of Chicago's most prominent real estate companies and institutions. In addition, Doug has been the general partner of more than 5,000 apartment units across the United States.

Doug has been honored numerous times as Chicago's top multi-family broker and is a regular speaker and writer regarding Chicago's investment real estate market.

Doug lives in Glencoe with his wife Lisa, a real estate attorney, where they raised their twins, Jacob and Arielle.