ABOUT

Cricket Hill Holdings is the Chicago-based investment and development firm led by James Sayegh, focused on uncovering overlooked opportunities across every major asset class and bringing new life to underperforming assets. The company partners with proven operators and takes on ventures where thoughtful project design, creative problem-solving, and hands-on execution can unlock real value. Cricket Hill exists to efficiently deliver great risk-adjusted returns to investors and great outcomes to stakeholders.

TEAM

James Sayegh

Jim Sayegh is the Founder and CEO of Cricket Hill. He has led millions of square feet of development nationwide that have included multi-family, mixed-use, student housing, retail, office and self-storage. Mr. Sayegh previously led development at Elmdale Partners, where he helped lead its self-storage platform's growth into a top 75 national storage company. Before that, he launched his first investment and development firm at age 24 and went on to deliver multiple award-winning adaptive re-use and value-add projects across the Midwest and Northeast. Jim holds several degrees from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and has served in multiple civic and nonprofit advisory roles.

SERVICES

FOR INVESTORS AND SPONSORS

Cricket Hill exists to provide investors with access to capital efficient ventures that can deliver great, risk-adjusted returns. We identify projects and joint venture partners that align with our investor-focused objectives. We create value by sourcing opportunities, leading development, managing assets, and partnering with operators who excel at execution—turning overlooked properties into strong, high-performing investments and often helping other talented sponsors become more investable.

CONTACT

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