CRAIG S. WIELANSKY is President of L³ Corporation, a company he founded and whose operation he has overseen since March 1998. Craig specializes in tenant representation, obtaining and overseeing listing assignments with national landlords and publicly traded REITs, and sale of single tenant net leases. His duties have included representing a number of retailers on a national and international basis. Craig has completed transactions in 46 states and all provinces of Canada.

Over the past 37 years, Craig has worked with such retailers as:

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, ARHAUS FURNITURE, CHILI’S, CHUCK E. CHEESE’S, DAVE & BUSTER’S, EL POLLO LOCO, FRESH THYME FARMERS MARKET, GOLF GALAXY, JC PENNEY, MASTRO’S RESTAURANTS, ORGANIZED LIVING, PETSMART, PIER 1 IMPORTS, ROCKLER WOODWORKING & HARDWARE, ROSS DRESS FOR LESS, RULER FOODS, SALTGRASS STEAK HOUSE, SEARS, SHOE CARNIVAL, STAPLES, THE TILE SHOP, TOTAL WINE & MORE, ULTA BEAUTY, UNITED HEALTH GROUP, VISIONWORKS, AND WILD OATS.

Craig has worked with such landlords as:

WEINGARTEN REALTY, DDR CORP, RPT, ACADIA, THE KROENKE GROUP, KIMCO AND VIKING.

Craig’s professional accomplishments and highlights:

• Graduated from the University of Texas in 1982 with a B.B.A. in Accounting/Honors Business
• Successfully completed the certified public accounting exam
• Received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas in 1984
• Practiced law for three years with a mid-sized private law firm specializing in Tax and Real Estate Law
• After practicing law, he went to work for a national developer, Sansone Group, as Director of Acquisitions in 1987 and later as Vice President of Tenant Representation, where he completed 4,000,000 square feet of transactions
• In January 1997, he was hired by The Midland Group as Vice President of Tenant Representation where he completed over 1,700,000 square feet of transactions
• Craig formed L³ Corporation in 1998; since its inception, L³ Corporation has completed over 40,322,887 square feet of tenant representation and disposition transactions in over 100 cities in the United States and Canada
• Craig was induction to REjournals 2023 Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame. The Midwest commercial real estate industry is filled with inspirational leaders and successful business professionals.
• He was awarded the X-Team Education Impact Award for 2023-2024. X-Team Retail Advisors is an  alliance of retail real estate specialists with offices located in major cities throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Craig is involved with and currently serves or previously served on:

The St. Louis Sports Commission Board of Directors
The University of Texas Business School Honors Business Advisory Board
The Brehm Preparatory School Board of Trustees
The Brehm Preparatory School Foundation
Tamarisk Country Club Finance Committee
Tamarisk Country Club Board of Directors
ICSC Foundation Mentorship Program