Mr. Morgan began his real estate development career in 1992 for United Airlines as corporate-wide manager of capital investments and improvements. John started residential multi-unit building development and refurbishing single family homes in Chicago in 1997. After living in Paris, John returned to Chicago to start Savane Properties with the goal of designing and building superior homes. He is the son of an architect and brother to a carpenter and contractor.  John enjoys playing ice hockey on the weekends and has played in numerous jazz and blues bands over the years.

At Savane, Mike is highly engaged in assisting clients with their home design and well as working in the field to translate the ideal into reality. Prior to joining the Savane team, Mike was with Charles Vincent George Designs, Landrosh Development, and DeStefano and Partners in various project management design roles. His responsibilities included code/zoning research, planning/design, construction contracting, and client/consultant coordination for luxury single family homes, multiunit residential, commercial tenant build outs, and schools. Mike coaches tee ball and enjoys spending time with his family on the weekends.

Kevin leads the architecture department and is highly engaged with clients and the skillful creativity needed to lead successful projects. His knowledge and experience in navigating Chicago’s building codes along with his ability to guide clients through Savane’s design process makes for an enjoyable and efficient experience. Kevin’s background is heavy in luxury urban residential design throughout Chicago, having worked with Landrosh Development, FitzGerald Associates, and Skidmore Owings and Merrill. Being from Wisconsin, Kevin is unfortunately a Packer fan.  He also enjoys coaching his children and spending time with his young family in his spare time.

Ricardo has been with Savane Properties for five years providing excellent customer service. Ricardo enjoys repairing his own house on the weekends as well as spending time with his family.

Nora worked as a staff accountant/tax professional for five years, processing payroll for multiple clients, preparing individual and corporate tax returns, and translating documents from Spanish to English. In 2012 Nora left public accounting to become the office manager and bookkeeper of the third largest union in the Midwest. Nora delightfully joined our team in 2017.

Before joining Savane Properties, Ed previously operated F & K Construction for 15 years. His experience includes customer service, project management, estimating, framing, finish carpentry, plumbing, painting and electrical.

Brian comes to Savane with over 10 years of construction experience.  Brian started his career as a residential and commercial carpenter.  His primary focus for the last 7 years has been in the high-end home market in both Lincoln Park and Bucktown.  He has worked on over 35 multi-million dollar homes, focusing on the high level of detail and precision it takes to complete such a house.  Brian prides himself on the great customer care he offers to clients and his general knowledge and understanding of all facets of construction.  Brian enjoys the outdoors including white water rafting.

Honnie’s experience and involvement with the built environment goes back over a decade. She started her career in high-end residential design 11 years ago at Environs Development. In the years since, Honnie has expanded her experience to include building information modeling and building energy modeling for companies within the electrical, interior design, and energy auditing fields and her background in engineering affords her a unique approach to design. In her free time, Honnie loves to sew, read, spend time with her family, and if weather permits, ride her motorcycle.

Dean comes to Savane with almost a decade of experience in the construction and engineering field. Prior to joining, Dean worked throughout Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin restoring and remodeling single family homes. Dean enjoys spending his time with family during the weekends and is an avid Chicago Sports fan and history buff.

Kumayel has been with Savane Properties for three years and he is the manager of our customer service department. Kumayel is a passionate Chicago sports fan.

Prior to joining Savane, Matthew worked extensively developing luxury, high-end single family residences in the North Shore area of Chicago with Heritage Builders and Architech Contractors. His European education coupled with his American experience equips him with a unique mixture in understanding the construction and planning of modern houses. Matthew is thrilled to see that his older son shares his passion for architecture and is currently studying at the University of Illinois. During his free time, Matthew loves to ski, play tennis, and follow Formula One racing.

Silvia has worked in corporate accounting with TransUnion Credit Corp and Blackman Kallick LLP as a public accountant. In 2005 Silvia started her own practice offering accounting consulting to small business in Chicago before starting at Savane in 2010.

Cynthia knew she wanted to be an Architect since the age of nine. From that point on, design has been an all-consuming addiction for her. She loves the challenge of blending beauty and function to suit each unique project. Cynthia offers both a practical and aesthetic perspective derived from a diverse background of employment with Architects, Developers and Builders on a multitude of project types. Prior to joining the Savane team, Cynthia was a Project Architect at Environs Development for almost a decade. Cynthia also loves to read, bake and is infatuated with all things Italian. When not designing, she enjoys time with her husband and growing family.

Steve has over 30 years of experience in the Chicagoland residential custom home building industry. Steve joined Savane Properties as a Senior Project Manager conveying passion and commitment to quality, integrity, and customer service to all his projects.

Bill has over 20 years of construction experience ranging from building vintage homes, remodeling, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and all facets of back up generators. Bill has been involved with general contracting and development since 2005. When he joined Savane Properties, Bill chose project management so that his main focus could be construction. Bill is passionate about building, as it is his primary motivator.