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Sean Lyons

Sean Lyons

Founding Partner, Multifamily & Student Housing Specialist

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Chicago, Illinois
Joined October 2025

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Summary

Experienced multifamily and student-housing broker and founder — Sean co‑founded Triad Real Estate Partners and has led or participated in hundreds of investment-sales transactions across the U.S., with firm materials and public profiles attributing roughly $900M+ in closed transactions (over 175 deals) and several thousand apartment/student housing units to his deal experience. triadrepartners+2
Operator and capital partner in development/investment platform — As a partner and co‑founder of Jackson Dearborn Partners, Sean focuses on fundraising, investor relations and marketing while helping grow a vertically integrated development and acquisition pipeline that the firm reports at scale across Midwest and Western U.S. markets. jacksondearborn+1
Built on a brokerage foundation — Prior to founding Triad, Sean served as a senior associate at Marcus & Millichap within its national multi‑housing practice, developing the deal origination and brokerage expertise that underpins his later leadership at Triad and Jackson Dearborn. triadrepartners+1
Chicago‑based licensed broker with Boston College background — Public profiles list Sean as a Chicago resident (Triad office address in Chicago), licensed in multiple states (IL, WI), and a Boston College alumnus (BA in English). triadrepartners+1

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Enjoys family time (being a dad), writing, traveling and playing golf. triadrepartners