OCTOBER 2015 REAL ESTATE FORUM 67 www.globest.com/realestateforum
Industrial real estate is a vital component
of the US and global economy. After all,
the sector’s buildings are
where products are
made, stored and sent
out the the public. Some
of the biggest companies
in the world, from retailers
and food outlets to global
equipment manufacturers, utilize
industrial space, and the sector has long
attracted significant investor attention. It
takes a certain kind of well-connected, savvy broker to bring together
those who need industrial space and those looking to fill the space
they own, or those looking to sell and shed industrtial product, in a
deal that satisfies all parties. The following list features some of the
most prolific industrial leasing and investment sales brokers in the
business. Whether teams or individuals,
these professionals were behind some
of the biggest industrial transactions
that took place in recent months.
METHODOLOGY: Deal infor-
mation is for commission-
able industrial leasing and
investment sales transac-
tions closed nationwide dur-
ing the 12-month period
between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. All
data shown has been supplied and verified by the
companies themselves. In order to even the playing field between brokers in
varying markets, all brokers were scored on three fields: the total number of
transactions, the total square footage of all transactions and the total value
of all transactions. The final score was based on the average of the three
fields, and determined the brokers’ ranking in the final list of the top 20.
TOP
BROKERS
Industrial
REAL ESTATE FORUM’s
TOP LEASING BROKERS
BEN MCNAB
Senior Vice President
JEFF BENDER
Executive Managing Director
TOM MCCORMICK
Senior Vice President
Cushman & Wakefield
Cincinnati
Geographic Focus: Midwest, National
Total Square Footage of Leases: 8,600,000
Total Number of Completed Leases: 229
Total Dollar Value of Leases: $115,700,000
DAVID KELLY
Vice President
CHRISTOPHER HILE
Senior Vice President
Senior Managing Director
ROBERT KOSSAR
Executive Managing Director
JLL
East Rutherford, NJ
Geographic Focus: Northern New Jersey
Total Square Footage of Leases: 7,607,209
Total Number of Completed Leases: 98
Total Dollar Value of Leases: $303,169,859
JOEL LUBIN
Managing Director
NATHAN DEMETSKY
Executive Vice President
ADAM CITRON
Senior Vice President
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