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Company Experience

Ken Yantek, based in Cleveland, joined Colliers Ostendorf-Morris in April 1999 as a member of the expanded Corporate Services Group (“CSG”). CSG provides a broad range of coordinated national and global real estate management services to major corporations.  Mr. Yantek manages client requirements for facility services and also negotiates leases, dispositions and acquisitions.  He is also a licensed attorney and Realtor.  Formerly, Mr. Yantek was a member of a similar business unit for a major competitor.

Professional Accreditations, Affiliations and Community Involvement

Mr. Yantek has co-published several real estate articles and has completed a full range of appraisal studies through the Society of Real Estate Appraisers.  He is also a member of:

Cleveland Bar Association
Cleveland Area Board of Realtors (CABOR)
National Associations of Realtors (NAR)
Ohio Associations of Realtors (OAR)

Areas of Specialization
Corporate Services, Dispositions, Acquisitions

Education
Mr. Yantek graduated cum laude with a dual Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Finance from Boston College. 

He earned his JD Degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law and also received a Master of Business Administration Degree from Cleveland State University.

Achievements

Mr. Yantek held the position of manager of real estate services for LTV Steel Company where he was responsible for the preparation of legal documents, negotiation and administration of office and facility leases with annual rentals in excess of $4 million.  He also directed contractors for facility design, maintenance, relocation and construction.  Mr. Yantek additionally supervised real estate record management and participated in negotiations for the sale of idled or surplus property averaging $5 million per year over a three-year period.

As Operations Manager and in-house counsel for the King James Group, a major real estate developer, Mr. Yantek negotiated construction and long-term financing sources and coordinated financing relationships for company projects in addition to his legal and property management responsibilities.

Mr. Yantek began his career in real estate as an appraiser for a major lending institution.  During his tenure there, he held a number of positions including vice president of finance in charge of financial and investment analysis of real estate.  Mr. Yantek also directed the management and eventual sale of four major real estate projects owned by the bank generating $3 million profit over a two-year period in the midst of record real estate losses.  He also served on the executive loan committee.