Daniel E. Arends has over 18 years experience in commercial real estate, focusing his attention on representing tenants in the Metropolitan Chicago market.  He has completed more than 1,000 assignments totaling over ten million square feet of office space throughout his career.
Over the last decade Dan has established himself as one of the premier downtown tenant representation broker.  In 1999 he was one of three finalists for “Transaction of the Year” for his work with True North Communications, Inc.  In 2002 he was awarded “Most Prepared Broker” by Prime Real Estate Investment Trust.  In 2004, 2006 and 2007, Dan was one of five finalists for “Office Broker of the Year”. In 2005, his team was awarded “Transaction of the Year” for their work with Sara Lee Corporation.  Dan also was recognized as a top leasing broker in the national publication, The Real Estate Forum in 2008.

Previous Employment

Prior to joining Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler, Dan was with Insignia/ESG and CB Richard Ellis where he was consistently one of the top producers in the Downtown office.

Representative Client List

Associated Press; Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission; Baker Robbins & Company; Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.; Candle Corporation of America; Caremark Orthopedic Services, Inc.; Cassiday, Schade & Gloor; Chicago Children’s Choir; closerlook, inc.; DePaul University; DIGITAS; Elkay Manufacturing Company; Flashpoint Academy; Humana; Interactive Brokers, LLC; McGraw-Hill, Inc.; McKenna Storer; Microsoft; PrivateBank and Trust Company; Quinlan & Crisham; Roosevelt University; Sara Lee; Schultz, Chez & Jesser; Sears Mortgage Corporation; Standard & Poor's; True North Communications; UNUM; and Wallace Computer Services, Inc.

Industry Affiliation

Dan is the current President of the Commercial Office Leasing Brokers Association (COLBA), and has been on its Board of Directors for three years.

Community Involvement
Dan is a member of the United States Professional Tennis Association and City of Hope.

Areas of Specialization
Corporate Sales and Leasing

Education

Dan received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Finance from University of Wisconsin and his Juris Doctorate/Masters of Business Administration from DePaul University. 

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