About
Professional Summary
Based in Colliers Birmingham Office, Cole Wiand serves as an Associate Investment broker for The Jonna Group which is nationally recognized as an industry leader specializing in the sale of Multifamily, Retail, and Industrial Net-Lease Corporate Brands. As part of an 11 person team, Cole specializes in industrial and retail net-lease credit-tenant dealflow.
Cole began his career in luxury residential construction at Hunter Roberts Homes working in several areas of the business including site management, finance, marketing, and photography/videography. While at the University of Michigan, Cole’s entrepreneurial skillset led him to start two successful businesses: HWM Solutions & Heritage Limewash where he excelled in business development, leadership, and operations / staffing.
Education
Bachelors Degree, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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My Team
My Team
Jonna Group is an industry leader specializing in the sale of Net-Lease corporate brands to include retail, medical, office, industrial and beyond. Founded by Simon Jonna, Jonna Group is built upon integrity in dealings and a stellar reputation for results. Known to have an elite presence in the investment arena with a multi-billion sales track record coast to coast and closings in over 46 states. When partnering with us, our team of seasoned professionals take a personalized approach with an entrepreneurial ethos towards achieving your investment objectives.
A top nationwide producer upon transition, Jonna Group joined forces with Colliers to form the most dynamic partnership in the industry. Colliers has a 45-year history of building private client relationships with full-service amenities to include investment sales, finance, leasing and property management, etc. Colliers hosts 400+ offices & 18,000 professionals throughout the USA and 68 countries with annual production volume of $130 Billion. The best-in-class brokerage platform offers market-leading technology and bandwidth, with broader reach and client resources, making a market around capital migration and 1031 exchanges like no other, due to the largest buyer pools and a global backing. This Co-Brand with Jonna Group delivers added value that is focused on growing and preserving client wealth with unparalleled network, connectivity and deal flow.
Over the years, Jonna Group’s dominant market share has earned numerous industry accolades such as recognition in the Wallstreet Journal, Dbusiness 30 in their Thirties, and the Real Estate Hall of Fame.
"We seek to establish stepping stones not only by transactions alone but through long-term relationship building. Putting the client's interest first is our main inspiration and most important determinant of our success."
Jonna Group of Colliers and has been Nationally recognized for over 20 years as a Top Net Lease/Multifamily Brokerage Group, an industry leader, specializing in the sale of Multifamily and Net-Lease Corporate Brands.
Our KEY strengths are:
• NNN
• Multifamily
• Mixed-Use
• Market Rate
• Ground Lease
• Lease Analysis
• 1031 Exchanges
• Retail Properties
• Student Housing
• Investment Sales
• New Development
• Real Estate Investing
• Net Leased Properties
• Centers/Power Centers
• Urban High-Rise Rentals
• Senior Living (IL/55+/SL)
• Real Estate Development
• Affordable Housing (LIHTC)
• Investment Grade Tenants
• Net Lease Office Properties
• Landlord Lease Negotiations
• Garden/Mid-Rise Apartments
• Investment Grade Real Estate
• Investment Real Estate Investing
Alex Cross is based in Birmingham, MI and Miami, FL and is responsible for the management of his clients’ real estate portfolios across the U.S., advising them on acquisitions, dispositions, and financing of their investments. Alex serves a broad spectrum of clients ranging from private individuals, developers and landlords to leading corporations and large institutional investors.
Alex began his career with Plante Moran CRESA as a real estate consultant, guiding corporations through the lease, buy, or build process. He then chose to focus on commercial real estate investment sales at the brokerage firm Encore in Farmington Hills, MI. There he was a real estate investment broker before joining Colliers.
Alex works alongside the Jonna Group, a leading national investment division within Colliers. He has been involved in over $100 million in real estate transactions.
Capital Markets Expertise:
- Investment Sales and Acquisitions: Industrial, Office, Retail, Land
- Investment Advisory: Portfolio Management, Sale Leasebacks, 1031 Exchanges, Valuation, Research
- Capital Markets: Sourcing debt and matching equity
