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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Jonna Group is the industry leader specializing in the sale of Net-Lease corporate brands to include retail, medical, office, industrial, along with national Multifamily and beyond. Founded by Simon Jonna and built upon integrity that promotes entrepreneurial ethos and a nimble culture with a reputation for results. Over the years, Jonna Group’s dominant market share has earned numerous industry accolades such as #1 Listing Sale Agent on Crexi nationwide, CoreNet Global Broker of the Year, Wall Street Journal, Dbusiness 30 in their Thirties, and the Real Estate Hall of Fame.
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, representing every region from Urban Core City Centers to submarkets across Middle America. A top nationwide producer upon transition, Jonna Group joined forces with Colliers to form the most dynamic partnership in the industry. Colliers International is ranked a Top 3 Brand worldwide with a 45-year history of building private client relationships. Full-service amenities include investment sales, finance, leasing, property management, appraisals, tax appeals and more. Colliers hosts 500+ offices & 18,000 professionals throughout the USA and 68 countries with annual production volume of $130+ Billion. The best-in-class brokerage platform offers leading technology and bandwidth, with broader reach and resources, making a market around capital migration and 1031 exchanges due to the largest buyer pools and a global infusion of capital placement into U.S. Properties. The co-brand with Jonna Group delivers added value that is focused on growing and preserving client wealth with unparalleled network, connectivity and deal flow.
"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." – Simon Jonna
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 executing over $500 million in transaction volume encompassing industrial, office and retail product throughout the U.S.
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
