About
Professional Summary
Local and national corporations rely on my expertise in tenant representation and strategic real estate advisory services. I am passionate about understanding my clients’ business and ensuring the real estate solution matches the business goals. Over the course of my 18-year career, I have gained experience working on both the tenant and landlord side of the business, giving me a unique perspective and invaluable understanding to commercial real estate.
I began my career at The Staubach Company representing tenants before joining Equity Office Properties where I leased 4 million square feet of the suburban and downtown portfolio. At the sale of Equity Office to Blackstone, I joined Cushman & Wakefield focusing exclusively on representing tenants. I rose to senior director before joining Colliers International in 2014, where I continue to specialize in strategic advisory sources for local and national companies.
Accomplishments
- Everest Club, Colliers International Americas region
- Top Producer, Cushman & Wakefield
- Member of top leasing team in the country, Equity Office Properties
Education
- MBA, Loyola University, Chicago
- BA, University of Colorado, Boulder
Memberships & Involvements
I am an active member of the Chicago chapter of CoreNet Global. I coach a variety of my three sons’ sporting teams at any given point in the year.
Clients
- Rakuten
- Expedia
- Forward Space
- Origami Risk
- Gordon & Rees
- Hennes & Mauritz
- Ingenico
- Vital Proteins
- MotionPR
- NCSA (Next College Student Athlete)
- National Investment Services
- Presence Health
- Silveredge Consulting
- Starr Companies
- Steelcase
- Warner Bros
- WorleyParsons
Services
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My Team
My Team
I am a principal at Colliers International, chairman of our National Law Firm Services group, and chair of our National Tenant Advisory Council. I have exclusively specialized in tenant representation for my entire 30+ year career. My strengths are my deep relationships within Colliers and the Chicago market and my highly strategic approach and unrelenting negotiation style.
In my career, I have completed more than 1,500 assignments totaling more than 12 million square feet of office space for many of Chicago’s leading companies.
I am a senior client services coordinator with Colliers International's Downtown Chicago Office Advisory Group, supporting Daniel Arends, a principal and Dougal Jeppe, an executive vice president. Having over 20 years' experience working in commercial real estate, providing exceptional internal sales support to our broker team and our clients through efficient and high quality administrative and general support services. I assist on projects such as presentation support; listing preparation; transaction administration; gathering market knowledge through various internal and external resources and coordinating promotional and post-sales marketing materials.
John Arends is an Associate at Colliers within their Downtown Chicago Office focusing on representing tenants in their search for office space, primarily within the Chicago CBD.