About
Professional Summary
Jeff Mulder is an Executive Vice President for Colliers Chicago downtown office. He has over 17 years of experience and serves as a strategic consultant and real estate specialist in all facets of real estate providing end-to-end solutions for each project he undertakes.
Prior to joining Colliers, Jeff was a partner with Holly Duran Real Estate Partners LLC, a boutique real estate services provider in downtown Chicago. Jeff utilized his real estate investment knowledge serving as the firm’s financial specialist while providing tenant representative services account management in office, industrial and data center transactions. Before joining Holly Duran Real Estate Partners, Jeff worked for Mark Goodman & Associates as a lead site acquisition agent for the firm, in addition to representing tenants in search of office space. He began his career with Cushman & Wakefield where he solicited new business and worked with existing clientele on a national basis.
Accomplishments
Since 2003, Jeff has successfully completed more than 10 million square feet of local, national, and international real estate transactions on behalf of clients totaling over half a billion dollars in consideration. His client list includes several large global corporations, professional services companies, and not-for-profit organizations.
Education
Jeff is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (“CCIM”) and a recognized expert in the disciplines of commercial and investment real estate. Knowledge gained from CCIM provides Jeff with an elite skillset in the areas of investment, market, user decision and financial analysis and negotiation. Under ten percent of all commercial real estate professionals hold this designation.
Jeff is a graduate of Hope College in Holland, Michigan where he majored in Business Administration with and emphasis in Accounting.
Memberships & Involvements
Certified Commerical Investment Memeber (CCIM)
CoreNet Global - Chicago Chapter
Chicago Office Leasing Brokers Association (COLBA)
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Clients
CME Group
Cboe Global Markets
The OCC
Novation Companies
Goldberg Kohn
Freeman Companies
Asian Human Services
Broker’s Risk
Leviton Manufacturing
ABN AMRO
Stadium Network
Illinois FAIR Plan
Services
Skills
Service Lines
Property Type
My Team
My Team
Jeff Newcom is a Senior Vice President for Colliers Chicago office division. Jeff has extensive experience in negotiation, tenant representation, financial analysis, and investments. He has negotiated more than 2,000,000 square feet of local, national, and global real estate transactions over his 12-year career.
His focus and specialty includes tenants that are technology driven and forward-thinking companies that are looking to change the world. His recent clients include LanzaTech, Farmers Business Network, Groupon, Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Cboe.
Holly Duran is one of the country’s most influential women in tenant representation. Acquired by Colliers International, owner and principal of Holly Duran Real Estate Partners, as an experienced strategic real estate advisor, she provides knowledge-based guidance to corporate and institutional users to optimize their real estate portfolios, create efficiencies and enhance the workplace. Holly has spearheaded lease negotiations for more than 15 million square feet of space, consistently achieving highly aggressive, flexible, cost-saving transactions. Additionally, Holly and her team have performed numerous sale/leaseback transactions on behalf of their clients including the historic Chicago Board of Trade Building, the Kansas City Board of Trade Building and the NYMEX Building at 300 Vesey Street in New York. Holly’s tenacious negotiating skills have been acknowledged by satisfied clients and creative colleagues around the world, and she has received numerous prestigious recognitions, including the Chicago Food Depository’s “Tenant Representative of the Year” award.
Lois is a Senior Vice President at Colliers International specializing in tenant representation and lease portfolio management on an international basis. Lois provides oversite of the real estate holdings of numerous financial market leaders in the Chicagoland market. Lois’ hospitality experience provides a skillset that enables her to turn challenges into a better user experience for her clients. She is known for her in-depth, strategic client services and proven track record in completing projects on time and on budget.