About
Professional Summary
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
Accomplishments
- #1 Ranked in MI; #1 in Midwest; #2 All-Retail Agent East USA
- #1 Office for Most Properties Underwritten
- #1 Agent in #1 Most Profitable Office Nationwide
- Multi-Billion Dollar Producer; Closed in 46 states
- Wallstreet Journal: Top 30 Investment Professional
- National Achievement Awards
- Chairman’s Club; Top 10 Net-Leased
- CoStar’s Power Broker
- DBusiness 30 in their Thirties Award
- Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame
- New Book: DIARY OF A DEALMAKER
Education
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: COMMUNICATIONS
Memberships & Involvements
- ICSC: Interntional Council of Shopping Centers
- Adopt a Refugee
- Board of Imerman Angels
- Chaldean American Ladies of Charity
- Chaldean Chamber of Commerce
- Giving The Dollar
- The D-Man Foundation
- Jewish Tree Foundation
- National MS Society
- Shriners Children Hospital
- St. Jude Children’s Hospital Catholic Charities of Michigan Holocaust Memorial Center
- Walk to End Alzheimer’s
- Wounded Warriors
My Team
My Team
Based in Colliers International's Southfield Office, Paul Choukourian serves as the Executive Managing Director and Market Leader for the Southeast Michigan Region with locations in Ann Arbor, Birmingham and Southfield.
Responsibilities include oversight in all aspects of the commercial real estate business: sales and leasing, education and training, recruitment and the regional philanthropic endeavors.
Additionally, within Colliers, Paul serves on the United States Managers Steering Committee.
Paul began his career with a small office development firm which allowed him to work in multiple aspects of the commercial real estate industry including land assemblage, property acquisition and disposition, construction, property management, leasing and investment sales. Paul then chose to focus on commercial real estate leasing and sales in the office and industrial segments with large public and private organizations for Liberty Property Trust in Michigan and Tampa, Florida and for KIRCO in Metro-Detroit prior to joining Colliers International.
Creative and detail-oriented Digital Marketing Specialist with 15+ years of experience of administrative duties and content creation with a non-profit organization focusing on event planning, marketing and promotional material for print and social media, email marketing campaigns and social media management.
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.
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