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James P. O'Connell, CCIM
Principal, Senior Vice President
Investment Sales
Real Estate SpecialtyJim specializes in major investment transactions of office, retail and industrial properties. Mr. O’Connell is a partner with Tom Powers, an investment and industrial specialist, and Jeff Bender, an industrial specialist; their Cincinnati-based team, which includes six other professionals, specializes in capital placements throughout the U.S., focusing in the Midwest.
 
Major TransactionsIn his career he has closed approximately 200 investment transactions valued at more than $4.8 billion as well as more than 1,000 lease transactions and major property sales include:
RREEF’s purchase of Cabot Industrial Trust (41 million SF, $2.1 billion),
Prudential Multi-Market Industrial Portfolio (5,2 million SF) National,
Kodak Elmgrove Campus (5.0 million SF) in Rochester, New York
AIC Fund IV Portfolio (1.5 million SF) National
Forest Fair Mall (1.35 million SF),
Hemmer Industrial Portfolio (833,321 SF),
P&G Distribution Center (806,400 SF) in St. Louis, Missouri
Blue Ash Distribution Center (770,705 SF),
Nine West Distribution (713,530 SF),
National City Center (649,619 SF) in Indianapolis, Indiana,
Beechmont Mall (595,476 SF),
Center at 600 Vine (578,892 SF),
Chiquita Center (535,000 SF) (Twice: 1994 & 1999),
580 Building (516,622 SF),
Park 50 TechneCenter (501,093 SF),
PNC Center (497,810 SF) (Twice: 2002 & 2005),
150 West Jefferson (494,463 SF) in Detroit, Michigan,
Humana Centre (383,239 SF) in Jacksonville, Florida

 
Career HistoryJim joined Colliers Turley Martin Tucker in 2002 as a principal after nineteen years with CB Richard Ellis and their Institutional Investment Properties Group.
 
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati, Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, majoring in Management
 
Clients ServedCabot Industrial Trust, Prudential, Heitman Advisors, LaSalle Advisors, ERE Yarmouth, Duke-Weeks, Archon Group, Clarion, STRS of Ohio, MetLife, UBS, TIAA and RREEF
 
Industry AchievementsCCIM Designation (Certified Commercial Investment Member); CCIM Instructor; Ohio Real Estate Salesperson and Broker License; Kentucky Real Estate License.
 

Broker Biographies

James P. O'Connell, CCIM
Jeffrey R. Bender, SIOR, CCIM
Thomas M. Powers, SIOR, CCIM
Michael J. Sullivan, CCIM

Contact Information

Jay Patterson
221 E. Fourth Street
Suite 2600
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Phone: 513.421.4884
Fax: 513.421.1215

Contact Via Email

James P. O'Connell
joconnell@ctmt.com
Jeffrey R. Bender
jbender@ctmt.com
Thomas M. Powers
tpowers@ctmt.com
Michael J. Sullivan
msullivan@ctmt.com