Power Broker
Joseph Learner
Chairman, North American Brokerage, Chicago, Savills
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone (312) 595-2915
Specialties
Tenant Rep, Tenant Rep (Office)
Property Types
Hospitality, Industrial, Land, Office, Flex
Markets
Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati/Dayton, Dallas/Ft Worth, Orange County (California), Brownsville/Harlingen
Bio
Joe joined the firm in 1989 and is a member of Savills board of directors and its seven-person executive committee. As a regional manager based in the Chicago office since 1997, Joe provides leadership and strategic vision that has helped the office become one of the largest tenant representation practices in the Midwest. Prior to joining Savills, Joe served as a real estate consultant at the former Arthur Andersen, developing strategies to optimize clients’ cash flow and GAAP accounting treatment.
In Chicago, Joe leads a team of professionals consistently ranked as one of the country’s leading tenant advisors. To date, Joe’s team has managed more than 30 million square feet of national transactions with a total value in excess of $25 billion for corporate clients such as Exelon Corporation, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Accenture, Stericycle and UnitedHealth Group – and for law firm clients, including Kirkland & Ellis, Skadden Arps, Vedder Price, Benesch and Sheppard Mullin.
Joe specializes in structuring complex real estate transactions for major public corporations, not-for-profit organizations, service firms, and private organizations where cash flow, stock price, partner distributions, accounting implications, and optimal lease negotiations are critical. He has also helped numerous clients achieve cost savings through the analysis of real estate financing structures for leases and capital improvements.
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