CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD PROMOTES DONNELLY, JR., TO EVP IN NEW JERSEY

Commercial Leasing and Sales Specialist Active with Two Successful Teams

MORRISTOWN, N.J. – May 3, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Robert Donnelly, Jr., CCIM, of Allamuchy, N.J., has been promoted to the position of executive vice president at Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. in Morristown. He joined the commercial real estate services firm 10 years ago and quickly has achieved one of the firm’s highest-level titles.

Donnelly, Jr. specializes in commercial leasing and sales. He has been involved in transactions on behalf of notable clients including AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent, BASF, General Electric, JP Morgan Chase, Verizon, Pfizer and Hewlett Packard, among others.

He is an active member of Cushman & Wakefield’s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group, which specializes in investment sales of office, industrial, multifamily and retail properties throughout New Jersey, New York, Fairfield County, Conn., and Pennsylvania. In this role, Donnelly, Jr. has been involved in more than $1.6 billion in sales, including corporate and investment assets. He has led the team’s expansion into middle-market transactions less than $20 million.

Donnelly, Jr. is also part of the leasing team headed by Bob Donnelly and Marc Rosenberg, and has concluded strategic leasing assignments including tenant representation, landlord representation, sublease dispositions and build-to-suit lease transactions. Currently, he leads the marketing efforts for Headquarters Plaza, the 700,000-square-foot office and mixed-use complex where Cushman & Wakefield maintains its Morristown offices.

“I am fortunate to be part of two teams, both of which are established among Cushman & Wakefield’s most successful producers nationwide,” Donnelly, Jr. said. “The strength of this firm’s international platform, and the opportunities afforded by New Jersey’s excellent market fundamentals and deep office and industrial inventories have provided me with a chance to grow and succeed in this business.”

Gualberto “Gil” Medina, Cushman & Wakefield’s New Jersey executive managing director, noted that Donnelly, Jr.’s dual role, in turn, has added value for his clients. “Robert’s ability to ‘see both sides’ in terms of investment sales and leasing, and convey that perspective to both property owners and corporate users is extremely helpful in helping them understand and adapt to today’s changing real estate climate,” Medina said. “This is among the many strengths that have led to his success within this competitive business. We congratulate him on his latest advancement.”

Donnelly earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration/marketing from Appalachian State University in North Carolina. He is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), and holds a real estate license in the State of New Jersey.

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