Tenant Representation &
Transaction Advisory Services

a Highly Experienced, cross disciplinary Transaction team dedicated to serving users of space

We operate as holistic real estate advisors with a single mandate: to design strategies that support our clients’ financial, operational, and organizational goals. When those strategies involve transactions, we treat each engagement as a unique challenge—bringing specialized resources and expertise to ensure success.

Our transaction approach begins with a deep investment in understanding client business, operations, organizational structure, mission, and vision. Drawing on extensive real estate expertise—combined with business and legal acumen—we evaluate the full spectrum of possibilities and develop strategies tailored to your objectives. Our advisory first model fosters consensus building, ensuring client leadership and key stakeholders are in alignment around the best path forward.

Throughout the transaction process, clients benefit from the support of our fully salaried, in-house team, with expertise spanning research, marketing, finance, transactions, construction, land planning, space utilization, and legal. By working in partnership with client leadership, we maximize leverage, create value, run parallel processes, build consensus efficiently, and mitigate risk at every critical milestone—no matter how complex the situation.

From world-renowned nonprofits, museums, and educational institutions to Fortune 500 companies, JM Zell has successfully structured strategies and assisted clients in executing transactions across North America and internationally.