Robert Blumenthal Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Clients: General Services Administration, AECOM (East Region)Conducted market optimization planning, engaged in lease, purchase and sale agreements involving corporate and governmental real estate renewals, relocations, acquisition and disposition, expansion and contraction; restructures in office, retail, and light industrial sectors. Managed day-to-day transactions of properties on behalf of numerous national and global corporate services clients. • Managed AECOM eastern region… Show more Clients: General Services Administration, AECOM (East Region)Conducted market optimization planning, engaged in lease, purchase and sale agreements involving corporate and governmental real estate renewals, relocations, acquisition and disposition, expansion and contraction; restructures in office, retail, and light industrial sectors. Managed day-to-day transactions of properties on behalf of numerous national and global corporate services clients. • Managed AECOM eastern region portfolio of on average 23 assignments at any given time during various stages of acquisition and disposition process.• Achieved average space reduction of 51% on four recent lease renewals by downsizing in place.• Serviced current and new accounts by coordinating and monitoring various transaction activities.• Collaborated and interfaced with various internal departments to manage purchase, sales and leasetransactions.• Served as in-house point-of-contact for clients, brokers, and others to collect or to provide information on all account transactions.• Monitored internal and external workflows to ensure consistent quality of service and work product.• Coordinated team resources that included legal, project management, administrative and consulting.• Supervised and mentored transaction coordinator role. Show less

Clients: Charter Communications (Midwest Region), TK Elevator, Archer Daniels Midland• Oversaw retail initiatives that resulted in lease acquisition of 65 Spectrum stores in 40 months.• Supported T-K Elevator corporate-directed lease acquisitions, renewals, and dispositions nationwide.• Implemented Archer Daniels Midland disposition strategy that resulted in $5M sale of complex company-owned properties in Brazil, Paraguay, Tennessee, and Illinois.

Clients: Humana, Zurich / Farmers Insurance• Oversaw 1.2 million square feet of corporate leased facilities in HQ market in Louisville, Kentucky.• Implemented key strategic lease modification initiative over five-month period, impacting 300K square feet in three properties, resulting in rent savings of $6.4M.• Negotiated 94K square-foot regional Famers Insurance office in Plantation, Florida.

Clients: General Services Administration, AT&T / Ameritech / SecurityLink. Managed leasehold portfolios for federal agencies, including Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice. • Negotiated two specialized built-to-suit facilities in Florida: 33K square foot sector headquarters building for Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and 22K square foot building for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. • Co-directed team in procuring… Show more Clients: General Services Administration, AT&T / Ameritech / SecurityLink. Managed leasehold portfolios for federal agencies, including Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice. • Negotiated two specialized built-to-suit facilities in Florida: 33K square foot sector headquarters building for Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and 22K square foot building for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. • Co-directed team in procuring administrative space in 342 leased locations in 29 states in commercial airports for Transportation Security Administration within eight-month period in 9/11 aftermath. Show less