Profile

Mike is an Executive Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield with over 30 years of brokerage experience focused in the office building sector. Mike joined the firm in 1990 and been consistently recognized as a top producer in the Phoenix office and enjoys a diverse area of practice areas including tenant representation, office agency and project development, investment sale transactions and land sale transactions. Mike's team includes 3 brokerage professionals and is the Phoenix office's number one office team completing approximately 100 office lease or sale transactions per year.

Over his career, Mike has completed sale and lease transactions totaling over $3.5 Billion in consideration and has advised his developer and institutional clients on the development of more than 5.5 million square feet of office and back office flex space. As a result of Mike's extensive involvement with new development projects, he has negotiated numerous lease and build-to-suit transactions with very prominent companies including regional operation centers with Humana, Aetna, Cigna Healthcare, Brookfield Residential, Wells Fargo, Pulte Homes, American Express, and the corporate headquarters for University of Phoenix.

Experience:

2015 – Present: Cushman & Wakefield Executive Managing Director, Office Group, Phoenix, Arizona

2013 – 2014: Cushman & Wakefield Executive Managing Director, Office Group, Phoenix, Arizona

1990 – 2013: Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona Executive Director, Office Properties Division, Phoenix, Arizona

Professional Affiliations:

NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties)

ULI (Urban Land Institute)

Community Leadership:

Christ Church Lutheran, Board of Directors

Vice President, Christ Cares Clinic (non-profit healthcare)

CLS Foundation (educational scholarships)

Community Leadership:

Christ Church Lutheran, Board of Directors

Vice President, Christ Cares Clinic (non-profit healthcare)

CLS Foundation (educational scholarships)

Awards & Associations

Professional Recognition:

Top 5 Producer, Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona (2002-2006, 2016)

Top 10 Producer, Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona (2002-2010, 2016)

Client Services Award, Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona (2010)

Teamwork Award, Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona (2010)

Top Office Agency Leasing Team Cushman & Wakefield (2007-2010, 2013-2016)

Deal of the Year Award, Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona (2005)

National Achievement Conference Award Participant (2002-2006)

2011 – 2012 People to Know in Commercial Brokerage, AZRE Magazine

Team

Our team has over 65 years of combined experience in providing comprehensive commercial real estate services with exceptional capability in executing effective marketing and project leasing strategies. With superior in depth market knowledge, our clients can expect a dedicated, thoughtful and results-driven approach from every member of our team. This translates to a shorter project lease up and more favorable economic terms.

By completing in excess of over 100 lease transactions every year, our team brings tremendous value to the asset by negotiating the most favorable terms for the owner. We pride ourselves on thinking like an owner, so that asset value is maximized. Our team has a significant presence in the most active submarkets in the Phoenix area thereby allowing us to have a real-time pulse on tenant activity in the market. Consider the following:

1,044 - the total number of lease transactions our team has completed since 2008

9.8M SF - the total square footage our team has leased or sold in metro Phoenix since 2008

$2.4B - the total consideration of the lease and sale transactions our team has closed since 2008

JEFF WENTWORTH

Executive Managing Director

CHRIS WALKER

Senior Director

Clients

Goldman Sachs

KBS Realty Advisors

USAA Real Estate Company

ViaWest Group

Lincoln Property Group

Angelo, Gordon & Co.

Regent Properties

Principal Financial Group

Northwood Investors

Sterling Equities

A&B Properties, Inc.

DW Capital Partners, LLC

New York Life

Ryan Companies

Metro Commercial Properties

Wentworth Property Company