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Beginning his real estate career in 1992, James Mecham is a Vice President with CBRE who has extensive industry experience. James has gained valuable insight working in a variety of disciplines which include property management, development/construction, leasing, and property acquisition and disposition.

James joined CBRE in 2007 and specializes in office investment properties. Because of his vast experience, he is able to assist developers, owners and investors navigate seamlessly through financial analyses, occupancy evaluations, debt-financing arrangements, strategy implementation, and the complex negotiation of lease and sale transactions.

During his tenure with CBRE, James has leased over 1 million square feet of office space and has sold in excess of $100 million of real property.

Education

  • University of Utah, Bachelor of Science, Consumer Studies & Economics

Pro Affiliations / Accreditations

  • U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Member
  • National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Member

Achievements

  • CCIM Business Excellence Award Platinum Performer, 2012
  • CoStar Power Broker Award, 2011
  • CBRE Top 5 Producer Award, 2009
  • Coldwell Banker Commercial Gold Circle of Distinction Award, 2006
  • Coldwell Banker Commercial Silver Circle of Distinction Award, 2005
  • Coldwell Banker Commercial Bronze Circle of Distinction Award, 2004
  • Coldwell Commercial NRT Top Producer Award, 2003

Clients Represented

  • GE Capital Financial
  • Okland Construction
  • Chase Manhattan Bank
  • CIT Bank
  • Principal Life
  • Reynolds Brothers Construction
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Specializing in Office Properties throughout Utah.

Eric Smith, Kreg Peterson, James Mecham, and Laurie Adair specialize in the leasing and investment of office properties. We represent tenants and landlords in negotiating office leases locally, nationally, and globally, as well as assisting clients with development opportunities, the acquisition and disposal of investment property, and owner-user office buildings.

We work with tenants in a variety of industries including, but not limited to, entertainment, media, energy, pharmaceuticals, technology, finance, healthcare, engineering, medical, government, hotel/hospitality services, environmental, legal and non-profit.

We are among the industry’s top professionals in Utah. Our commitment to our clients, diverse experience and market knowledge, and passion for the business have earned us long-term relationships with leaders in development, construction and investment. We proudly offer our clients a wide spectrum of services coupled with the resources of the best company in the business.

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We represent a wide range of tenants from many industries with differing real estate requirements. We help our clients align their real estate needs with strategic business, financial and operational objectives. Our services for relocations, expansions, consolidations, subleases, acquisitions and dispositions include:

  • Current situation and business plan analysis
  • Space planning/programming
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  • Strategic site selection
  • Municipal incentives identification
  • Comparative property, infrastructure and financial analysis
  • Transaction negotiation
  • Build-out and post-occupancy services

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By providing strategic consulting and transaction management services, we empower owners, investors and developers to make the best real estate decisions possible. The key to our success is founded on three fundamental objectives:

  • Enhancing value
  • Managing risk

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