Professional Experience
Associated Office

Previously he was a Vice Chairman in Debt & Structured Finance at CBRE and Co-Head of U.S. Large Loans focusing on institutional debt advisory. His expertise lies in originating, underwriting, pricing, structuring, negotiating, syndicating and securitizing large commercial real estate finance transactions.
Since joining CBRE in July of 2016, James has arranged more than $45 billion in large fixed- and floating-rate transactions ranging from single assets to large portfolios. To date, James has originated more than $75 billion in commercial real estate loans throughout the United States, spanning all property types.
James has more than 20 years of experience with commercial real estate and financial organizations. Before joining CBRE, James was a Director in the commercial real estate loan origination and capital markets businesses at Deutsche Bank. While at Deutsche, he originated, structured, closed and sold transactions totaling $30 billion, earning a reputation for tackling some of the market’s most complex transactions.
Prior to Deutsche Bank, James was a member of Société Générale’s large loan origination and structuring desk and began his career with MMA Realty Capital’s debt fund.
- The Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University, Master of Business Administration in Investment Management/Corporate Finance
- Pennsylvania State University, Bachelor of Science in Finance/Economics
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Series 7/63, March 2007
- Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)
- New York State Salesperson License
- 245 Park Avenue
New York, NY
$1,79Bn
Stabilized - CMBS SA/SB
Office - Cabot Fund V
Various
$1.70Bn
CMBS SA/SB
Diversified Industrial Portfolio - Project Falcon
Various (Ind Portfolio)
$1.63Bn
CMBS SA/SB
Diversified Industrial Portfolio - Project Newport
Various (Ind Portfolio)
$1.43Bn
CMBS SA/SB
Diversified Industrial Portfolio - Terminal Warehouse
New York, NY
$1.25Bn
Bank Syndicate - Construction Loan - Project Solar
Various (Multi Portfolio)
$1.07Bn
CMBS SA/SB
Diversified Multifamily Portfolio - Stonemont Net Lease Portfolio
USA (20 states)
$1.03Bn
Transitional - Floating Rate CMBS SA/SB
Various - St. Johns Terminal
New York, NY
$972Mm
Construction - Bank Balance Sheet
Office - Project Silver
Boston, MA
$919Mm
Debt Fund
Healthcare Portfolio - Blackstone Space Center Portfolio
Various Locations
$910Mm
Transitional - Bank Balance Sheet
Industrial - 28 Liberty
New York, NY
$792Mm
Transitional - Bank Balance Sheet
Office / Retail - Modera Portfolio
Various Locations
$700Mm
Fixed / Floating Rate – Agency
Multifamily - Terminal Stores
New York, NY
$647Mm
Construction - Debt Fund
Office / Retail - Blackrock
New York, NY
$580Mm
CMBS SA/SB
Office - Seaport Labs
Boston, MA
$575Mm
Construction - Bank Balance Sheet
Life Sciences
- 345 Park Avenue South
New York, NY
$540Mm
Transitional - Debt Fund
Life Sciences - Gainsville Campus Data Center
Northern Virginia
$530Mm
Debt Fund
Data Center - One Park Avenue
New York, NY
$525Mm
CMS SA/SB - 919 Third Ave
New York, NY
$500Mm
Bank Syndicate
Office - 655 New York
Washington, DC
$494 Mm
Transitional - Bank Balance Sheet
Office/ Retail - 1440 Broadway
New York, NY
$360Mm
Transitional - Debt Fund
Office - Haus25
Jersey City, NJ
$340Mm
Agency – Freddie
Single Asset Multifamily - 321 Harrison
Boston, MA
$332Mm
Debt Fund - Mexico Industrial Portfolio
Mexico
$314Mm
Stabilized - Life Insurance
Industrial - Greenfield Office Portfolio
Various Locations
$270Mm
Transitional - Floating Rate CMBS SA/SB
Office - 401 N. Michigan
Chicago, IL
$251,936,000Mm
Transitional - Bank Balance Sheet
Office - 521 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY
$242Mm
Stabilized - CMBS
Office - Bass Pro Shops Portfolio
Various Locations
$240Mm
Stabilized – Fixed Rate CMBS SA/SB
Retail - The SoCal Portfolio
Southern CA
$229Mm
Stabilized - CMBS
Various - The Museum Building
Los Angeles, CA
$213Mm
Transitional - Debt Fund
Office
- Alliance Bernstein
- Angelo Gordon
- Beacon Capital
- Blackstone
- Brookfield
- CIM
- Clarion Partners
- Colony Capital
- Dune RE Partners
- Easterly Government Properties
- Fosun
- Greenfield Partners
- Highgate
- HNA
- iStar
- Ivanhoe Cambridge
- Kennedy Wilson
- KKR
- Lefrak
- L&L Holding Company
- Metro Loft
- Normandy
- Nuveen
- Oaktree Capital
- Och Ziff Real Estate
- Oxford Properties
- PCCP
- Quinlan
- Rockpoint Group
- RREEF Management
- Savanna
- Silverstein Properties
- Starwood Capital
- Taconic Capital
- Tishman Speyer
- Vanbarton Group
- Vornado Realty Trust
- Walton Street Capital
- Westfield
- Witkoff Group
Team Overview - Global Institutional Debt Advisory Group
Led by industry veterans and debt experts Tom Traynor and James Millon, the Global Institutional Debt Advisory Group specializes in arranging complex financing solutions for its clients. The Group sits in New York City and represents a wide array of institutional investors and owners of institutional real estate.
Since joining CBRE in 2016, the Group has arranged over $40 billion in property-level financing for its clients. Tom and James’ experience as principal lenders, having structured capital stacks for many of the industry’s top players, informs the Group’s ability to negotiate for its clients today.
The Global Institutional Debt Advisory Group is unique as it serves its clients as advisers, bankers and transaction managers on some of the largest and most complex loans in the market. The Group covers all asset classes (Office, Industrial, Multifamily, Hospitality, Life Science, Retail, Data Center, Healthcare, etc.), geographies (including International), and execution types (CMBS, Bank Balance Sheet, Life Insurance Company, Debt Fund and Agency). The Group’s deep relationships with lenders on Wall Street, Life Insurance Companies and Debt Funds allow the Group to provide its clients with direct lines to capital. The Global Institutional Debt Advisory Group augments its platform and reach through its strategic partnerships with many of CBRE’s top-performing professionals across the globe, ensuring superior client service and outcomes.
Property Types








Transactions Since 2016
For the Year Ending 2022
-
$40.0 B
total CBRE volume
-
127
total deals closed at CBRE
-
$315.5 M
average deal size at CBRE
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223 deals
career deal total Traynor & Millon
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$63.5 B
career volume Traynor & Millon
In The News
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October 22, 2022
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May 3, 2022
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January 14, 2022
Transaction Map
Significant Assignments

Acquisition
New York, NY
Office

Acquisition
Various
Industrial

Refinance
Various
Industrial

Acquisition
Various
Industrial

Refinance
New York, NY
Office

Refinance
Various
Multifamily

Refinance
New York, NY
Office

Construction
New York, NY
Office

Acquisition
Various
Industrial

Refinancing
Various
Industrial

Acquisition
United States
Industrial

Acquisition
New York, NY
Office

Construction
Boston, MA
Office & Life Science

Acquisition
New York, NY
Office

Acquisition & Renovation
New York, NY
Office & Life Science

Refinancing
New York, NY
Office

Acquisition
New York, NY
Office

Refinancing
Washington, DC
Office & Retail

Refinancing
New York, NY
Office

Acquisition & Conversion
Boston, MA
Life Science