James Otto

James Otto has been with CBRE for 16 years in Advisory & Transaction Services, representing occupiers of real estate. James’ career began in CBRE’s Suburban Chicago office and includes 2 years in CBRE’s Tokyo office, focusing on the needs of multinational companies conducting business throughout the Asia-Pacific region. James now represents occupiers in Chicagoland and is a member of CBRE’s National Life Sciences Practice Group.James develops strategy with clients, advising them and executing on a broad range of projects including headquarter transactions, portfolio expansions and new operation rollout, labor analytics and property acquisitions and dispositions.

A sampling of James’ recent assignments are as follows:

• Horizon Therapeutics (US HQ) | 653,664 SF
• US Foods (HQ) | 296,833 SF
• AveXis | National Portfolio
• Comcast Business Services | Chicagoland Portfolio
• The Salvation Army (Central Region HQ) | 193,601 SF
• Packaging Corporation of America (HQ) | 130,401 SF
• Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg (HQ) | 118,729 SF
• Barclays (Tokyo HQ) | 114,297 SF
• MetLife (Tokyo HQ) | 110,000 SF
• Manulife Financial (Tokyo HQ) | 87,829 SF
• Mondelez (HQ) | 83,000 SF
• Nestlé Pizza Division | 75,260 SF
• Northwestern University | 66,000 SF
• Magnetar Capital (HQ) | 54,313 SF
• American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) | 48,000 SF
• Tesla (Tokyo HQ) | 37,416 SF
• The Robert R. McCormick Foundation | 18,791 SF