Jody House Joins CBRE’s Kansas City Office as First Vice President with Retail Services

CBRE announced today that retail-veteran Jody House has joined the company’s Kansas City office as First Vice President. Ms. House will focus on landlord representation and project leasing for shopping centers and mixed-use developments in the greater Kansas City metro area.

Ms. House has more than 36 years of experience in commercial real estate and an established history of leasing up prominent retail centers locally and across the U.S. She joins CBRE from Butler Enterprises, where she served as vice president of leasing and was responsible for leasing various high-profile retail developments.

“Jody is a well-known player in retail markets across the Midwest and East Coast, and we’re pleased to welcome her to CBRE in Kansas City,” said CBRE’s Leah FitzGerald, managing director, Kansas City. “She brings significant experience representing developers and investors, and increasing the NOI of their investments by attracting high-profile tenants. Her long-held relationships and market expertise will benefit our existing retail team and enable us to achieve exceptional outcomes for our clients.”

Throughout her career, Ms. House has leased a wide range of retail asset types, including mixed-use developments, shopping centers, lifestyle centers, regional malls and more. In the Kansas City metro area, she served as senior leasing manager with CBL and Associates Properties, where she executed over 100,000 square feet of leases across two properties: Oak Park Mall in Overland Park, Kan., and Cool Springs Galleria in Nashville, Tenn. Ms. House also served as director of leasing for Country Club Plaza with Highwoods Properties, where she leased and merchandised more than 750,000 square feet of space to high-profile tenants.

In addition, Ms. House has overseen and executed leasing and merchandising efforts for various development firms, investors and retailers throughout the Midwest and East Coast, including Steiner + Associates, Equity Properties and Development, Sterling Inc. (now Signet) and Petrie Stores Corporation. During her 11 years as senior vice president with Steiner + Associates, Ms. House leased Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio—one of the top 30 highest-performing retail centers in America—and consistently ranked as a top producer at the firm, playing an integral part in executing approximately 2 million square feet of retail leases across a five-state portfolio.

Ms. House earned bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and communications from the University of Iowa. She is a licensed real estate broker in Kansas and Missouri and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.