Veteran Commercial Real Estate Brokers Leave JLL to Join Colliers International in South Florida

SEATTLE, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Colliers International, a global leader in commercial real estate services, has hired Jonathan Kingsley and Stephen Rutchik, both veterans of the industry and long-time business partners, to join its team in South Florida as Executive Vice Presidents. Rutchik will work out of the Miami office, and Kingsley will work out of Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

"In their decades of work throughout South Florida, Jonathan and Stephen have developed an incredible reputation, and though they certainly have successes all their own, they come as a packaged deal, a dynamic duo that proves how invaluable collaboration can be," said Craig Robinson, Colliers International President | USA. "We are thrilled to welcome them both to our energetic and experienced team of professionals accelerating success for our clients in the South Florida market."

Kingsley previously served as a senior vice president at JLL, where he and Rutchik were responsible for the leasing of approximately 2.1 million square feet of Class A office space for clients including TIAA-CREF, CIII Capital, RECP, Stockbridge Capital Group, Brookwood Financial Partners, Sunbeam Development and others. In addition, the team has maintained long term representation of tenants including Coca-Cola Company, Comcast, Seaboard Marine Ltd, Boston Consulting Group, JLT, ABB Optical and a variety of tenant relationships in South Florida and around the U.S.

"Jonathan and I have worked together for 12 years, and our move to Colliers International represents the next stage in our business partnership and the expansion of our capabilities," said Rutchik, who specializes in South Florida's unique real estate market challenges and is known for managing leasing transactions that represent the specialized needs of both landlords and tenants.

"Joining forces with Colliers International gives us the opportunity to position clients for deeper, more meaningful levels of service in an environment that's refreshingly entrepreneurial and flexible," said Kingsley. "This is a culture where we can flourish and achieve unprecedented success on our clients' behalf. We are privileged to be reunited with former colleagues with whom we previously shared significant achievement in our industry on behalf of our clients."

South Florida has emerged as a major U.S. market for commercial real estate, with Miami considered an international mecca and a 24/7 city with high barriers to entry. Colliers International in South Florida services clients from Vero Beach to Key West, Florida, along with international clients that want to be in South Florida to easily link with Europe and Latin America.

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