Jamie Drummond joined Newmark Knight Frank as a principal in its Rutherford, New Jersey, office in 2010. An accomplished landlord and tenant representative, Mr. Drummond specializes in dispositions and acquisitions, strategic planning and long-term real estate solution development on behalf of his clients. Over the course of his career, Mr. Drummond has negotiated more than 500 lease transactions totaling over 15 million square feet. Prior to joining Newmark Knight Frank, Mr. Drummond was with Colliers International (formerly GVA Williams) as a senior managing director. In this capacity, he was consistently distinguished as one of the top producers of the New Jersey office. Among his recognitions there, Mr. Drummond received the firm’s Agency Representation Services award in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and its Office Deal of the Year award in 2002 and 2003.
Mr. Drummond represents several prominent regional and national landlords, including MetLife, Hampshire Real Estate Companies, UBS Realty Investors, Lexington Realty Trust, Normandy Real Estate Partners, Ivy Realty Services, Kushner Real Estate Group, KBS Realty Advisors, TA Associates Realty, Advance Realty Group, Murray Construction Company, Prism Capital Partners, Bergman Real Estate Group and PNC Realty Services. A select list of Mr. Drummond’s past and current tenant representation clients includes: Lifecell, FGI Finance, ADF Companies, Pfizer/Pharmacia, Wolters Kluer, Coventry Healthcare, Geodis Wilson, Dematic Corp., The Wentworth Group, Dole Foods, EchoStar/Dish Network, Hanover Insurance, NanoOpto, Ansell Healthcare, Cole Schotz P.A., Kings Super Markets and Maser Consulting P.A.
PARTIAL LIST OF LEASE TRANSACTIONS:
As a landlord representative:
- Bedminster, NJ, MetLife: 879,315 SF
New Jersey’s largest office lease transaction in 2015 - Basking Ridge, NJ, UBS Realty Advisors: United Healthcare, 210,000 SF
- Metropark, NJ, Hampshire Real Estate Companies: multiple tenants including Grant Thornton, MetLife and JPMorgan Chase; 110,000 SF total
- Rockaway, NJ, Lexington Realty Trust: Atlantic Health Systems, 96,000 SF
- Iselin, NJ, KBS Realty Advisors: Maidenform Brands, 81,000 SF
- Bedminster, NJ, Kushner Real Estate Group: Gain Capital, 60,000 SF
As a tenant representative:
- Iselin, NJ, Ansell Healthcare U.S. headquarters relocation: 60,000 SF
- Parsippany, NJ, Hennion & Walsh headquarters facility: 30,000 SF
- Parsippany, NJ, Residential Home Funding Corp. headquarters relocation: 25,000 SF
- Hackensack, NJ, Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard: 77,000 SF
Select Landlord Representation Assignments:
- MetLife - 879,315 SF
- KBS Realty Advisors - 630,000 SF
- Kushner Real Estate Group - 305,000 SF
- Pfizer - 233,000 SF
- Lexington Realty Advisors - 211,500 SF
- UBS Realty Advisors - 210,000 SF
- Lamar Companies - 150,000
- The Hampshire Companies - 110,000 SF
- Prism Capital Partners and The Davis Companies - 105,000 SF
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Agency Representation Services award, GVA Williams/Colliers International, 2007 - 2009
- Commercial Broker All Star, Real Estate New Jersey, 2007
- All Star Broker, Advance Realty Group, 2005
- Rising Star in NJ Commercial Real Estate, Star Ledger, 2004
- Office Deal of the Year, GVA Williams, 2002 and 2003
- Associate of the Year, GVA Williams, 2002
- Newcomer of the Year, Mack Cali, 2001
Mr. Drummond received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Widener University.