James DePietro

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Mr. DePietro joined CBRE in 2002 and in 2006, he achieved Senior Vice President designation. He has 28 years of real estate experience in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. His peers and customers continually rate Mr. DePietro highly as one of the leading professionals in the market.

Mr. DePietro specializes in all aspects of industrial properties. He has experience in site selection, build-to-suit assignments, sales and leasing, corporate representation/new business park development and investment sales. In 2008, Jim received the coveted CBRE Cornerstone Award to the CBRE broker who best exemplifies the company’s core values: Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors (MNCAR)
CBRE Minneapolis “Top 8” Sales professionals award: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
CBRE Chairman’s Club member: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012
Grubb & Ellis Circle of Excellence Designation: 1998, 1999, 2000
Grubb & Ellis Co. “Salesperson of the Year”, 1998
2005 – Co-brokered Cabela’s sale in Rogers in 2005
2005 and 2006 - Leased and sold 500,000 square feet of new space in Rogers, Minnesota
2006 - Sale of 350 acre land site in suburban Minneapolis. MNCAR land transaction of the year for 2001.
2007 – Represented clients for corporate headquarters for: Stratasys Communication Systems, Sebesta Blomberg and Creek Litho.
2008 - Executed 850,000 SF sale/sublease for Werner Ladder, Erlanger Kentucky to U.S. Playing Cards
2008 - CBRE Cornerstone award winner
2009 - Hutchinson Technologies – sale of 300,000 SF high tech manufacturing facility, Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the disposition assignments in 2013 for Hutchinson and Eau Claire facilities.
2010 - Stratasys, Inc. – Sale of manufacturing and HQ
2010 – 100% leasing of new Opus NW development – Opus Park West – NAIOP’s light industrial building of the year.
2010 – NAIOP Finalist for MNCAR Industrial “Transaction of the Year” award - 865 Xenium to Auer Steel.

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Diamond Lake Industrial Center I, II & III – Rogers – 2002 to 2012 Currently responsible for Diamond Lake II & III – 100% leased - UBS	776,000 SF
Baker Technology Plaza - MBY	250,000 SF
Rowland Park - MBY	120,000 SF
Bass Creek Business Center – INVESCO – 100% leased	200,000 SF
865 Xenium – INVESCO – 100% leased to Auer Steel	112,00 0SF
Opus Park West – Opus – 100% leased	100,000 SF
Aveda Distribution Center, Blaine, MN	126,000 SF
Plymouth West – CBRE Investors – 100% leased	81,000 SF
Biotest Laboratories HQ, a 75,000 SF acquisition for $3.6 million in 2009; resold to Steris Corporation in 2012 for $8.0 million	75,000 SF
Sales of major Corporate Manufacturing Facility to Stratasys 2007 – 2011 and North American sales headquarters in 2013	240,000 SF

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