Member, Newmark Industrial Leadership Council (ILC)
J.R. McDonald joined Newmark in 2015 and is a Vice Chairman in the Boston office. Mr. McDonald leads the team with his partner, Vice Chairman Michael Frisoli. In 2024 alone, Mr. McDonald and his team completed sale and lease transactions with a total value of $1.1B and square feet totaling over 4.4 million. The team services both landlord and tenant clients in their markets as well as manage national portfolios for key tenant relationships.
Prior to Newmark, Mr. McDonald worked for 15 years at Cushman & Wakefield, where he received many team and individual accolades, including recognition for the last five years as a top industrial producer. To date, he has been involved in the sale or lease of more than 60 million square feet of commercial and industrial properties.
Partial List of Lease Transactions
As a tenant representative:
- Ahold; 3,000,000 SF, (Multiple)
- Barnes & Noble; 1,150,000 SF (Multiple)
- Petco; 5,000,000 SF+ (Multiple)
- Keurig; 2,000,000 SF (Multiple)
Partial Client List (Agency)
- Ahold
- Atlantic Management
- Blackstone
- Bridge Investment Group
- Camber Development
- Campanelli Companies
- Charles River Realty Group
- Davis Companies
- DRA Advisors
- Eastern Development
- FoxRock Properties
- Greatland Realty Partners
- Griffith Properties
- Jadian Capital
- Keurig
- National Development
- Onyx Partners LTD
- RJ Kelly
- The Davis Companies
- Trigate Capital
- Wheelock Street Capital
Professional Achievements
- Newmark Top 10 Industrial Producer 2019-2024
- Multiple CBA Deal of the Year Awards
Professional Affiliations
- Greater Boston Real Estate Board
- Commercial Brokers Association
Personal Affiliations
- One of the Founders of the Oval Club and Friends of Tufts Football
- Concussion Legacy Foundation – Board Member
Education
Mr. McDonald earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University with a double major in Economics and Political Science in 1992.