Jim Damiani, CCIM, SIOR, is a tenant advisory specialist in Newmark’s Minneapolis-St. Paul office. An established industry leader with over 35 years of experience, Damiani is among the most successful and widely recognized market leaders in the Minneapolis commercial real estate market.
Damiani leads a team that provides their clients with the very best financial and employee solutions. The team has more than 100 combined years of experience, specializing in tenant/buyer representation for local and national firms in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market and across the globe. The team gets to know each of its clients and understands their wants and needs before tailoring plans for them using a methodical yet nimble approach, all while building rapport and trust.
Damiani led the process of creating a five-star ranking system to compare office properties per building that provides a positive employee experience. This proprietary database helps clients find space that supports their efforts to recruit, engage, and retain a productive workforce and is leveraged to obtain the best economic transaction with maximum lease flexibility for the client.
As a lifelong Minnesota resident, Damiani has spent his 35-year career helping regional businesses with their commercial real estate needs.
Partial Client List
- 1517 Media
- Barr Engineering
- Bassford Remele
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Bremer
- Carmichael Lynch
- CBX Branding Agency
- Chartwell Financial
- Circle K Minnesota
- Collective Measures
- Daugherty Business Solutions
- DCM Services
- Deluxe Corporation
- Dorsey & Whitney
- Froehling Anderson
- ICS Consulting
- Larkin Hoffman
- Miller Dunwiddie
- NELSON
- Nerdery
- Northland Securities
- Portico
- Salo
- Stewart Title
- Ulteig
- Weber Shandwick
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
- Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), CCIM Institute
- Member, Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors® (MNCAR)
- Member and Green Designation, National Association of Realtors (NAR)
- Member, Business Journals Leadership Trust
- President, Newmark Occupier Advisory Group (OAG)
Personal Affiliations
- MBA Board, Augsburg College
- Mentor, Strive Program at Osseo High School (2006 – present)
- Former Chairperson, City of New Hope Planning Commission
Professional Achievements
- Inducted into Marquis Who’s Who in America (2023)
- Top 50 Global Company Broker, Newmark (2023)
- CoStar Power Broker (2016 – present)
- Midwest Real Estate Magazine Hall of Fame (2018)
- Selected by Twin Cities Business editorial staff as one of “100 People to Know” (2016)
- 16-time Welsh/Colliers Office Salesperson of the Year (2012 – 2014, 2016)
- 5-time Top Overall Broker, Colliers
- Everest Club – top 10% of all Colliers brokers in the United States (2012 – 2017)
- Top 5 Company Broker award, Colliers (1998 – 2017)
- Volunteer of the Year, MNCAR® (2014)
- Broker of the Year, MNCAR® (2012)
- Transaction of the Year, MNCAR® (2016)
- “40 Under 40” Award Winner, Minneapolis Business Journal (2005)
- Office Challenge Champion, CCIM Institute (1999 – 2000)
- Number One Producing Broker, Ackerburg Group (1995)
- Hustle Award for Most Transactions, Ackerburg Group (1995)
Education
Damiani earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Augsburg College, where he majored in accounting and minored in finance. Prior to joining Newmark in 2017, Damiani was a Senior Vice President at Colliers International.