Jim Damiani is a tenant advisory office specialist in Newmark’s Minneapolis-St. Paul office and a designated broker for Minnesota brokerage operations. An established industry leader, Damiani is among the most successful and widely recognized market leaders in the Minneapolis commercial real estate market.
Damiani teams with Ryan Bohrer, Andrew Commers, Sherry Weaver and Maura Carland to provide their clients with the very best financial and employee solutions. The team has more than 100 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 lead the process to create a five-star ranking system to compare office properties per building features that provide a positive employee experience. This proprietary database helps clients find space that supports their efforts to recruit, engage and retain a productive workforce.
Prior to joining Newmark in 2017, Damiani was a Senior Vice President at Colliers International, where he was a 16-time Office Salesperson of the Year. His numerous industry recognitions also include Midwest Real Estate News Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame, Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors® (MNCAR) Broker of the Year and Volunteer of the Year, CoStar Power Broker, Minneapolis Business Journal 40 Under 40 winner and many more. Additionally, Jim is the former chairperson of the City of New Hope’s Planning Commission and is a frequent speaker/moderator for numerous industry organizations including MNCAR, NAIOP, CCIM, SIOR, Bisnow and Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA).
Partial Client List
- 1517 Media
- Bassford Remele
- Berkley Risk
- Carmichael Lynch
- CBX Branding Agency
- Chartwell Financial
- Collective Measures
- Community Reinvestment Fund
- Daily Pay
- Daugherty Business Solutions
- DCM Services
- Deluxe
- Dorsey & Whitney
- Froehling Anderson
- ICS Consulting
- Jack Link’s
- Larkin Hoffman
- Miller Dunwiddie
- NELSON
- Nerdery
- Northland Securities
- Portico
- Sawmill
- Stewart Title
- Unimax
- Versique
- Weber Shandwick
- Zelle
Professional Achievements
- CoStar Power Broker, 2006-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 Minnesota
- Everest Club (Top 10% of all Colliers brokers in U.S.), 2012-2017
- Top 5 company broker award, 1998-2017
- Volunteer of the Year, Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors® (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 and 2000
- Number One producing broker, Ackerburg Group, 1995
- Hustle Award for most transactions, 1995
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
Personal Affiliations
- MBA Board, Augsburg College
- Mentor, STRIVE program, Osseo High School, 2006-Present
- Former chairperson, City of New Hope Planning Commission
Education
Damiani earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Augsburg College, where he majored in accounting and minored in finance.