Brent Jacob

Brent Jacob

Senior Vice President, Colliers

Rosemont, IL 60018

Phone (847) 698-8215

Brent continues to grow the suburban office leasing and tenant representation platform in the east-west and northwest suburbs of Chicago.
Specialties
Landlord Rep (Flex), Landlord Rep (Office), Tenant Rep (Full Service), Tenant Rep (Office)
Property Types
Office, Retail, Flex, Health Care
Markets
Chicago
Bio
Brent Jacob, a senior vice president in Colliers International’s Suburban Office Advisory group, brings to the firm more than fourteen years of brokerage experience. With a geographic focus on the east-west and northwest suburbs of Chicago, Brent continues to grow the suburban office leasing and tenant representation platform. Prior to joining Colliers, Brent was a portfolio leasing manager for John Hancock Real Estate, a subsidiary of Manulife Financial. He was responsible for the leasing and asset management of the Midwest Region portfolio, which included 24 properties totaling more than 7.2 million square feet of Class A industrial, office, and multi-family/retail. During his career, Brent has successfully negotiated, and secured leases totaling more than 4 million square feet and valued at more than $500 million. Brent previously worked with Colliers Chicago’s Office Advisory Group from 2011-2015. He also gained experience in the tenant representation services group at Grubb & Ellis and Investment Services Group at NAI Hiffman. Brent earned a master’s degree in real estate from Georgetown University and holds a bachelor of science in real estate from DePaul University. He is a licensed real estate broker in Illinois, CCIM Institute candidate member, and a member of both COLBA and NAIOP
Affiliations
  • NAIOP - National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
Awards
Nominated Office Property Representative of the Year, Chicago Food Depository Awards (2022)
NAIOP Finalist Suburban Office Transaction of the Year (2019)