Power Broker
Robert Kossar

Robert Kossar

Vice Chairman, JLL

East Rutherford, NJ 07073

Phone (201) 304-3425

International Director, Head of JLL's Northeast Industrial Region with 28 + years of expertise in industrial real estate.
Specialties
Landlord Rep (Industrial)
Property Types
Industrial, Land
Markets
Long Island (New York), Hartford, Northern New Jersey, Westchester/So Connecticut
Bio
Robert C. Kossar, International Director and Head of JLL's Northeast Industrial Region, is responsible for leading the markets business (capital markets, brokerage, property management & project and development services) in the region (New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania & New York). He is also part of the Industrial Capital Markets Team for the Americas, personally responsible for leading the capital markets business in the Northeastern US. In addition to his local leadership responsibilities, Mr. Kossar remains an active industrial investment sales and leasing broker, representing the firm's most important clients. He also serves on the Brokerage Executive Committee and Industrial Executive Committee. Robert's property-level expertise lies primarily in industrial real estate including Industrial investment sales, agency and tenant representation, site selection, leasing, acquisition, disposition and build-to-suit properties and portfolios. Prior to joining JLL, Robert was a Principal and Executive Vice President at Lee & Klatskin Associates, sold to JLL in 2007. He has extensive experience on both the ownership and brokerage side of the business representing many major public, private and institutional owners as well as public and private occupiers locally and throughout the United States. Mr. Kossar has received SIOR recognition including annual awards for the largest cooperative transaction in New Jersey (2006, 2008, 2011, and 2016), the largest built-to-suit transaction in New Jersey (2006, 2011); the largest industrial sale transaction in New Jersey (2015, 2014, 2008) and largest industrial lease (2016, 2015, 2013).
Education
Master of Science - Real Estate investment and development - New York University Bachelor of Science - Business and Economics - Lehigh University.
Affiliations
  • SIOR - Society of Industrial and Office Realtors
  • NAIOP - National Association of Industrial and Office Properties