Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Boston office hires Jacoby and Rizzo as senior managing directors

According to Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Mitchell Jacoby and Leeanne Rizzo have joined the Boston office as senior managing directors. Bringing 25 years of commercial real estate experience, Jacoby has significant experience in strategic location planning across North America as well as tenant representation. Prior to joining NGKF, he served as an assistant vice president at Grubb & Ellis and most recently was a principal at Cresa, where he advised companies on corporate transaction management and real estate strategy. Throughout Jacoby's career, he represented clients such as Comcast, Convergys (formerly Stream Global), Fresenius Medical Care, Rockstar Games and World Travel Holdings, to name a few. Rizzo brings more than 10 years of commercial real estate experience with specific expertise in tenant and landlord representation. Prior to joining NGKF, she was a vice president with Colliers International, where she was recognized as a Top Producer in 2012 and represented clients such as Arbella Insurance, FTG Technologies, Clarion Partners, JF White Properties and Insurance Recovery Group, among others. In her role at NGKF, Rizzo will focus on the representation of landlords and tenants in office and industrial leasing and sales in the city's southern and western suburbs. "One of NGKF's top priorities is attracting and retaining top industry talent," said Michael Edward, executive vice president and managing director at NGKF. "While Leeanne and Mitch's decades of experience and vast market knowledge will undoubtedly be advantageous to our team, their passion and creativity will be a true asset to our clients and position them as leaders within the organization." Jacoby graduated from Clark University, where he completed a double major in Government and French. He earned his Master of Corporate Real Estate (MCR) designation is 2013 and is an active member of CoreNet Global. Jacoby is a licensed real estate salesperson in the states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Rizzo graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in Government. She is a member of the Commercial Brokers Association (CBA) of Boston, New England Women in Real Estate (NEWIRE) and CoreNet New England. She is a licensed real estate salesperson in the state of Massachusetts and currently resides in Boston. Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is one of the world's leading commercial real estate advisory firms. Together with London-based partner Knight Frank and independently-owned offices, NGKF's 12,000 professionals operate from more than 330 offices in established and emerging property markets on six continents. With roots dating back to 1929, NGKF's strong foundation makes it one of the most trusted names in commercial real estate. NGKF's full-service platform comprises BGC's real estate services segment, offering commercial real estate tenants, landlords, investors and developers a wide range of services including leasing; capital markets services, including investment sales, debt placement, appraisal, and valuation services; commercial mortgage brokerage services; as well as corporate advisory services, consulting, project and development management, and property and corporate facilities management services.