Melissa Rubenstein, a seasoned professional with over two decades of agency leasing experience, has joined Cushman & Wakefield as managing director in the Office Tenant Representation group.
Rubenstein’s decision to transition from agency leasing to tenant representation is a strategic move that aims to bring a fresh perspective to the tenant side of the brokerage.
Rubenstein will be joining the Chicago-based team of Ari Klein, Scott Shelbourne, and Jeff Skender, bringing her unique insights and expertise to represent clients both locally and nationally. Her extensive experience in representing Chicago’s top office investors will now be leveraged to provide tenants with unparalleled advice and creative solutions.
Before joining Cushman & Wakefield, Rubenstein was a Managing Director at JLL, where she represented Chicago’s top office owners on transactions totaling more than 7 million square feet. She specialized in repositioning assets, increasing occupancy, improving tenant quality and creating value for investors. Her consistent top performance at JLL in Chicago and the Midwest earned her a spot in Crain’s Chicago Business’s Notable Women in Commercial Real Estate in 2019.
