J. Leonard Caldeira Managing Director Jones Lang LaSalle Chicago
During his 34-year career, Jones Lang LaSalle’s J. Leonard Caldeira has closed transactions in 17 states and has completed land sales totaling more than 6,000 acres in the Chicago area alone.
It’s little wonder, then, that Caldeira has crafted a reputation as one of the top commercial real estate pros working in the Midwest.
As managing director in the Chicago office of Jones Lang LaSalle, Caldeira has also led his staffers to their own successful careers. He has a reputation for being willing to mentor the younger brokers who come into his office, teaching them the strategies they need to thrive in today’s competitive commercial real estate industry.
Caldeira has also gained fame — albeit of a different variety — for the work he turns in as the long-time emcee of the annual NAIOP Awards Dinner. Here, he moves events along skillfully as the top commercial real estate pros in the region pick up their much-deserved awards.
During his career of more than three decades, Caldeira has represented some of the biggest names in the business world. His client lists includes such heavyweights as R.R. Donnelly & Sons, Crate & Barrel, Fujisawa USA, Rubbermaid, Zurich Insurance, Illinois Bell and the Tribune Company.
These clients are extremely loyal to Caldeira for good reason: He works tirelessly on their behalf. And he does everything he can to ensure that these clients nab the best possible deals. With this combination of top customer service and superior industry knowledge, Caldeira offers additional proof that only by forming longstanding relationships can one achieve true success in the commercial real estate business.
Caldeira has also found time to give back to his profession. He is past president of the Chicago chapters of both the NAIOP and SIOR, and has also served NAIOP on a national basis as a regional vice president and member of its board of directors. He has been included in Crain’s Chicago Business’ Who’s Who in Business list and has received NAIOP’s prestigious Award for Excellence in 2010 for his lifetime’s worth of achievements. And in 1991, this former trustee for the village of Western Springs was named that community’s Citizen of the Year.
