JLL has hired Stephen Cooper and Jeffrey Williams as managing directors with its Northeast Industrial Region and will be based out of the firm’s Berwyn, Penn., office. They will report to David Knee, vice chairman and broker lead for the Northeast Industrial Region.

“Steve and Jeff have been a formidable pair in Pennsylvania industrial real estate for many years,” said Knee. “They bring considerable knowledge of the state's industrial sector to JLL, and will be key to our continued expansion throughout Pennsylvania.”

Cooper has more than 40 years of commercial real estate experience, specializing in industrial real estate. During his career, he and his teams have completed more than 43 million square feet of industrial transactions.

Prior to joining JLL, Cooper served with a major commercial brokerage in Pennsylvania, where he was responsible for corporate accounts, consulting, and advisory services, land and building acquisitions and dispositions. He served on the firm’s global supply chain services specialty practice group. Earlier, Cooper was the top industrial broker for many years with another major commercial brokerage in Pennsylvania. He served on that firm’s executive committees for its industrial group and global supply chain services specialty practice group.

Cooper received a bachelor’s degree with a double major in finance and accounting from Pennsylvania State University.

Williams has more than 23 years of experience in industrial real estate, specializing in assisting companies with their industrial real estate decisions related to distribution, warehousing, and manufacturing needs throughout Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. He has completed more than 65 million square feet in industrial transactions since 2004.

Prior to joining JLL, Williams served with a number of major brokerages in Pennsylvania.

JLL formed its Northeast Industrial Region in early 2017, combining its industrial brokerage operations in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania into a single region. The firm merged its industrial business lines to better serve clients that increasingly view the industrial sector in all four states as one large interconnected market. The Northeast Industrial Market comprises approximately 1.54 billion square feet of industrial space, and represents the largest industrial market in the United States.

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