Jacoby, Rizzo Join NGKF's Boston Office

BOSTON—Bringing a combined more than 35 years of real estate experience, Mitchell Jacoby and Leeanne Rizzo have joined the Boston office of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank as senior managing directors.

“One of NGKF's top priorities is attracting and retaining top industry talent,” says 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.”

Bringing 25 years of commercial real estate experience, Jacoby has 25 years of industry 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 the Boston headquarters of Cresa, where he advised companies on corporate transaction management and real estate strategy. Throughout his career, he has represented clients such as Comcast, Convergys (formerly Stream Global), Fresenius Medical Care, Rockstar Games and World Travel Holdings.

Rizzo brings more than 10 years of commercial real estate experience with specific expertise in tenant and landlord representation, the company states. 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. In her role at NGKF, she will focus on the representation of landlords and tenants in office and industrial leasing and sales in Boston's southern and western suburbs.