Brian Golden Joins JLL NJ Industrial Team

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—Brian Golden, a veteran leasing manager for Prologis, has joined Jones Lang LaSalle's New Jersey industrial group as a vice president.

“Brian is a consummate real estate professional, with an impressive background in industrial leasing and development throughout New Jersey,” says David Knee, senior managing director, who leads JLL's industrial group. “He will be instrumental in extending JLL's reach and scope of services among industrial owners and space users alike.”

Golden will provide institutional agency leasing services along with business development and tenant representation throughout the Garden State.

Golden, 35, has more than 11 years of experience in the New Jersey real estate market, specializing in the leasing and development of industrial real estate. He is highly skilled in space planning and coordinating complex, multifaceted industrial transactions.

“Brian has unmatched expertise in industrial real estate from the perspective of ownership,” says Robert Kossar, executive managing director and market director for JLL's New Jersey operations. “JLL will benefit tremendously from his understanding of all aspects of industrial real estate, from land sales to development to leasing.”

Before joining JLL, Golden served as senior leasing manager in New Jersey for Prologis , overseeing leasing activity for more than 75 existing buildings and development properties totaling more than 20 million square feet of industrial and warehouse space. Earlier, he was director of leasing for Mack-Cali, where he handled leasing activity for more than 24 buildings totaling four million square feet of office space.

Before that, Golden worked as bonds and transitions manager, and as land acquisitions manager for Kara Homes, closing more than $20 million in approved land deals. He also served as an analyst with General Electric Asset Management.

Golden holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Richmond. He is a licensed real estate broker in the state of New Jersey. Golden co-chairs NAIOP's Developing Leaders program.