Profile

Joseph Barna, SIOR

Principal, Founding Partner,
Cushman & Wakefield

Contact Details

Cushman & Wakefield
6100 Rockside Woods Blvd., N., Suite 200
Cleveland, OH
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Phone: +1 12165251464

Bio

Joe has established a reputation as a results oriented overachiever and continues to focus on industrial/commercial real estate brokerage and consulting. His specific areas of expertise include the sale and leasing of industrial/commercial property, land sales and development, tenant representation and consulting services. Joe is also experienced in the procurement of tax abatement as well as other incentive programs available through local, county, state and the federal government. Additionally, regional, national and international strategic alliances provide Joe the unique capability of servicing his clients on a global basis. Joe is the “single point of contact” and is responsible for the day-to-day operations involving the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance. He also is Chair of the Innovation Committee for the Alliance firms throughout North America.
Joe's clients receive the added value of being serviced by the entire "Barna Caplan Team" (Joseph V Barna, SIOR, Simon Caplan, SIOR, George J. Pofok, SIOR, CCIM and Eliot Kijewski, SIOR). Through hard work, collaboration and creativity, our team is clearly positioned as a results oriented industry leader in Northeast Ohio.

Accreditations

  • Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity - Greater Cleveland Alumni Association, Cleveland State University Alumni Association, National Association of Realtors (NAR), National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), SIOR, Member of serveral national committees, SIOR, Past President, Vice President, Treasure and Secretary of the Ohio Chapter, SIOR, Past Regional Director of the Great Lakes Region (Chicago, Indiana/Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin), SIOR, Served on Board of Directors, SIOR Foundation, 2012-2013 President, and Trustee since 2006

Education

  • Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications, Xerox Corporation International Training Center - Leesburg, Virginia – Completed and facilitated management as well as sales courses throughout his career with the Xerox Corporation

Achievements

  • CoStar "Power Broker" award every year since its inception in 2003, 2005 recipient of the "2006 Office Development of the Year" by Duke Realty Corporation for the construction of a 220,000 SF Division Office and International Headquarters for the Rolled Material & Fason Division of Avery Denison, NAIOP, "Industrial Broker of the Year" in 1999 and 2005, NAIOP, Office Development of the Year" in 2006, NAIOP, "Office Transaction of the Year" in 2006, NAIOP, "Investment Transaction of the Year" in 2008, NAIOP, Honorable mention for "Traveling Gun for Investment Transaction of the Year" in 2010, NAIOP, "Industrial Transaction of the Year" in 2008 and 2012, Joe's in depth understand of the Real Estate Industry has qualified him to be a featured speaker or panelist at industry events sponsored by Midwest Real Estate News, Lational Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Cleveland Area Board of Realtors (CABOR), Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), Cleveland State University as well as several community development corporations.