Professional Experience
Associated Office
Jamie Jelinek is a Vice Chairman at CBRE, and specializes in the firm’s Data Center Solutions group. He focuses on representing end-user tenants in their data center colocation site selection, and data center land transactions. His clients include multiple Fortune 100 companies as well as numerous reputable global technology corporations. Mr. Jelinek has completed over over 1,900 MW and over $18 Billion in contract value throughout North America, and over 1500 acres in land transactions during his career. His active involvement in his tenant representation work affords him an inimitable view into the markets and the ability to identify unique opportunities while still negotiating favorable terms and SLAs. As one of the most knowledgeable market experts, Mr. Jelinek is able to advise his clients on the dynamic marketplace in order to achieve exceptional outcomes.
Mr. Jelinek holds degrees in Civil Engineering from Columbia University, and Physics from Holy Cross, where he was a member of the school’s NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey team for four years. He is also currently an active board member within FCA Hockey.
Clients Represented
- AOL
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Dropbox
- Kyndryl
- PenFed
- Sony
- Truven
Real Estate Solutions for Data Centers
CBRE’s Northern Virginia Data Center team is the largest and most active data center brokerage team in the United States with 100% dedication to the data center space and expertise in tenant representation, agency leasing, land sales and capital markets. Our extensive experience across all business lines affords us a unique perspective and unmatched knowledge with the ability to recognize critical trends. We partner with clients throughout North America to provide in-depth knowledge and data-driven solutions that is unparalleled in the data center space.
Throughout our team’s partnership, we have advised on 450+ MW of leases, $20B in investment sales, and sold 5,000+ acres of land in Northern Virginia, with $1.2B in land sales over the last 24 months.
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In the News
- Bisnow
'Unprecedented Times': A Power Shortage In Data Center Alley Has Developers Scrambling
August 14, 2022
An unexpected power shortage in the heart of Data Center Alley has thrown the critical industry into turmoil.
- Potomac Officers Club
Executive Spotlight: Stuart Dyer, First VP of Data Center Group at CBRE
March 8, 2022
Stuart Dyer recently spoke with the Potomac Officers Club in an exclusive Executive Spotlight interview to share industry advice, lessons learned and key achievements from his career thus far in the federal landscape.
- Bisnow
The Era Of $10B Data Center Megadeals May Be Ending, But Experts Don’t See M&A Slowing Down Soon
May 26, 2022
The period of monster data center acquisitions with prices north of $10B may be nearing its end — at least in the U.S. — but experts say the pace of merger and acquisition activity in the data center industry will continue, even if the deals become smaller.
The most powerful names in commercial real estate in the nation’s capital in a year of ups and downs
Most people don’t give data centers a second thought — or even know what they are — until one affects their lives. In Northern Virginia, though, a lot of people do a lot of thinking about data centers.
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