Jim M Makens - Commercial Real Estate Showcase

EDUCATION
North Texas State University, 1982
Bachelors of Arts, Finance and Accounting
North Texas State University, 1984
Master of Science, Accounting
EXPERIENCE
The Makens Company President and Owner
Bedford, Texas 1994 to Present
President/Owner of The Maken’s Company, a full service Commercial Real Estate
& Development Company. The Makens Company consists of eight brokers and
specializes in office and retail properties with 500,000 square feet of retail under
leasing or management and 750,000 square feet of office.
The Weitzman Group & Cencor Realty Services Commercial Real Estate
Fort Worth, Texas October 1989 to October 1994
Left Henry S. Miller Company/Grubb & Ellis to start the Fort Worth Division of The
Weitzman Group and Cencor Realty Services.
Henry S. Miller Company Commercial Real Estate
Fort Worth, Texas May 1987 to September 1989
Managed and operated Henry S. Miller/Grubb & Ellis Fort Worth commercial division.
Expanded the operation from five to eleven brokers and tripled the portfolio to over 3.4
million square feet. Also broker and consistent top producer for Henry S. Miller/Grubb
& Ellis retail division.
Henry S. Miller Company Commercial Real Estate
Dallas, Texas September 1984 to May 1987
Specializing in retail land sales and shopping center sales and leasing. Earned Rookie
of the year in 1985 (eleven other contenders). Worked the Dallas market for three
years as a consistent top producer.

AWARDS
• First Place Broker 1990, The Weitzman Group
• Second Place Broker 1989, The Weitzman Group
• Third Place Broker 1991, 1992, The Weitzman Group
• Fourth Place Broker 1993 The Weitzman Group
• Top Broker 1988, Grubb & Ellis
• Top Ten Broker* 1985, 1986 & 1987, Grubb & Ellis
• Rookie of the Year 1984, Grubb & Ellis
• 1995 Top 40 under 40 (The Business Press)
* The Top Ten Broker Places included all of the Brokers in the Company
state wide. This included anywhere from 50 to 80 Brokers.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
North Texas Commercial Board of Realtors
Texas Real Estate Commission
International Council of Shopping Centers
Metro Commercial Investment Brokers
North Texas CCIM Chapter
Society of Commercial Realtors
Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors Less