Commercial Real Estate Brisbane

As the State Chief Executive of Queensland, Simon's responsibilities include overall supervision of the Queensland business comprising of 6 offices and over 300 staff.  Simon also sits on the Australian National Executive Board.  

Simon has been with Colliers for 25 years and is proud of the  great culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing that delivers exceptional outcomes for our clients.  Simon is heavily involved and has an excellent reputation in the Capital Markets area and has formed strong relationships with major investors and institutions both domestically and internationally.  

During Simon's time with Colliers, he has completed mutliple transactions in the Industrial/Logistics asset class, settling over $10.1 billion in his career to date, and leasing over 650,000m².  He has been responsible for some of the largest transactions in Queensland over the past 25 years.

Simon has over 30 years’ experience in the real estate industry and the agency having previously worked for Primac Elders as an auctioneer prior to joining Colliers International in 1998.
 

Andrew has been involved in the property and development industry for over 25 years overseeing in excess of 30,000 property transactions. Having worked on both the developer and agency side he has a thorough understanding of the acquisition, development and project marketing of residential subdivisions, masterplanned communities and medium and high density projects throughout Queensland.

As Director of Residential for Colliers International Andrew leads a team of over 40 professionals marketing some of Queensland’s leading residential land and apartment projects for both private and publicly listed clients. 

Residential Subdivisions & Master Planned Communities

Project Marketing Apartments & Townhouses

Development Site Identification and Sales

Hunter Higgins joined Colliers International in 2010 and has been leading the Brisbane Investment Services team for the last 5 years.  

Hunter and the team offer their clients a tailored service by specialising in sales across the following investment property categories: office and retail, mixed-use development sites, office and retail strata property, Asia markets, premium investments and Restructuring Property Services.

With over 15 years’ experience in the real estate industry, Hunter has an exceptional track record and proven success as a market leader. He specialises in the Brisbane CBD and Metro markets with a focus on office and retail investments, and mixed-use development sites.

When it comes to customer service, Hunter invests in relationships to deliver enduring value, and offers enterprising solutions to achieve the best outcome for his clients. He retains long standing client relationships by continually exceeding their expectations through his strong market knowledge, active buyer relationships, solid work ethic, campaign management skills, honest feedback, clear direction and determination to achieve the best possible result.

Rawdon is a direct and to the point communicator that focuses on clients long term outcomes and objectives. Rawdon is a 5th generation rural land owner in Central QLD, well  known as an Agribusiness trusted advisor who completes multiple discipline transactions. A regarded negotiator that is versatile,  adaptive and outcome driven.

Rawdon is a focused specialist within Beef, Cotton, Carbon Farming, Horticulture & Grain commodity assets within agricultural that are either corporate farmers and traditional farming family owners or operators.

Colliers has enabled Rawdon to partner with some of Colliers finest people & platforms to ensure the clients brief is delivered from preparation, negotiation right up to settlement for any asset Sale, Lease or structured Joint Venture or part divestment desired.

I have 23 years experience as a leasing agent in the Brisbane office market and have been with Colliers International since 2003. In my role as National Director for Office Leasing, I am a member of the Office Leasing National Executive and am also responsible for Colliers International’s Queensland Office Leasing Business.  My other duties and activities include client and customer engagement, brokerage, marketing and negotiating leases in major office projects.

I oversee the property management, facilities management and sustainability functions for the Real Estate Management (Office & Industrial) business in Queensland. I currently lead a team of 30 skilled property professionals who are committed to delivering memorable service to our customers and adding long term value to the assets under management.

I have over 15 years experience in listed and unlisted property and facilities management, asset repositioning activities, strategic planning, leasing and capital projects management across most asset classes including office, retail and industrial in Australia.

In addition to my core responsibilities, I am also involved with the Property Council of Australia as a member on their QLD Commercial Office Committee. I  hold a Master of Property Studies from the University of Queensland.

Carl has over 15 years of national and international experience in development planning, advisory, economics, policy and management.  He is an expert on Queensland’s planning and development framework and specialises in asset optimisation, market analysis, demand forecasts, development feasibility, highest and best use, development strategy and strategic planning.

Carl has undertaken numerous research and consultancy engagements with all levels of government, with a particular focus on development and land use strategies, land optimisation, policy research and business case development for major projects.  

Carl is a trusted advisor to a range of institutional, corporate and private clients including Dexus, Stockland, Lend Lease, Abacus Property Group and CVC Limited, among others.

Prior to joining Colliers, Carl was Director of CJK Planning, a business founded by Carl in 2012 providing development consultancy services to publicly listed companies and high net worth individuals.

Recent and ongoing projects include highest and best use analysis for key sites of Dexus, Stamford Land Corporation and Cross River Rail.  He has been the Development Manager for acquisition and delivery of neighbourhood shopping centres for CVC Limited, ISPT and Consolidated Properties, and Land use and Investment Attraction Strategies for Councils in QLD and VIC.

He has acted as an expert witness in the Planning and Environment Court for highest and best use analysis and claims for injurious affection.