Gwen Knight

Gwen consistently demonstrates a commitment to excellence when serving clients. Her drive, attention to detail and creativity provide flexibility in developing solutions that achieve desired results.  she is involved in numerous real estate transactions representing investors, sellers, buyers,  landlords and tenants of office, industrial, land and multifamily properties.

Gwen’s commercial real estate experience spans the spectrum of brokerage, development, finance, project management, advisory and consulting services, public and private partnership ventures, financing (debt and equity), asset management and strategic planning.  She has been a team leder on a variety of commercial real estate projects ranging from $2 million to $80 million.

Gwen joined Colliers International in 2011. Prior to that, she was with a private commercial real estate consulting firm from its formation in 1997 through 2000 and rejoined the firm in 2008. From 2000 to 2008, she was Vice President of Development and Corporate Services at a firm where she lead an $80 million historic redevelopment, as well as leadership and consulting with Corporate Services clients.  Prior to 1997, Gwen worked with Paragon Group as a regional vice president where she was instrumental in numerous acquisitions, dispositions, debt and equity transactions. She played a key role in the formation of the Paragon REIT (NYSE) that subsequently merged with Camden Property Trust (NYSE).

In 2018, Gwen and her husband moved to Utah to be closer to family, and she joined the Colliers/Utah team.

Gwen received her MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and was honored to receive a Most Influential Business Woman award in St. Louis.  

Completed in excess of $1.8 billion in assignments over 30 years

Colliers Utah Top Producers List multiple times

St. Louis Business Journal’s Heavy Hitter in Commercial Real Estate Award; two-time recipient, three-time nominee

Who’s Who in St. Louis Business Leaders, St. Louis Commerce 

St. Louis’ Most Influential Business Woman, St. Louis Business Journal 

Property Type

Multifamily, Office, Industrial, Land

Services

Capital Markets, Landlord Representation, Tenant Representation, Colliers Securities Colliers Securities Colliers Securities Colliers Securities C olliers Securities Colliers Securities Colliers Securities Colliers Securities C olliers Securities Colliers Securities Colliers Securities Colliers Securities C, Project Management

Skills

Development Consulting, Asset Resolution Services, Financial Analysis, Asset Management, Land Marketing, Land Sales, Property and Project Finance

Numerous private owners, Mallinckrodt, Easter Seals Midwest, St. Louis County Library District, Aclara, Owen Ridge Business Park, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

"Gwen Knight and the Colliers team were diligent in every step of the sales process beginning with market research and valuation, the vetting of prospective buyers, preparatioin of a comprehensive property information package and assisting in streamlining the due diligence process with the eventual buyer.  The fact that the entire process from the original submittal of the buyer's letter of intent to sale closing took less than six weeks speaks to the value that Gwen and the Colliers team brought to the process.  We had several outstanding candidates available to represent us in the sales process and the results of this transaction validated our choice of the Colliers team."  ...Mike Barry, Owen Ridge Development

"Gwen was the driving force in keeping this award-winning, high profile and seemingly impossible project on tract and within budget."  ...Mark Schnuck, President, The DESCO Group

"I would note that you [Gwen Knight and Jared Booth] have been more thorough and on top of things in these transactions than most ... the transaction would have likely cost your clients (and my clients) much more in attorney fees without the information provided to me in a succinct and clear manner as you did. "  ...Tyler Foutz, Partner, Fetzer Booth LLC

“Gwen’s knowledge and expertise were invaluable in guiding Easter Seals Midwest through an extensive and very complicated transaction.  Gwen provided informative and concise reports for presentation to the Real Estate Committee and Board of Directors.  She has an excellent understanding of all aspects of real estate, as well as being sensitive to our Board approval requirements.”  … John Adkins, EVP & CFO, Easter Seals Midwest