Colliers Dealmakers: Recent purchases, sales, leases and investments in South Carolina

With more than 30 years’ experience in brokerage and industrial development in the Upstate of South Carolina and beyond, I offer expert advice and a unique perspective which gives my clients the edge in a competitive market. 

My experience includes the planning, acquisition and implementation of more than 31 industrial parks in key manufacturing and distribution markets. In addition, I have been responsible for the development of more than 38 million square feet of industrial space including Class A manufacturing, automotive supply, warehouse, logistics fulfillment and e-commerce related facilities. 

More than 140 clients have relied on me to manage the start-up and implementation of their facilities. This background brings invaluable experience and understanding which allows me to meet the needs of tenants, developers and investors “from dock-door to C-suite”.

I am a Managing Director of Colliers | South Carolina in the Spartanburg office, specializing in industrial buildings, industrial land and tenant representation. 

My experience includes master-planning and developing thousands of acres of real estate as well as attracting significant economic development projects worth billions of dollars and thousands of jobs including Toray Carbon Fibers, Ritrama, Kobelco, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Magna Seating and Techtronics Industries.

I am a Vice President with Colliers in the Greenville and Spartanburg offices. I am a member of the Upstate industrial team along with long-time real estate professionals, Garrett Scott and John Montgomery. Our team specializes in the needs of industrial landlords and occupiers throughout the Southeast. 

I come from a commercial construction background with years of experience in the commercial sector working on projects including K-12, office and institutional. I also have significant renovation and retrofitting experience. My construction background allows me to assist occupiers with their building specifications and advise them during the build-to-suit and new construction process. For developers and investors, I am well-equipped to advise on construction-related issues involved in tenant upfits, value-add projects and new development.

As a Vice President in the Greenville, SC office, I specialize in office leasing and sales. My primary responsibility is to represent local ownership entities, private equity groups and national REITS on their real estate portfolio in the Greenville-Spartanburg market, also known as the Upstate. Working through acquisitions, repositioning, leasing and disposition, our team delivers innovative solutions to both landlord and tenants alike.

My strength is providing creative solutions to our firm’s clients, including landlords, tenants and investors by incorporating local expertise while leveraging the Colliers platform. Bringing value to every transaction is my goal, and I can accomplish this goal through creativity and a strategic approach.

As a Vice President in the Greenville, SC office, I specialize in office leasing and sales as well as tenant representation. My primary responsibility is to represent local ownership entities, private equity groups and national REITS on their real estate portfolios in the Upstate (Greenville-Spartanburg). Working through acquisitions, repositioning, leasing and disposition, our team delivers comprehensive leasing strategies and innovative solutions to landlord clients. Utilizing  a marketing background, I am ableto think creatively and provide effective solutions for rebranding and repositioning assets in our portfolio, maximizing the potential of each property and positioning clients for success. Our innovative property marketing, financial analyses and thoughtful comprehensive leasing strategies are best in class.

My team is responsible for the leasing of over 1,500,000 square feet of office properties in the market.

Since 2015, my team has completed more than $500 million in transactional volume.

I specialize in industrial and flex properties through landlord and tenant representation as well as industrial investment sales. 

I define success in my work as going above and beyond for clients and when the projects that I work on produce a substantial impact on local and regional economic development. My client roster has included large companies such as Amazon, institutional investors and small local businesses. Each of my clients are treated in the same manner as they expect responsiveness, professionalism and market expertise, and I take pride in being able to deliver each for them. Being able to identify operational inefficiencies and identify solutions for my clients is one of my biggest assets.

I specialize in office leasing and investment sales, working alongside Brantley Anderson and Taylor Allen. Our team’s exclusive focus on office transactions allows us to be experts in our field, providing specialized knowledge to our clients’ office needs.

The most rewarding part of my job is building relationships with clients that don’t end after a transaction is complete. We feel our team’s strengths in financial modeling, marketing and data/technology, combined with a positive attitude, responsiveness and focus on customer service, provide a world-class experience for clients.

I specialize in downtown retail and office properties as well as land on both the tenant and landlord side.

Having grown up around real estate as part of the family business and being from the Upstate of South Carolina, my knowledge of this market is strong and has proven to be an asset for my clients over the years.

My understanding and experience working through the financial aspects of the industry also helps me guide clients towards smart business decisions.

I find solving challenges and reaching creative solutions the most rewarding part of brokerage in addition to helping bring new businesses into the upstate and seeing the positive impact they have on the community.

My clients include local and national landlords as well as businesses looking to find their perfect location in the Spartanburg area.