Colliers Ranked #2 Commercial Real Estate Firm and Honored with Three Best Deals of the Year by Philadelphia Business Journal

As an Executive Vice President with Colliers International, Michael specializes in major industrial projects and properties within the Greater Philadelphia region.Through the course of his career, he has developed expertise in acquisitions, dispositions, lease negotiations, ground-up development and redevelopment of both greenfield and brownfield sites, and many other aspects of industrial real estate.  This skillset, along with a deep understanding of the markets, allow him to be a trusted advisor to his clients.

Outside of the Greater Philadelphia market, Michael leverages his years of experience to assist corporate clients in their evaluation of their real estate needs.  This facet of his business affords him the opportunity to understand national trends and factors which can affect his client’s real estate holdings and strategic planning. 

While he is a part of a larger 8-person team, Michael partners primarily with his brother Tom.  Over the course of his career, he has been involved in numerous transactions totaling over $1B in aggregate value.

Since 2017, Tom Golarz has focused on Class A and last-mile industrial opportunities within Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. His core focus is on the sale of land for development and/or redevelopment to Class A industrial logistics space as well as Landlord/Tenant representation both within the region and nationally. During his time at Colliers, he has been involved in over $500MM in transactions of various types including land, brownfields, sale leasebacks, and Landlord/Tenant representation assignments.

With experience in a range of transactions regionally and nationally, Tom’s core focus is complex transactions involving land and surplus real estate. He routinely works with both private individuals and corporate entities to evaluate their owned real estate holdings as well as with Landlords and their capital partners to evaluate/underwrite acquisition opportunities.

He has had transactions nominated for Philadelphia Business Journal’s Best Real Estate Deals in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 and was a 2022 Rising Star nominee. Tom is a 2020 Colliers Everest Club Member which is awarded to the top 10% of Colliers brokerage professionals in the U. S. based on revenue production.

Todd joined Colliers in 2006 and specializes in the sale and leasing of retail properties in the Tri-state area. Todd frequently consults and works closely with developers to identify and acquire key properties throughout the region. Retail and mixed use development, site selection, negotiation, acquisitions, strategic planning, disposition of properties for national retailers are a few of the skills Todd has performed over the years.  Todd also collaborates and develops retail development strategies for retailers throughout the Tri-state area. 

Todd has over 20 years of experience in all aspects of commercial real estate including but not limited to: 

• Asset Management of Apartments, Hotels and Retail Properties

• Brokerage - Leasing and Sales, Management/Training

• Investment properties 

• Development and repurposing of properties

During his tenure at Colliers, Todd has provided creative, strategic solutions to area landlords and shopping centers and brought his expertise to tenants looking to expand, relocate, contract or optimize locations across the region. His understanding of the development process from conceptualization to completion benefits the retail clients and developers he represents.

Jon Kieserman joins Colliers as a retail leader with over 26 years in the retail business and 20 specializing in retail tenant and landlord representation. Retail is in his blood. Prior to his career in real estate Jon was a tenant himself, leading a family-owned 16 store regional retail operation. Jon began his career in 1997 at Hirshand & Company. In 2004, he was instrumental in the formation of Kohler Group Commercial Real Estate which merged into Fameco Real Estate, the Philadelphia region’s leading retail brokerage firm specializing in retail real estate and the shopping center industry.  Jon spent five years with CBRE as a First Vice President subsequent to the sale of Fameco Real Estate in 2013.

There is nothing Jon enjoys more than rolling up the sleeves and coming together as part of a team with a client to share creative off-market or out-of-the box solutions that succeed in today’s rapidly evolving retail landscape. 

Jon has provided retailer representation and/or disposition services for the likes of Walmart, Sam’s Club, Lowe’s, AutoZone, Wendy’s, Joyce Leslie, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pep Boys, Circuit City, Jiffy Lube and others. With over 3.5 MSF leased or sold throughout his career and a roster of national tenants, Jon provides exceptional market knowledge and insight into retail in the Tri State region and beyond.

His personal approach is what clients remember long after the transaction - a true partner that is accessible, proactive and results driven.

Richard joined Colliers in 1995 after originally starting in commercial real estate in 1988. He is primarily responsible for the firm's industrial brokerage activity in the City of Philadelphia, but also works with clients throughout the eight-county metropolitan region and throughout the United States.

Drawing on his extensive business experience as a former Chief Financial Officer and venture capitalist, Richard is well established in the Philadelphia business community. He has frequently been invited to present in front of the Philadelphia City Council, concerning the attraction and retention of industrial business in the city, and continues to maintain strong relationships with numerous public officials, including the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, The Commerce Department and several past and current members of the Philadelphia City Council.

Clients of Richard frequently speak about his professionalism and experience in handling difficult properties and complex transactions.

Richard sold one of the largest industrial properties in the country: The BUDD Company's 2.7 million square foot complex on 75+/- acres. He has also sold the largest industrial land site in Philadelphia (138 acres), twice.

Adam joined Colliers in 2020 and is focused on selling and leasing industrial real estate in Philadelphia, serving his clients by using the Colliers regional and national platform. As a Certified Public Accountant, Adam is uniquely qualified to deliver trusted guidance to his clients. 

Previously, Adam was with Alterra Property Group in Philadelphia where he focused industrial, multifamily, and mixed-use properties, giving him a deep understanding of financial performance factors in a variety of commercial real estate sub-markets and product types. Prior to Alterra, he spent several years as a senior auditor with the Philadelphia office of the big four accounting firm KPMG, specializing in the Power & Utilities sector, auditing industrial clients and Fortune 500 companies. 

Adam is Argus Enterprise certified in addition to having strong real estate financial modeling and analytical skills in Excel.