Minneapolis-St. Paul
800 LaSalle AvenueSuite 1900
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Professional Experience
Brandon Megal serves as a Senior Vice President in the Occupier Services Practice Group of CBRE, Inc. Brandon exclusively represents and advises corporations on their real estate needs, focusing his efforts in advising occupiers in the Downtown Minneapolis market and large corporate clients and their global portfolios. He assists his clients with strategic planning, portfolio optimization, site selection, negotiations and risk mitigation. His expertise allows corporations to execute the best real estate strategies which support their business and operational goals. During his CBRE career, he has been involved in over than 400 transactions with more than $2 billion in aggregate lease and sale value.
Prior to joining the Occupier Services Practice Group, Brandon spent over two years with the CBRE Financial Consulting Group (FCG) as a Senior Consultant. He focused on the financial underwriting and pricing of institutional office and industrial properties in both local and national markets. While in FCG, Brandon’s assignments included over $1 billion in asset consideration.
Professional Affiliations / Accreditations
- Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association
- Minnesota Commercial Association of Real Estate (MNCAR)
- LEED Accreditated Professional
Achievements
- Recipient of the 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 CBRE Chairman’s Club for Sales Professional
- Recipient of the 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2010 CBRE Millennium Club for Sales Professionals
- One of 15 CBRE professionals globally to be selected for the High Potential Program (HPP) Executive Business Curriculum
- Recipient of the 2002 Transaction of the Year Award by the Minnesota Commercial Association of Real Estate
- Recipient of the CBRE Minneapolis Rookie of the Year Award during the first 12 months as a Sales Professional
Community Involvement
- Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota - Vice President - Board Member, Development Committee
- University of Wisconsin - Mentor Program
Education
- University of Wisconsin at Madison, Bachelor of Business Administration
Real Estate and Urban Land Economics and Finance
Significant Assignments
| Company - Office | Square Feet |
| Cargill, Inc. |
750,000 SF 540,000 SF 150,000 SF |
| CBRE Group, Inc. | 105,000 SF |
| CIGNA |
210,000 SF 110,000 SF |
| Select Comfort | 230,000 SF |
| Time Warner Cable | 100,000 SF |
Company - Industrial |
Square Feet |
| Archway Marketing Services |
285,000 SF 250,000 SF 217,000 SF |
| Black Box Network Services | 80,000 SF |
| Cargill, Inc. |
540,000 SF 335,000 SF 240,000 SF |
| Fingerhut Direct Marketing (Bluestem Brands, Inc.) | 1,200,000 SF |
Clients
- Black Box Network Services
- Cargill, Inc.
- CBRE Group, Inc.
- CIGNA
- Dell
- Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson
- Fairview Health Services
- Fingerhut Direct Marketing, Inc. (Bluestem Brands,Inc.)
- HighJump Software
- Leadpages
- PadillaCRT
- Principal Financial Group
- Select Comfort
- The Mosaic Company
- The YMCA
- Time Warner Cable