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Blaine Kelley is Executive Vice President of CBRE's Global Supply Chain Practice in Atlanta, Georgia. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Kelley has consulted leading global companies, representing shippers, manufacturers and logistics companies in their real estate strategy and implementation. He applies an integrated business approach that combines site selection, consulting with exceptional market savvy and insight. Mr. Kelley is adept at creating transformational outcomes for his clients in domestic and global markets.
Mr. Kelley has expertise in all aspects of corporate real estate, lease negotiation and restructuring, strategic planning, build-to-suit oversight and site selection consulting. Mr. Kelley utilizes strategic supply chain understanding with aggressive, impactful real estate strategy and execution to deliver superior results for his clients.
Over the years, he has become recognized as an Industry leader and one of Atlanta’s most successful industrial brokers, completing leasing and sales transactions of more than 36 million square feet in the past five years. The Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors consistently has recognized Mr. Kelley as one of the city’s Top Industrial Producers. He was appointed to the Atlanta Logistics Innovation Council in recognition of his considerable expertise in this area.
Prior to joining CBRE, he served as a Senior Project Manager for the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, the state’s economic development office. Additionally, Mr. Kelley served as an infantry platoon leader in the U.S. Army Reserve, achieving the rank of First Lieutenant.
Mr. Kelley's value-add approach capitalizes on his unique combination of industrial real estate expertise, economic development experience and unmatched market knowledge. Mr. Kelley has provided insights into market trends for several local and national business publications and speaks regularly at Supply Chain Conferences, Universities and industry events across the country.
Mr. Kelley has expertise in all aspects of corporate real estate, lease negotiation and restructuring, strategic planning, build-to-suit oversight and site selection consulting. Mr. Kelley utilizes strategic supply chain understanding with aggressive, impactful real estate strategy and execution to deliver superior results for his clients.
Over the years, he has become recognized as an Industry leader and one of Atlanta’s most successful industrial brokers, completing leasing and sales transactions of more than 36 million square feet in the past five years. The Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors consistently has recognized Mr. Kelley as one of the city’s Top Industrial Producers. He was appointed to the Atlanta Logistics Innovation Council in recognition of his considerable expertise in this area.
Prior to joining CBRE, he served as a Senior Project Manager for the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, the state’s economic development office. Additionally, Mr. Kelley served as an infantry platoon leader in the U.S. Army Reserve, achieving the rank of First Lieutenant.
Mr. Kelley's value-add approach capitalizes on his unique combination of industrial real estate expertise, economic development experience and unmatched market knowledge. Mr. Kelley has provided insights into market trends for several local and national business publications and speaks regularly at Supply Chain Conferences, Universities and industry events across the country.
Education
- B.A., Vanderbilt University
Pro Affiliations / Accreditations
- Atlanta Logistics Innovation Council
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
- CBRE Industrial Executive Committee
- SIOR
Achievements
- Awarded the CBRE Dave Haggerty Leadership Award in 2018. This award is presented to the Industrial & Logistics professional who possesses the passion, dedication and teamwork that defined the late Dave Haggerty’s 20-plus-year career with CBRE. It is the highest honor that CBRE can bestow upon an Industrial professional.
Awards
- Atlanta Business Chronicle – Best in Atlanta Real Estate Award
- Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors – Top Industrial Tenant Producer
- Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors – Phoenix Award
- CoStar Power Broker – Top Industrial Leasing Broker
Recent Transactions
- Braselton, GA
Lease
1,061,663 SF - Waco, GA
BTS
1,000,000 SF - Morton, IL
BTS
554,000 SF - Vidalia, GA
Acquisition
540,000 SF - Fairburn, GA
Lease
498,050 SF - Atlanta, GA
Disposition
434,629 SF - Greer, SC
Lease
303,508 SF
Clients Represented
- Carter’s
- Dot Foods
- Empire Distributors
- Flexsteel Industries
- Georgia-Pacific
- Grabber Construction
- Omni Cable
- Toto
Team Overview
Specializing in Global Supply Chain Services in Atlanta.
Blaine Kelley is a leader in the Global Supply Chain Group, a specialty practice within Industrial Services made up of specialized professionals dedicated to meeting the fast paced needs of the distribution industry on a multi–market basis.
The business of supply chain and logistics requires the highest levels of expertise, management, timing, efficiency, communication and coordination to ensure that every component functions properly and efficiently. A disruption, lag, or failure at any point can derail the entire process. CBRE's Global Supply Chain Practice understands this and specializes in providing solutions aimed at reducing costs, enhancing profitability, stimulating productivity and increasing supply chain property value. The group has access to industry leading global research including a proprietary data base of available existing buildings enabling the client to compare building by building, state by state as well as regions. The group conducts transportation studies, incentives, disposition marketing strategies and overall occupancy costs helping the client make the right real estate decision every time.
For more information, visit the Global Supply Chain website.
The business of supply chain and logistics requires the highest levels of expertise, management, timing, efficiency, communication and coordination to ensure that every component functions properly and efficiently. A disruption, lag, or failure at any point can derail the entire process. CBRE's Global Supply Chain Practice understands this and specializes in providing solutions aimed at reducing costs, enhancing profitability, stimulating productivity and increasing supply chain property value. The group has access to industry leading global research including a proprietary data base of available existing buildings enabling the client to compare building by building, state by state as well as regions. The group conducts transportation studies, incentives, disposition marketing strategies and overall occupancy costs helping the client make the right real estate decision every time.
For more information, visit the Global Supply Chain website.
Testimonials
"CBRE is a valued long-term partner of Flowers Foods. Blaine Kelley and his team provide us with an outstanding level of personal service and industry-leading expertise. As Flowers expands to nationwide market coverage, we need a team with the resources to handle our everyday needs as well as special projects. CBRE is always prepared to step up and execute on all our projects, large and small, and they continue to be an invaluable resource for our company."
"Blaine Kelley and his team at CBRE were instrumental in the successful selection of our new 1 million square foot distribution center. In partnership with our supply chain team, they developed an innovative approach yielding immediate financial value across all strategic drivers of this very important project."
"Thank you for your good work in our recent project in Columbus, Ohio. Your advocacy and insights into the process served us well and resulted in a successful asset recovery for us. We look forward to expanding our relationship with you as we grow and develop new opportunities together."
"Blaine’s help in securing our facilities was flawless. His understanding of the current market helped us leverage our rates. Blaine is a true professional."
"As an economic developer in an ever-increasing competitive market, it was a pleasure to work with Blaine Kelley with CB Richard Ellis in Atlanta in the recent location of Flowers Foods to my community. His extensive knowledge of the project and his negotiation skills, allowed us to become a more aggressive player in the site selection process."
"Blaine’s knowledge of the Atlanta Market presented Uline with the opportunity to purchase this facility. Getting an institutional owner to sell a single piece of property is not always easy, but Blaine was able to get the job done. He has always done a great job for Uline and we look forward to working with him in the future."
"Blaine has deep insight into the logistics industry which translates into effective real estate strategy and execution for Averitt. Their unique and proven capabilities align well with our needs and growth plans, providing real value for us."
"Blaine has been instrumental in our successful expansion into the top six ports. His platform has provided critical, local expertise which has been invaluable in our operations. In addition, he is very professional and a pleasure to work with."
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- Property Type
Industrial & Logistics
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Industrial Services
- Tenant Representation
- Acquisition—Strategy and Implementation
- Multi-market Transaction Management
- Location Consulting
- Incentive Negotiation
- Port Logistics/Import DC Site Selection
- Build–to–Suit Oversight
- Labor Analysis