Brant Bernet
Senior Vice President
Professional Experience
Associated Office
Brant Bernet joined CBRE in 2012 as a Senior Vice President in the Brokerage Services group and leads the Data Center Solutions team in North Texas. Mr. Bernet brings over 30 years of diversified real estate experience to CBRE.
Prior to joining CBRE, Mr. Bernet was a Principal with Trammell Crow Company (TCC) in Dallas, where he was instrumental in developing tenant representation best practices and was a consistent top producer. He left TCC in 2006 to start Rackhouse Group, a tenant-based real estate brokerage company focused on national data center site selection and consulting. During the past 21 years, Mr. Bernet has been responsible for many of the most significant data center/critical facility expansions in the country.
Education
- Southern Methodist University, Bachelor of Arts
Professional Affiliations/Accreditations
- CBRE Data Center Solutions, North Texas Leader
- CBRE Data Center Solutions, Advisory Council Member
- Co-Founder/Managing Director, Rackhouse Group, LLC
- Co-Founder, MyRackFinder.com
- Rise School of Dallas, Board of Directors
- Salesmanship Club of Dallas
- Founder, The Bernet Company, Corporate Real Estate
Achievements
- CBRE Data Center Solutions, North Texas Leader
- CBRE Data Center Solutions, Advisory Council Member
- Top Producer, Lincoln Property Company (2012 – 1st nationally)
- Co-Founder/Managing Director, Rackhouse Group, LLC
- Co-Founder, MyRackFinder.com
- Trammell Crow Company, Deal of the Year – Bank of America, Dallas (2004)
- Top Producer, Trammell Crow Company (2004)
- Service Excellence Award, Trammell Crow Company (2003)
- Top Producer, Trammell Crow Company (2000 – 2nd nationally)
- National Brokerage MVP, Trammell Crow Company (1999)
- Top Producer, Trammell Crow Company (1999 – 3rd nationally)
- Rise School of Dallas, Board of Directors
- Salesmanship Club of Dallas
- Founder, The Bernet Company, Corporate Real Estate
Clients
- ABRY Partners
- Belo Corporation
- Cable & Wireless
- CapRock Communications
- Corner Bakery
- Davaco, Inc.
- Electric Lightwave (ELI)
- Epsilon
- Hosted Solutions
- Infinity Broadcasting
- MCI, Inc.
- Perot Systems
- Rackspace, Inc.
- Verio
- Vinson & Elkins
- Windstream, Inc.
- Winstar Wireless
- WorldCom, Inc.
Overview
CBRE’s Dallas-based Data Center Solutions (the “Team”) blends its relevant transaction experience with CBRE’s best-in-class international real estate platform. On behalf of its clients, the Team uses its deep understanding of both traditional real estate and its knowledge of the technical aspects of data center construction and finance to obtain optimal transaction economics. The Team’s proprietary Data Center Dashboard provides clients with unparalleled market insight and best practices. As the team's best-practice library and Dashboard are constantly evolving, their innovative approach to deal process and financial analysis has become an industry standard. The Team has completed transactions in more than 60 U.S. markets and has closed a spectrum of critical facility assignments that range from 50kW to multiple MW. This Dallas-based Team has the right experience, platform and process to solve any of your data center needs.
Featured Clients
- Atos
- Baylor
- Samsung
- Pepsico
- LPL Financial
- Levi Strauss & Co.
- Sprint
- Lowe's
- Comerica
- Level 3 Communications
- Equinix
- Verizon
- Windstream
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