Chester is a seasoned commercial real estate professional with over 20 years of experience. As Executive Vice President of CBRE’s Land Services Group in Raleigh, he has negotiated a wide variety of transactions, including high-profile mixed-use sites, industrial and life science campuses, and large suburban master-planned communities. Since joining CBRE in 2014, he has participated in over 385 land transactions valued at over $1.08 billion. Chester has won multiple awards including the largest land sale transactions as ranked by the Triangle Business Journal. Notably, he was recently recognized as one of CBRE’s Top 600 Producers in 2023, one of only two people in the company in the Carolinas to do so.
Leveraging his extensive local knowledge and relationships cultivated from growing up in Raleigh, Chester consistently delivers exceptional service to his clients. His deep understanding of future land uses and the entitlement process allows him to navigate complex transactions. He has been a part of some of the most complicated real estate developments, including an assemblage of 56 parcels adjacent to the Village District, the oldest mixed-use development in the Southeast.