Chris van Keulen
Executive Vice President
Lic. 01845520
Professional Experience
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For the last 17 years, Chris van Keulen has been a commercial real estate agent specializing in full service representation in sales and leasing of warehouse/industrial, advanced manufacturing and flex space in the greater Bay Area with distinct focus East Bay. Over the years, Chris has established himself as one of the premier brokers representing and directing a variety of tenants & landlords with their respective real estate transactions & strategy. On top of his leasing work, Chris focuses heavily on owner-user and Investor sales with a knack for finding off-market opportunities for both his institutional-investment clients as well as owner-occupiers. Since 2020, Chris has leased & sold upwards of $2.19 billion in total transaction consideration. In 2025 he completed a total of 6 number of sale transactions, in total value of $194,420,001.
Driven by in-depth market & transactional expertise, coupled with proactive & cutting edge concepts & strategy and a just pure overall passion for real estate, Chris van Keulen creates real estate solutions for his clients by focusing on their present needs & goals, while preparing them for their future. By leveraging the CBRE platform his clients benefit from the best insight and execution in the business of Industrial Real Estate.
Chris in his free time enjoys golf, basketball and being active while coaching his children in a variety of sports. Chris lives in Walnut Creek with his wife and 3 children.
Team Overview - The Oakland Industrial Team
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Our team is the industry leading brokerage team specializing in industrial space.
The Oakland Industrial team is the industry leading brokerage team specializing in industrial space, with a broad network, proven success, unstoppable momentum, and a deep history with the Oakland Industrial Corridor. The Team has excelled in representing commercial real estate clients for both the owner/landlords and buyer/tenants. They have unparalleled optics and knowledge of the local and global marketplace and have proven their ability to create solutions that effectively and efficiently achieves maximum value for their clients. They have completed over 2,000 transactions consisting of both sales and leasing the greater Oakland Industrial Corridor totaling over 8 million square feet since 2014. Our team has led the charge in new speculative development leasing projects whereby the majority has pre-leased before construction completed. From 2020 to present, our team has completed 106 transactions exceeding 100,000 sq. ft.
They believe in building relationships with their clients and will take the time to understand their needs and desires. They pride themselves in giving clients straight forward advice based on current trends in the market that will lead to the completion of prudent real estate transactions.
The team offers a full range of integrated services, including:
- Tenant/Buyer Representation
- Landlord/Seller Representation
- Relocation, Expansion or Consolidation Strategies
- Property Valuations
- Lease vs. Own Analysis
- Sale Leaseback Transactions
- Supply Chain/Network Optimization Studies
- Highest and Best Use Studies
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