Christian Lee
Vice Chairman
Professional Experience
Associated Office
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Christian Lee is one of the nation’s leaders in putting together large, complex real estate deals. He and his partners run a nine-person team that advises many of the largest U.S. real estate investors on the planning and execution of their investment, disposition and capitalization strategies. During the course of his 20-year career, Mr. Lee and his team have closed more than $14.47 billion in transactions, including several landmark office and sizeable industrial properties in Florida.
Mr. Lee joined CBRE in August 2002 as a Senior Vice President and Associate Member of the Institutional Group and was promoted to Vice Chairman in 2007. He previously held real estate investment banking positions with Aztec Group, Inc., Grubb & Ellis Company and Trammell Crow Company.
Education
Chris graduated from Boston University at the top of his class in 1989, receiving a BSBA, with a concentration in finance. He furthered his education by attending the Boston Architectural School, where he studied Planning & Site Design, as well as numerous courses and seminars with NAIOP, the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Appraisal Institute, and seminars with NAIOP, the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Appraisal Institute.
Professional Affiliations/Accreditations
- Licensed Real Estate Broker, Florida
- Licensed Mortgage Broker, Florida
- National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (NAIOP)
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Achievements
- Recipient of the Colbert Coldwell Circle Award (which recognizes the top three percent of commissioned salespeople at CBRE) in 2018
- South Florida Business Journal | Power Leaders | 2014, 2015
- South Florida Business Journal | Dealmakers | 2012
- South Florida Business Journal | Best Deal of the Year | 2005, 2009
- South Florida Business Journal | Best Deal of the Year, Finalist | 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- CoStar Power Broker Awards | Miami/Dade | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- South FL Business & Wealth | Heavy Hitters In Commercial Real Estate | 2017
- NAIOP South Florida | Team Broker of the Year | 2007, 2015, 2018
- NAIOP South Florida | Creative Deal of the Year | 2011
- NAIOP South Florida | Industrial Sale of Year | 2011, 2015, 2017
- NAIOP South Florida | Team Broker of the Year, Finalist | 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017
- NAIOP South Florida | Industrial Sale of Year, Finalist | 2014, 2016
- NAIOP South Florida | Office Sale of Year | 2015, 2018
- NAIOP South Florida | Office Sale of Year, Finalist | 2011, 2014
- NAIOP Tampa | Sale of Year | 2016
- CIASF | Industrial Sale of the Year | 2015
- Daily Business Review | Top Dealmakers of the Year | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Real Estate Forum | Top U.S. Office Brokers | 2015
- Real Estate Forum | Top Office Brokers | 2015
- Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, R.E.A.L Awards | Commercial Real Estate Broker | 2016
Significant Assignments
- $207,600,000 - Peachtree Center, Atlanta - 2006 - Financing on behalf of America’s Capital Partners
- $200,000,000 - Highwoods Portfolio, Tampa and Charlotte - 2005 - Financing on behalf of Capital Partners
- $193,500,000 - Bank of America Tower, Tampa - 2015 - Sale on behalf of Metlife
- $192,705,000 - T-Rex Corporate Center, Boca Raton - 2005 - Sale on behalf of T-Rex Capital to Blackstone Group
- $156,000,000 - Philadelphia Suburban Portfolio, Philadelphia - 2015 - Financing on behalf of Brookwood
- $151,900,000 - 100 North Tampa, Tampa - 2007 - Sale on behalf of AIG to Prudential
- $140,000,000 - 777 Brickell Avenue, Miami - 2015 - Sale on behalf of CBRE Global Investors
- $135,000,000 - Miami International Tradeport, Miami - 2011 - Industrial sale on behalf of Butters Development
- $133,200,000 - Flagler Center, Jacksonville - 2014 - Sale on behalf of Flagler
- $130, 000,000 - Deerwood North & South, Jacksonville - 2013 - Industrial sale on behalf of Flagler
- $125,750,000 - Esperante, West Palm Beach - 2016 - Sale on behalf of Cornerston & Crocker
- $115,000,000 - Weston Pointe, Weston - 2016 - Sale on behalf of Duke
- $111,600,000 - 800 Brickell Avenue, Miami - 2015 - Sale on behalf of Stiles and JV Guggenheim
- $111,000,000 - Highland Oaks - 2015 - Sale on behalf of Blackstone
- $109,250,000 - The Lincoln, Miami Beach - 2016 - Sale on behalf of Real Estate Capital Partners to Clarion
- $100,750,000 - Douglas Entrance, Coral Gables - 2014 - Sale on behalf of Pearlmark Real Estate Partners; $86,800,000 bridge loan on behalf of Banyan Street Capital and Oaktree Capital Management
- $97,500,000 - Atrium Buildings at Waterford, Miami - 2006 - Sale on behalf of TIAA to MetLife
- $95,750,000 - Centergate, Gratigny - 2015 - Sale on behalf of Prudential
- $95,000,000 - Sawgrass Technology Park, Sunrise - 2005 - Sale on behalf of America’s Capital Partners and State of Utah Retirement Systems to Stiles Corporation
- $90,000,000 - Newport National Portfolio, California - 2015 - Financing on behalf of Brookwood
- $85,000,000 - Independent Square, Jacksonville - 2006 - Financing on behalf of Eola Partners
- $84,625,000 - Weston Business Center, Weston - 2011 - Sale on behalf of RREEF
- $81,900,000 - Brickell Bayview Centre, Miami - 2007 - Sale on behalf of America’s Capital Partners to CRP
- $81,000,000 - Boca Raton Office Portfolio - 2014 - Sale on behalf of Met Life, and $71,570,000 financing on behalf of Crocker Partners
- $75,400,000 - SunTrust Tower, Fort Lauderdale - 2016 - Financing on behalf of Apollo & Steelbridge
- $70,000,000 - Rivergate Tower, Tampa - 2015 - Sale on behalf of Morning Calm; $58,000,000 financing on behalf of PCCP & Banyan
- $70,000,000 - Brickell Bayview Centre, Miami - 2013 - Sale on behalf of America’s Colony Capital
- $67,893,050 - Lincoln Plaza, Orlando - 2014 - Sale on behalf of GLL to Highwoods
- $66,400,000 - 200 East Broward, Fort Lauderdale - 2014 - Sale on behalf of Invesco
- $63,150,000 - North 40, Boca Raton - 2006 - Sale on behalf of Flagship Group to TIAA
- $62,000,000 - Lincoln Place, Miami Beach - 2006 - Sale on behalf of LNR Partners to Andalex
- $60,800,000 - Brickell City Tower, Miami - Financing on behalf of Banyan, Crocker & Independencia
- $60,750,000 - SouthTrust Tower, Fort Lauderdale - 2005 - Sale on behalf of Regency Group to DBSI Group
- $60,400,000 - New World Tower, Miami - 2006 - Sale on behalf of Brookwood Financial Partners to Panther Real Estate Partners
- $54,155,000 - MacArthur Portfolio, Dallas - 2016 - Financing on behalf of Brookwood
- $53,000,000 - One Turnberry Place, Aventura, FL - 2011 - Sale on behalf of Turnberry Associates
- $52,000,000 - Sawgrass Technology Park, Sunrise - 2013 - Sale on behalf of Stiles/Cargill
- $50,000,000 - 550 Biltmore Way, Coral Gables - 2014 - Sale on behalf of AEW Capital Management
- $46,892,422 - The Pointe, Tampa - 2012 - Office sale on behalf of TIAA-CREF
- $28,700,000 - Tower 101, Fort Lauderdale - 2012 - Sale on behalf of CapRoc/Principal
Clients
- Aegon USA
- America’s Capital Partners
- Behringer Harvard
- Brookwood Financial Partners
- Butters Realty Funds
- CBRE Investors
- DRA Advisors
- Guggenheim
- Highwoods Properties, Inc.
- Invesco
- John Hancock Financial Services
- LaSalle Advisors
- LNR Property Corporation
- Met Life
- Parkway Properties
- Parmenter Realty Partners
- Praedium Group
- Principal Real Estate Investors
- RREEF
- Sterling American Equities
- Stiles
- TA Associates
Team Overview - Florida Institutional Capital Markets
Specializing in Office, Industrial and Debt & Structured Finance.
CBRE's Miami-based Florida Institutional Capital Markets Team fulfills the requirements of institutional and private clients throughout the country. With a global reach and exhaustive client network, our Team of seasoned professionals offers intelligent, efficient and proactive solutions to our clients’ commercial real estate requirements.
Specializing in the disposition of institutional office assets, our Team has executed 112 transactions totaling nearly $8 billion since 2018. Additionally, over the same time frame, we have arranged 51 debt financing assignments totaling over $3.2 billion. Since the teams inception in 2003 we have completed over $31 billion of sale and financing assignments.
Through many years of transacting with the world’s most respected and demanding real estate investors, our team has earned the dominant market share in South Florida and Florida for deals sold over $20 million. We have achieved this by delivering the absolute highest level of service and results.
Our disciplined approach to the competitive process continually rewards our clients with creative capital solutions, the most aggressive pricing, and the best terms on financing. Our team is relationship driven and not transactional in focus. We consider ourselves your partners, with aligned interests that go beyond a single trade. Our primary directive is to help you excel and prosper.
Specializing in the disposition of institutional office assets, our Team has executed 112 transactions totaling nearly $8 billion since 2018. Additionally, over the same time frame, we have arranged 51 debt financing assignments totaling over $3.2 billion. Since the teams inception in 2003 we have completed over $31 billion of sale and financing assignments.
Through many years of transacting with the world’s most respected and demanding real estate investors, our team has earned the dominant market share in South Florida and Florida for deals sold over $20 million. We have achieved this by delivering the absolute highest level of service and results.
Our disciplined approach to the competitive process continually rewards our clients with creative capital solutions, the most aggressive pricing, and the best terms on financing. Our team is relationship driven and not transactional in focus. We consider ourselves your partners, with aligned interests that go beyond a single trade. Our primary directive is to help you excel and prosper.
Significant Assignments
Associated Offices
777 Brickell Avenue
Suite 1100
Miami
,
FL
33131
401 E Las Olas Boulevard
Suite 1500
Ft. Lauderdale
,
FL
33301
5100 Town Center Circle Tower II
Suite 600
Boca Raton
,
FL
33486
225 Water Street
Suite 110
Jacksonville
,
FL
32202
101 E. Kennedy Boulevard
Suite 1500
Tampa
,
FL
33602
SunTrust Center 200 S. Orange Avenue
Suite 2100
Orlando
,
FL
32801
