Christian Lee

Vice Chairman

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Miami, FL 33131

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As a leading investment professional in the State of Florida, Christian focuses on the disposition and financing of office and mixed-use properties on behalf of institutional and private owners and investors. Christian and his team have closed $18.7 billion in investment property sales and $14.3 billion of financing assignments, earning a dominant 41% market share in the sale of large office properties in the State of Florida over the last 10 years. Christian’s role as the leader of a top-performing team has consistently ranked him among Florida’s top producers, within both CBRE and the overall market. As a member of CBRE’s National Office Partners, Christian has insight into the most aggressive domestic and international capital sources seeking to purchase and finance office properties in the United States. With 33 years of investment sales experience in Florida, Christian also brings “boots on the ground” insight into the most active and credible investors locally.

Christian joined CBRE in August 2002 as a Senior Vice President and 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
National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (NAIOP)

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 Represented

Apollo
ARA
Barings
Blackstone
Bradford Allen
CBREIM
Clarion
Cousins Properties
DRA
DWS
Franklin Street

KBS
KKR
Lone Star
Nuveen
NY Life
Oaktree
PCCP
Related Fund
Rockpoint
Starwood
TA Realty

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.