Clayton Collins
Senior Associate
Professional Experience
Associated Office
Clayton Collins specializes in advising office occupiers—from local start-ups to Fortune 50 companies—on strategies that transform real estate into a competitive advantage. His expertise spans strategic location planning, lease negotiations, workplace strategy, and portfolio management, with a particular focus on multi-market portfolio consultation. Clayton helps organizations align space decisions with business objectives, ensuring every recommendation supports performance, culture, and financial goals.
Together with his business partners, Don Shupe and Heath Chapman, Clayton is part of one of the premier office occupier advisory and transaction services teams in the Raleigh-Durham market. With more than 50 years of combined experience, the team delivers tailored solutions for both local and national clients, managing everything from single transactions to complex, multi-market portfolio assignments.
Clayton leverages a creative background—shaped by a decade as an Emmy-nominated television producer—to simplify complex decisions and foster alignment around key objectives. Known as an energetic, versatile team player and connector, he brings a unique perspective to clients navigating workplace evolution to attract and retain top talent.
Recognized by Raleigh Magazine as a "Millennial Maverick” Clayton is also deeply engaged in the Triangle business community. He has served as President of the Triangle Area Office Building Association, contributed to NAIOP’s Developing Leaders board, and is a founding member of the First Tee of the Triangle’s Game Changers Council. His leadership reflects a commitment to both professional excellence and community impact.
Outside of work, Clayton is an avid ultramarathoner—having completed the Umstead 100—and enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and identical twin daughters.
Team Overview
With more than 50 years of combined experience in the commercial real estate industry, Heath Chapman, Don Shupe, Clayton Collins, and Samantha Lublinkhof bring a wealth of industry expertise to their occupier clients, both large and small. Their philosophy is straightforward: Each client deserves an experienced and knowledgeable team that customizes bespoke corporate real estate solutions to client-specific goals and objectives. From single transactions to multi-market portfolio assignments, they implement and execute strategies with best-in-class market intelligence to navigate the competitive, complex and ever-evolving marketplace and secure the most favorable terms for their clients.
Together, the team provides premier client service to firms across a myriad of industries at the local, national and global levels. Backed by the strongest platform in the commercial real estate industry and the unmatched resources unique to CBRE, Heath, Don, Clayton and Samantha deliver sophisticated, comprehensive strategies and solutions to the clients they represent.
Significant Transactions
The team represented Arch in the lease of its 104,000 square foot operational base in Raleigh, NC.
The team represented CAPTRUST with its headquarters totaling 105,000 SF in Raleigh, NC.
The team represented IQVIA/Q2 Solutions in its 326,000 square foot need of office and laboratory space in RTP, NC.
The team represented Truist in the purchase of Highwoods Tower I and II, totaling 360,000 square feet in Raleigh, NC.
The team represented Veradigm in its Raleigh location of 245,000 square feet.
Featured Clients
- Accenture
- CAPTRUST
- CarGurus
- Cox
- Envestnet
- Industrious
- K&L Gates
- Nelson Mullins
- ReCode Therapeutics
- Siemens Healthineers
- SingleStore
- Siemens Healthineers
- SingleStore
- Synopsys
- TD Bank
- The University of North Carolina System
- Truist
- Wells Fargo Advisors
- Womble Bond Dickinson
- Wyrick Robbins
Client Testimonials
Related Services
- Consulting
Labor Analytics
Make better location decisions with a holistic approach that weighs factors like labor costs and availability, supply chain logistics, and incentives.
- Design & Build
Project & Program Management
Deliver projects seamlessly with an integrated team that manages everything from schedules and budgets to the entire construction process.
- Plan, Lease & Occupy
Workplace Solutions
Build resilience, attract and retain talent, and foster connection and collaboration in your workplace.
