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Southfield, MI 48075

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Mr. Bell is a Senior Vice President in the Southfield, MI office of CBRE. Since entering the commercial real estate industry in 1986, Mr. Bell has specialized in the leasing of office, high technology, and industrial properties, and the associated acquisition and disposition of these property types. Additionally, Mr. Bell provides consultation support to other specialty groups within CBRE including its Capital Markets and Industrial Groups, as well as mixed-use projects that include an Office component. Prior to joining CBRE in January of 2006, Mr. Bell was a Senior Vice President of both Colliers International, and prior to that Grubb & Ellis (now known as Newmark Knight Frank) for fifteen years.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Michigan State University

Awards

  • Urban Land Institute Real Estate Excellence Award Winner 2009
  • Urban Land Institute Real Estate Excellence Award Winner 2007

Significant Agency Leasing & Subleasing Assignments

  • North Troy Corporate Park
    Troy 
    Leasing 
    1,200,000 SF
  • Chrysler Parts & Distribution Center
    Warren 
    Leasing 
    1,181,000 SF
  • 500 & 600 Renaissance Center
    Detroit 
    Leasing 
    610,000 SF
  • Stroh River Place 
    Detroit 
    Leasing 
    502,300 SF
  • Bank of America Plaza 
    Troy 
    Leasing 
    450,000 SF
  • One Woodward Avenue 
    Detroit 
    Leasing 
    360,000 SF
  • Ford Field 
    Detroit 
    Leasing 
    146,000 SF
  • The Birmingham Place 
    Birmingham 
    Leasing 
    127,700 SF
  • General Electric 
    Van Buren Twp 
    Subleasing 
    109,400 SF
  • Volkswagen of America HQ 
    Auburn Hills 
    Subleasing 
    100,000 SF
  • U.S. Food & Drug Administration
    Detroit 
    Lease 
    76,800 SF
  • 300 East Big Beaver Road 
    Troy 
    Subleasing 
    60,600 SF
  • Hewlett-Packard 
    Auburn 
    Subleasing 
    55,700 SF
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark 
    Detroit 
    Lease 
    39,500 SF

Significant Occupier Transactions

  • Hewlett-Packard 
    585 South Boulevard 
    Pontiac 
    568,500 SF
  • General Electric 
    Van Buren Twp 
    Van Buren Twp
    285,000 SF
  • Lear Corporation 
    BTS - Manufacturing 
    Hammond, IN 
    255,000 SF
  • Lear Corporation 
    BTS - Manufacturing 
    Duncan, SC 
    156,000 SF
  • ProQuest 
    789 E. Eisenhower Pkwy 
    Ann Arbor 
    137,000 SF
  • Google 
    2300 Traverwood 
    Ann Arbor 
    133,200 SF
  • Enterprise Services 
    3000 University 
    Auburn Hills 
    122,300 SF
  • Ameriprise 
    Chrysler House 
    Detroit 
    110,000 SF
  • Google 
    696 Centre 
    Farmington Hills
    84,700 SF
  • Great Lakes Gas HQ 
    BTS – Office 
    Troy 
    80,000 SF
  • Lear Corporation 
    21700 Telegraph Road 
    Southfield 
    71,100 SF
  • Google 
    5690 Hines 
    Drive Ann Arbor 
    62,500 SF
  • Google 
    Magellan Drive
    Novi 
    52,350 SF
  • Willis Towers Watson 
    Travelers Tower I 
    Southfield 
    49,200 SF
  • Google 
    Little Caesar’s Arena 
    Detroit 
    43,800 SF
  • Business News Publishing 
    Somerset II 
    Troy 
    39,500 SF
  • Detroit Regional Chamber 
    One Woodward 
    Detroit 
    39,100 SF
  • McKinsey & Company 
    150 West Jefferson 
    Detroit 
    19,700 SF
  • Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton
    280 N Old Woodward 
    Birmingham 
    12,600 SF
  • Racer Trust 
    One Detroit Center 
    Detroit 
    9,100 SF
  • Gensler 
    150 W Jefferson 
    Detroit 
    7,100 SF

Significant Sales Transactions

  • One Woodward Avenue 
    Detroit 
    Class A Office 
    332,700 SF
  • Flint Ink Building 
    Ann Arbor Twp 
    Class A Office 
    150,000 SF
  • 789 E Eisenhower Parkway
    Ann Arbor 
    Class A Office 
    137,000 SF
  • 280 North Old Woodward
    Birmingham 
    Class A Office 
    81,100 SF
  • E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
    Troy 
    Class B Office 
    72,000 SF
  • Barden Companies 
    Detroit 
    Class B Office 
    30,300 SF

Clients Represented

  • Hewlett-Packard
  • GMAC/Ally
  • The Stroh Companies, Inc.
  • Prudential Insurance
  • Lear Corporation
  • Gensler
  • Ameriprise
  • Great Lakes Gas
  • Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton, PLC
  • Business News Publishing
  • Paine Webber / Morgan Stanley
  • The Detroit Regional Chamber
  • Broder & Sachse
  • REDICO 
  • ProQuest LLC