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Mark Hawks is a Senior Vice President in CBRE Atlanta’s Landlord Representation Group. Mr. Hawks is part of Atlanta’s premier owner representation industrial team for the Southeast. He is recognized as an expert in the field of industrial real estate, having completed in excess of 1000 lease and sale transactions over his 30 year career in the Atlanta Industrial Real Estate Market.
Mr Hawks and the CBRE Atlanta Agency team provide a united, single source for property owners seeking to lease or sell any industrial asset, from small business parks to large bulk warehouses. The team combine their knowledge and experience with the unmatched CBRE platform to deliver exceptional solutions that drive value and growth, with a combined 300+ lease / sale transactions over the previous five years, totaling approximately 32 million square with an aggregate transaction value in excess of $770,000,000.
Mr Hawks joined CBRE following the CBRE acquisition of Resource Real Estate Partners in January 2013. Prior to joining Resource, Mr. Hawks worked with an Atlanta-based national developer, Oakmont Industrial Group, where he was directly responsible for expanding the Atlanta portfolio, which included site selection, underwriting and leasing for new developments and second-generation opportunities. Previous to Oakmont, Mr. Hawks gained eight years of industrial real estate experience with King Industrial Realty in Atlanta, representing both tenants and landlords in lease, sale and build-to-suit transactions.
Mr Hawks is an Atlanta native, active in the community and is married with three children.
Mr Hawks and the CBRE Atlanta Agency team provide a united, single source for property owners seeking to lease or sell any industrial asset, from small business parks to large bulk warehouses. The team combine their knowledge and experience with the unmatched CBRE platform to deliver exceptional solutions that drive value and growth, with a combined 300+ lease / sale transactions over the previous five years, totaling approximately 32 million square with an aggregate transaction value in excess of $770,000,000.
Mr Hawks joined CBRE following the CBRE acquisition of Resource Real Estate Partners in January 2013. Prior to joining Resource, Mr. Hawks worked with an Atlanta-based national developer, Oakmont Industrial Group, where he was directly responsible for expanding the Atlanta portfolio, which included site selection, underwriting and leasing for new developments and second-generation opportunities. Previous to Oakmont, Mr. Hawks gained eight years of industrial real estate experience with King Industrial Realty in Atlanta, representing both tenants and landlords in lease, sale and build-to-suit transactions.
Mr Hawks is an Atlanta native, active in the community and is married with three children.
Education
- B.B.A. in Real Estate, Terry College of Business, The University of Georgia
Professional Affiliations / Accreditations
- Licensed Real Estate Broker, Georgia
- Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), Member
- Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)
- Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors “Top 10” Producer 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2021
- Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors “Top 3” Producer 2010 and 2012
- Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors “Top 1” Producer 2019 and 2021
- Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors Phoenix Award, Recipient
- Menlo Logistics
Lease
1,129,000 SF - SBS Transportation
Lease
1,000,200 SF - Keurig Green Mountain
Lease
987,840 SF - PVH
Lease
851,000 SF - Wayfair
Lease
846,496 SF - Major E-Commerce Company
Lease
613,000 SF - Office Depot
Lease
550,000 SF - PAC Worldwide
Lease
500,800 SF - DSV Solutions
Lease
500,080 SF - Diversitech
Lease
494,000 SF
- Home Depot
Lease
475,000 SF - Kuehne + Nagel
Lease
435,000 SF - Shaw Industries
Lease
432,000 SF - Matson Global Logistics
Lease
367,000 SF - Publix Supermarkets
Lease
354,000 SF - Carter’s
Lease
347,000 SF - Porsche North America
Lease
155,000 SF - Federal Express
Lease
147,000 SF - South Creek - IDI (Clorox 1 MFS BTS)
Sale
1,000,000 Acres - InBev – Land Disposition
Sale
784 Acres
- AEW
- Alpha Industrial / KKR
- Artemis Real Estate Partners
- Blackstone
- Cabot Properties
- CBRE Global Investors
- CORE5
- Crow Holdings
- DHL Supply Chain
- EastGroup Properties
- Exeter Property Group
- Hillwood
- IDI
- Invesco
- Johnson Development
- LINK
- Mapletree
- New York Life
- Nuveen Real Estate
- Oakmont Industrial Group
- Panattoni
- PGIM Real Estate
- Prologis
- TA Realty
- TPA Group
- Trammell Crow
Team Overview
Available Properties
Search PropertiesSpecializing in Atlanta Industrial Leasing.
CBRE Atlanta Industrial Leasing focuses on the needs of institutional owners and managers of industrial facilities. Comprised of four industrial real estate professionals with 55 years of combined experience, we offer clients an unbeatable track record when it comes to leasing warehouse and distribution facilities, as well as manufacturing and flex space located throughout Metro Atlanta.
Team accomplishments include multiple Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors “Top 10 Awards” and the #1 Industrial Landlord Team in 2019 & 2021.
Team accomplishments include multiple Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors “Top 10 Awards” and the #1 Industrial Landlord Team in 2019 & 2021.
Last 5 Years Statistics
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2018 - 2022
5-Year Lease Transactions
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$770M
Total Volume
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32,445,647
Total SF
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318
Total Transactions
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