Michael Hines
Executive Vice President
Lic. PA, Licensed Salesperson: NJ

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Michael is a Vice Chairman with the Capital Markets | Institutional Properties team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has over 30 years’ experience in commercial real estate specializing in the sale of Industrial properties for institutional clients, real estate developers, as well as advisory services for corporate real estate clients.
Michael has consistently been a top producer in investment sales, representing some of the country’s largest corporations, pension fund advisors, banks, developers and REITs. In 2021, Michael (and team) completed 82 Industrial transactions totaling 49.9 million square feet representing $6.8 billion in total value. Over the past 5 years, Michael has sold in excess of 750 million square feet of Industrial, primarily in NJ, PA, DE and MD.
Michael is also a founding member of CBRE National Partners, a partnership that delivers superior strategy and execution over the industrial property life cycle. Located in the 8 key logistics hubs, the 81 investment sales and support professionals connect local market insight to a national capital markets perspective. Enhanced by a fully integrated debt platform, the National Partners team are able to achieve remarkable results for their national, regional and local clients. In 2021, the team successfully completed 410 transactions totaling 274 million square feet with an aggregate value of $31.9 billion.
Michael has consistently been a top producer in investment sales, representing some of the country’s largest corporations, pension fund advisors, banks, developers and REITs. In 2021, Michael (and team) completed 82 Industrial transactions totaling 49.9 million square feet representing $6.8 billion in total value. Over the past 5 years, Michael has sold in excess of 750 million square feet of Industrial, primarily in NJ, PA, DE and MD.
Michael is also a founding member of CBRE National Partners, a partnership that delivers superior strategy and execution over the industrial property life cycle. Located in the 8 key logistics hubs, the 81 investment sales and support professionals connect local market insight to a national capital markets perspective. Enhanced by a fully integrated debt platform, the National Partners team are able to achieve remarkable results for their national, regional and local clients. In 2021, the team successfully completed 410 transactions totaling 274 million square feet with an aggregate value of $31.9 billion.
Education
- University of Wisconsin, Bachelor of Science; Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
Pro Affiliations / Accreditations
- Wisconsin Real Estate – Graduate Mentorship Program
- Member - Urban Land Institute
Awards
- CBRE, Colbert Coldwell Circle 2004-2007, 2013-2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 (Top 3% Producers Worldwide)
- Recipient of the “Gary J. Beban Teamwork Award” - 2011
- Top 10 Producer, Philadelphia Region | 2005-2008, 2010-2021
- CBRE #1 Producer Philadelphia Region 2008, 2011, 2013-2021
Significant Transactions
- Equity Industrial Partners
York Business Center
Sale
1,524,977 SF - Prologis
Key Logistics Hubs Portfolio
Sale
1,298,992 SF - Equus Capital Partners
Lowe’s Northeast E-Commerce Fulfillment Center
Sale
1,100,846 SF - Harlyn Consulting
Lehigh Valley Cold Storage Portfolio
Sale
1,034,432 SF - Passco Real Estate Enterprises
Warminster Business Center
Sale
90,612 SF
Clients Represented
- AEW Capital Management
- American Realty Advisors
- Black Creek Group
- Bridge Development Partners, LLC
- CBRE Global Investors
- CIM Group, Inc.
- Clarion Partners
- Cohen Asset Management, Inc.
- Core5 Industrial Partners
- Crow Holdings Capital
- Dermody Properties
- Endurance Real Estate Group
- Equus Capital Partners, Ltd.
- Exeter Property Group
- Gladstone Commercial Corporation
- Global Logistics Properties
- Hackman Capital Partners
- High Street Realty Company, LLC
- Hillwood Investment Properties
- J. G. Petrucci & Co., Inc.
- J.P. Morgan Asset Management
- Matrix Development Group
- MRP Realty
- Oaktree Capital Management, LLC
- PCCP, LLC
- PNC Realty Investors Inc.
- Principal Global Investors
- Prologis
- Sitex Group
- The Morris Companies
- Trammell Crow Company
- USAA Real Estate Company
- U.S. Realty Advisors, LLC
- Walton Street
- Wharton Industrial
- Whitesell Construction Co, Inc.