Mike Higgins Joins CBRE in Phoenix as Senior Vice President

CBRE announced that Mike Higgins has joined the company as a senior vice president and will partner with the institutional multifamily team based in Phoenix. Mr. Higgins will focus on sourcing joint venture and development equity for multifamily developers and owners.

Most recently, Mr. Higgins served as a senior director for JLL, where he worked with private and institutional principals, resulting in over $1.1 billion in transactions across multifamily investment sales, land sales and equity placements.

"Mike's expertise and knowledge of Arizona's institutional multifamily product make him an excellent addition to the team," said Paul Komadina, senior managing director for CBRE in Phoenix. "His focus on sourcing joint venture and development equity will make him an exceptional asset to CBRE and our clients."

Mr. Higgins relocated with Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF), which later merged with JLL, to Phoenix, where he led the firm's efforts to start an institutional multifamily business in Arizona. Before relocating, Mr. Higgins worked in HFF's Chicago office in the student housing business, closing over $1.6 billion in transactions across numerous states. He had previously worked in Phoenix under Higgins Development Partners, where he was the development manager overseeing the SkySong development in Scottsdale.

"I am excited to join the team at CBRE. They have an excellent platform, and I am look forward to working with one of the best institutional multifamily teams in the nation. We now have a fully integrated team to provide client services across land, joint ventures, and sales for the multifamily and build-to-rent product segments," added Mr. Higgins.

Mr. Higgins holds a bachelor's degree from Providence College and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.