About
Professional Summary
Brad focuses on the Dallas-Fort Worth industrial market for Colliers International and works primarily with Tom Pearson, SIOR and Chris Teesdale, SIOR, in representing tenants in lease negotiations, renewals or expansions.
He represents corporate logistics and transportation clients in their real estate decisions and specializes in the evaluation of the overall corporate business goals. Brad also assists in targeting specific prospects for team representation, showing buildings to clients, conducting property research, business development and assisting with transaction negotiations. Over the years, Brad has gathered expertise on numerous projects: portfolio analysis, national portfolio transaction management, incentive management, sale-leaseback, build-to-suits, site selection, employee studies, acquisition and dispositions, office and industrial.
Brad also serves as a nominator on the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award committee. His role is to nominate logistics/transportation/manufacturing companies for this prestigious award.
Prior to joining Colliers, Brad served as Market Research Analyst for Swearingen Realty Group, LLC, where he developed market expertise in space availability reporting, market conditions research, and procurement of relevant lease comparable. He managed responsibility for 182,269 total square feet in 19 different states. Before entering real estate, he worked as an Account Executive for Moroch Partners.
Accomplishments
2021 Colliers Everest Club Top 10% Producer for Colliers North America
2021 Colliers DFW “Deal of the Year” Award
2022 D CEO Magazine’s Power Broker
Education
Brad graduated from The University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication.
Memberships & Involvements
North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors and Real Estate (NTCAR)
The Real Estate Council (TREC)
SIOR Member Associate Program
Colliers Next Gen Steering Committee
Clients
BNSF Logistics
Continental Batteries
Convergint Technologies
Crown Equipment
Dealer Tire
Dollamur Sport Mats
Fortress Investment Group
Imperial Dade
Marlite
Misfits Market
Omni Logistics
Sigma Supply of North America
Testimonials
“We have been working very diligently with Colliers – specifically Chris and Brad – during the past two years to locate the optimal long-term facility for our company. Chris and Brad are as thorough and professional as any professional services team that I’ve ever worked with. They leave absolutely no stone unturned. They are incredibly knowledgeable about the intricacies of the DFW metro real estate market as anyone, and they follow-through on every commitment in a very timely manner – every time. I highly recommend working with this team on any type of project – large or small – because their breadth of experience and work ethic will ensure that you arrive at the optimal solution.”
-Don Ochsenreiter, CEO
Dollamur Sport Mats
“Brad was essential to us in the process of subleasing our property. He was knowledgeable regarding real estate in the area and what we could expect to achieve in rental rates. As a real estate advisor to BNSF Logistics, Brad was a trusted member of the Colliers team and understood our needs. He was professional, responsive and easy to work with. His team provided strategic advice in lease negotiations and the economic impact for our business. Overall, I was very pleased with Brad’s performance throughout this important and time-consuming effort.”
-Dan Curtis, CEO
BNSF Logistics
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My Team
My Team
Mary King is a Senior Client Services Specialist in the office and industrial divisions of Colliers Dallas-Fort Worth. Her teams consist of Senior Vice President Billy Vahrenkamp, Executive Vice President Tom Pearson, Executive Vice President Chris Teesdale, and Senior Associate Brad Balke. Her role consists of overall transaction coordination from initial market research to close out packages. Mary’s experience involves both commercial and residential real estate. She has worked on everything from processing residential mortgages to residential and commercial REO closings, and she has supported commercial brokerage teams specializing in office tenant representation and institutional investment sales.
Chris G. Teesdale is an executive vice president and active member for Colliers Logistics and Transportation Solution Group. He is a member of the Supply Chain Real Estate Advisors Team with Tom Pearson, SIOR and Brad Balke in the Dallas-Fort Worth office of Colliers International. He is one of North Texas’s most accomplished industrial real estate specialists with more than 40 years’ experience in every area of industrial real estate.
Chris specializes in the representation of users for industrial properties, including lease and sale negotiations, strategic planning, finance, development, logistics and multi-modal services. His extensive experience enables him to forecast and anticipate industry trends for his clients.
Chris became a certified coach in 2014 and has coached young professionals in Colliers’ Acceleration Program for several years.
Chris moved his practice to Colliers in July 2005.
Tom is an executive vice president and active member of Colliers’ Logistics and Transportation Solutions Group and a member of the Supply Chain Real Estate Advisors Team with Chris Teesdale, SIOR and Brad Balke in the Dallas-Fort Worth office of Colliers International. His 40-year industrial real estate career spans every facet of industrial real estate.
Tom played a key role in handling the national relocation of the distribution center for a Fortune 100 company in addition to selling and leasing significant properties in multiple markets for some of the largest corporations in the United States.
Prior to joining Colliers in 2006, Tom worked at Cushman & Wakefield as a senior director, member of the Capital Markets Group and the Industrial Group.