About
Professional Summary
Karl brings over 20 years delivering real estate development services and project management solutions totaling over 9 million square feet and in excess of $800MM throughout the Americas and Caribbean, EMEA and APAC.
With a diverse background in construction, architecture, planning and project management, Karl offers a unique and comprehensive perspective to his role. Karl has demonstrated the ability to successfully complete high-profile, fast-track projects to deliver the highest quality of services and end-results. His expertise embodies a project’s entire life-cycle and ranges from strategic planning to post-construction scenarios. His experience encompasses large headquarters re-stack and relocation projects; base building upgrades; mission critical work including data centers and disaster recovery sites; specialty build-outs including conferencing, showroom, trading floor, parking lot and various specialty spaces; and core and shell assignments.
In his current role as the Director of Development Services, Karl will establish and lead the efforts of bringing development and project management to Raleigh, NC on behalf of Colliers. Karl will lead the efforts in building the local team, business development, market analysis, and oversight of the region, while growing the business through leading assignments focusing largely on Corporate Relocations, Tech, Financial Institutions, Government Sectors, Retail, Multifamily, Office, and Industrial Build-to-Suit developments.
Prior to joining Colliers, Karl was a Global Director of Project Management for CBRE with responsibilities based both in the NY Tri-State region as well as in a global enterprise role with a focus on providing project management services to both Occupier and Investor clients. Karl managed a team of direct reports and alliance partners in collaboration with CBRE’s Transactions, Facilities and Project Management services lines to execute over 80 projects annually in 28 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC.
Prior to CBRE, Karl was a Senior Project Director with Cushman & Wakefield where he was responsible for new business development strategies to secure and lead over 2 million square feet of project management assignments throughout the NY Tri- State Area and the Caribbean. Karl also supported C&W’s Global Project Management Practice with the development of a best practices program used for the consistent delivery of project management services across all accounts and assignments globally.
Karl has held previous positions at CBRE, Quartararo and Associates (now JLL), Works-in-Progress Associates and Nucor Construction Corp. along with internships at the New York City Department of City Planning and Croxton Collaborative Architects.
Accomplishments
2012: Cushman & Wakefield's Inaugural Tri-State "Project Manager of the Year" Award.
Education
New York University (NYU) - New York, NY and Florence, NY
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), Urban Design & Architecture Studies
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), Metropolitan Studies
OSHA 30 Certification
Memberships & Involvements
CoreNet
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Raleigh Chamber
IFMA
Testimonials
"Karl’s expertise, calm demeanor, and leadership as our external project manager were key to implementing our complex Manhattan Real Estate Strategy, which involved several very challenging projects in Manhattan and Jersey City, including multiple floors and phases at the iconic 30 Rock building."
-Gary Wieczorek, Design & Construction Program Manager at Deloitte
"I first met and had the pleasure of working with Karl in 2018. We had just renewed our lease in Rockefeller Center for a 15-year term and were about to embark on a $40MM renovation project. Karl was the project manager assigned to the project and we worked hand in hand over the next 20 months. Karl kept the contractor and sub-contractors in line and held them to their word. He kept the project meetings organized and running smoothly. He kept meticulous records and followed up on all action items and was very fair. I wouldn't hesitate to work with him again on any project, large or small."
-Jill Boyd, Sr. Director - Facilities and Corporate Services at Simon & Schuster
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My Team
Greg Main-Baillie is a 20 year veteran in the construction and development industry and currently serves as the Executive Managing Director for the Florida Development Services Group at Colliers. Greg oversees and manages construction and development projects for all real estate types including Mixed-use, Hospitality, Retail and Office throughout South Florida.
Prior to his role at Colliers, Greg served as the Managing Director for Foundry Commercial overseeing Development Services and Project Management. He was also the Managing Director of Project Management throughout Florida for CBRE. Greg has coordinated Local Market Area leaders to provide assistance in construction activity for managed assets, tenant representation deals and owners of real estate as well as working with America’s fortune 500 corporations such as Bank of America, American Express, Florida Power and Light, Fifth/Third Bank, and Deutsche Bank.
Prior to managing the Florida Project Management team, Greg was the Director of Business Development for Suffolk Construction Company. In this role Greg managed the procurement and contracting of more than $600M in construction.
Mark Simmons is a seasoned executive with 25 years of general contracting experience, bringing a wealth of knowl- edge in the commercial construction market. As Director of Development Services for the Charlotte, NC, Mark leads the efforts in business develop- ment, brand advancement, and client relationship growth. Mark oversees all facets of the development and project management activities in the region, ensuring project and service quality for our clients.
A veteran of commercial construction and development for over 20 years, Todd has unique experience in all aspects of the project building life-cycle. In addition to project management experience in design- build, general contracting, and construction management delivery methods, Todd has had responsibility in project land acquisition, professional conceptual design, entitlements program design, and has even served as facility manager for portfolio of properties exceeding 200,000 SF. Todd’s portfolio of projects is as equally diverse, successfully completing projects in sectors such as commercial office, medical office, educational, institutional, municipal, water treatment, multi-family, and more. Todd is able to draw upon his education in architectural engineering and the broad experience and skill-sets his diverse career has provided for the benefit of clients.
Jeremy Caldwell is a successful, results oriented, Executive with a background in Mechanical Contracting and expertise in individual and portfolio account management/project management of hospitality, commercial office, retail, industrial, multi-family high-rise, educational, medical, technical, pharmaceutical, federal state and local governmental projects.
As Assistant Director of Project Management, I spearhead Capital Improvement projects (both Tenant Improvement and Building Improvements) in numerous properties of the CREC /Colliers portfolio.
Prior to transitioning into the Project Management Team, I bring over 20 years of experience in Propety Management with the CREC Team. As Senior Property Manager, my experience entailed the overall management, implementation of capital improvement plans, and overseeing major tenant improvement projects, of numerous challenging properties in the South Florida region.
Prior to joining CREC, I was part of the Codina-Bush Real Estate Management.
Todd Latour brings over 16 years of experience working in the construction industry and currently serves as Project Manager on the North Carolina Project Management and Development Services team. As Project Manager, he manages construction and development projects for all real estate type including Healthcare, Mixeduse, Hospitality, Retail, and Office, throughout North Carolina.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
As Director of Development Services, Daniel oversees the growth of the South Florida Development Services team across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties in both Public/Municipal & Private sectors.
Working with Colliers’ in-house Development Services Division that has a combined 25 years of experience in project management, he targets all market groups with specific focus on Healthcare, Hospitality, Multifamily, Commercial Office, Retail and Industrial Build-to-Suit and Speculative Developments.
BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
With more than 15 years of experience in the construction management industry, Daniel previously served as Director of Construction for IPIC Entertainment where he was responsible for managing a variety of construction projects for IPIC movie theaters, throughout the country. Projects included the IPIC 4th & 5th Delray, the IPIC Corporate Office in Delray Beach and the IPIC Park Place in Irvine, California, among others.
Prior to that, he served as Director of Operations for Golden Glow Enterprises where he oversaw construction projects including the Ritz Carlton Miami Beach and Roney Palace Condominiums. Additionally, Daniel served as Senior Project Manager for Twenty Two Group and Burgerfi International.