About
Professional Summary
Michael is an expert in tenant representation, owner representation and sales to investors and owners, concentrating primarily in the suburban Minneapolis market.
Since joining Colliers International | Minneapolis-St. Paul in 1999, Michael has completed more than 800 lease and sales transactions with a total consideration of more than $1 billion. Michael has consistently been one of Colliers’ top-producing office brokers (Everest Club) and CoStar Power Broker and is a past recipient of the MN Commercial Association of Realtors - Lease Transaction of the Year, awarded to him by industry peers.
Michael works hard to cultivate lasting relationships with his clients by developing customized solutions for them. His clients know they can count on him to provide exceptional real estate services based on his thorough understanding of their business objectives. His vast experience in the market and the relationships he has developed give Michael first-hand knowledge to smoothly guide his clients through the transaction process – from market analysis and economics to the eventual lease or sale negotiation.
Accomplishments
2017 Everest Club Award (award given to the top 10% of Colliers brokers In North & South America)
2017 Colliers Minneapolis | St. Paul Top Office Broker
2017 - 2018 Board of Directors: Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors (MNCAR)
2011-2018- CoStar Power Broker Award - Top Office Leasing Broker
2013- Earned SIOR Designation
2007-2010- Executive Board Member and Chair, Public Relations;
Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors (MNCAR)
2007-2010 Board of Directors: Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors (MNCAR)
2008- Arbitration Board Member, Minnesota Association of
Realtors (MNAR)
2004- President, Minnesota Commercial Property
Exchange (MCPE)
Education
University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
Memberships & Involvements
MNCAR, Minnesota Commercial Property Exchange (MNCPE)
Clients
GE Commerical Finance, Centex Homes, Edina Realty, Digineer Inc., Eden Prarie Schools ISD #272, Travel Leaders Group, Executive Suites of Minnesota, Hamline University, Investcorp, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, US Compliance
Testimonials
"Michael, It has been great working with you. You have made our many real estate quests go down with ease, using your wonderful professionalism to navigate all the intricate pieces of each of the transactions. Thank you for all of your help and perseverance. We couldn’t have gotten to where we are today without your guidance, expertise and caring."
Myra Giesner, CFO/COO Minneapolis Jewish Federation
“Mike performed superbly in guiding us through a challenging office space resizing and relocation process. He helped us explore a wide variety of different sizing and building alternatives and provided us with valuable market and space insights each step of the way. Our project was successfully concluded with new space optimized for our design objectives and with a significant reduction in cost. Based upon our experience I can highly recommend Mike and his team for any lease renewal or office relocation project.”
Top qualities: Great Results, On Time, High Integrity
Kevin Mitchell, President & COO – OPIN Systems
“If I had another corporate move, there is no one I would call other than Mike and Kevin. From beginning to end, they understood our culture, our finances and our need for a seamless transition to new space. They were responsive, provided us with choices and worked with us to make the right choice and the best possible terms. Incredible as it may sound, we had a very pleasant experience searching for and moving to new office space and Mike and Kevin made that happen.”
Bob Brill – General Counsel, Travel Leaders Group