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Tyler Brooks joined the team in December 2011 as a Retail Leasing and Sales Associate. Tyler’s prior career included marketing-oriented assignments in San Diego, Las Vegas, and Florence, Italy. As part of the Retail Leasing and Sales team, he provides services to developers, landlords, tenants and property owners by using different marketing strategies to service his clients. As a retail specialist, Tyler will serve his clients with detailed knowledge of the Hampton Roads area. 

In 2015, Tyler and two other associates won the leasing business of Greenbrier Marketcenter, thepremier shopping center in Chesapeake, VA. In 2016, Tyler and another associate leased a 350,000SF center in Newport News from 25% occupied to 95% in less than a year. They also back filled a 50,000 SF Kroger (which was vacant for eight years). Tyler and team, in 2019 leased over 18 spaces in a Virginia Beach shopping center (Lynnhaven North) in three months that had been vacant for years. 

Ben Clarke joined the Retail Sales and Leasing Team as an associate in August 2020. Prior to joining the team at Colliers, Ben worked in the Financial Services Industry. First as a regional sales consultant for Riverfront investment group in Richmond, Virginia and more recently with Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC, a registered Investment Adviser in Virginia Beach.

Ben holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hampden Sydney College and a Master’s in Business Administration from the College of William and Mary.  He has strong familiarity with the markets of Virginia Beach, Williamsburg and to a lesser degree Richmond, Virginia.

Maddy Spear joined the Retail Leasing and Sales Team as an Associate, following her graduation from the University of Mary Washington with degrees in Business Administration and English. In the Summer of 2017, Maddy interned with the firm and through this experience she was able to partner with all service lines within the Hampton Roads office. Currently, Maddy travels between Richmond and Hampton Roads and is very familiar with both markets.

In 2019, Maddy and another associate leased 15 spaces in two months at Lynnhaven North, a 173,191 square foot center in Virginia Beach. They back filled 2 box spaces (totaling over 68,000 square feet) that has been vacant for 1 and 3 years respectively.

Chris Read specializes in the sale and leasing of retail property for Colliers | Virginia.  As the Southeast Retail co-team leader, he has extensive recent and long-term experience generating positive results to owners, developers and tenants in the retail sector for over 25 years.

On behalf of national and regional clients, Chris has achieved success on a multitude of assignments including shopping center leasing, site selection, new retail developments, land subdivisions and parcel sales, tenant-mix strategies,  big box leasing, redevelopment projects, portfolio leasing/sales, tenant representation, complex contract negotiations, investment sales and surplus property dispositions.  This knowledge base presents a thorough understanding of special requirements to furnish a personalized approach to individual client needs. 

Kevin O'Keefe specializes in both tenant and landlord representation, as well as investment and end user sales for Colliers Virginia.   With 19 years experiences, Kevin has the ability to provide clients with market knowledge, including the latest market inventory, rental rates and general market conditions in Hampton Roads.

Kevin is currently responsible for leasing over one million square feet of shopping center properties in the Hampton Roads region, as well as performing market analysis, site selection, and contract negotiation for various local, regional and national retailers.