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Colliers Lansing celebrates three years serving clients in Lansing area

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LANSING, Mich. — Colliers Lansing is celebrating three years of providing high-quality, personalized real estate services in the Lansing area.

Launching in 2019 as a two-person team working from home, Colliers Lansing now proudly consists of six team members, comprised of local associates and development incentive experts and more. Colliers Lansing continues to grow and operates from its office located at 2501 Coolidge Road and has served clients large and small in the industrial, office, multifamily, investment, retail and property management sectors.

Colliers Lansing was started by Shawn O’Brien, CCIM, and Julie O’Brien. Both serve as vice presidents with Colliers Lansing. The team in Lansing also includes Jeff Ridenour and Amy Richter-Perkins, both associate vice presidents, as well as Tom Caldwell, development incentives specialist and Nicole Wiseman, senior associate.

“Throughout the last three years, including during the volatile market caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, our team at Colliers Lansing has stood ready and responsive to client needs, securing spaces and completing deals in greater Lansing and beyond,” said Jon Potvin, managing director at Colliers West Michigan, which oversees the Lansing office. “Colliers Lansing has become a huge presence within the Lansing commercial real estate market, and we’re looking forward to continued growth.”

The Lansing commercial real estate market continues to be active and Colliers Lansing team members are ready to meet the needs of their clients.

“Colliers Lansing strives to professionally serve our clients and customers with a passion for the business of commercial real estate,” Shawn O’Brien said. “We’re so thankful to the clients who entrust us with their business and look forward to providing excellent services for years to come.”


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Julie OBrien

Vice President

Lansing

I joined Colliers in 2019 bringing more than 25 years of client/customer service experience to the Colliers team. I have worked in commercial real estate as an industrial advisor and team leader with a focus on growing the mid-Michigan industrial sector since 2011. My experience includes seller/landlord and purchaser/ tenant representation, site selection, broker’s valuation assistance and numerous other real estate services. I take great pride in the relationships I have developed with my clients while providing the highest quality of service to fulfill their unique real estate needs.

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Shawn OBrien

Vice President

Lansing

I bring a wealth of knowledge in brokerage and property development from my more than three decades of commercial real estate experience. I specialize in the site selection, redevelopment, land brokerage and development of retail and mixed-use properties. I also provide development consulting and both the acquisition and disposition of investment properties throughout Michigan. 

Prior ot my role as Vice President at Colliers, I was a Senior Vice President for a Lansing-based commercial real estate firm associated with CBRE for 19 years. 

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Jeff Ridenour

Associate Vice President

Lansing

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Tom Caldwell

Development Incentives Specialist

Lansing

I provide development consulting services to various clients in the area of affordable housing and community devel­opment throughout Michigan. In this capacity I work with clients to secure financing using Housing Tax Credits, Historic Tax Credits, Tax-Exempt Bond financing, various federal financing programs, Federal Home Loan Bank sources, and various state programs. As a consultant I work with the various mem­bers of the development team to bring the development to fruition including negotiations with equity investors, lenders, and state and local officials.

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Nicole Wiseman

Senior Associate

Lansing

I specialize in office space leases and sales in addition to tenant and landlord representation services in the Mid-Michigan area. 

My career in commercial real estate began in 2013. I worked as an administrative assistant and marketing coordinator before becoming licensed and beginning work in brokerage as an office advisor in 2017. I joined Colliers in 2021 as a Senior Associate specializing in the office sector.

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Amy Richter-Perkins

Associate Vice President

Lansing

I joined Colliers in 2020, bringing extensive commercial real estate experience. Throughout my career and over the past twenty years I have provided services to retail, restaurant, and shopping center owners throughout Mid-Michigan. I am an expert in shopping center and retail leasing, new business development, seller and buying representations, tenant advisory and site selection throughout Michigan.   

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