Automotive Desk

With more than 30 years’ experience in brokerage and industrial development in the Upstate of South Carolina and beyond, I offer expert advice and a unique perspective which gives my clients the edge in a competitive market. 

My experience includes the planning, acquisition and implementation of more than 31 industrial parks in key manufacturing and distribution markets. In addition, I have been responsible for the development of more than 38 million square feet of industrial space including Class A manufacturing, automotive supply, warehouse, logistics fulfillment and e-commerce related facilities. 

More than 140 clients have relied on me to manage the start-up and implementation of their facilities. This background brings invaluable experience and understanding which allows me to meet the needs of tenants, developers and investors “from dock-door to C-suite”.

Paul McManus is an Executive Vice President and one of the senior leaders of Occupier Services Bay Area (OSBA) in Silicon Valley.  OSBA specializes in occupier representation providing clients with a platform of integrated services on local, national, and global levels. Paul is a senior point of contact on multiple accounts for OSBA and has vast experience with complex transactions both in Silicon Valley and in multiple markets throughout the world. Paul represents the interests of his corporate portfolio clients and local businesses, ranging from Fortune 100 firms (tech, biotech and professional services) to venture capital-funded growth companies.

Paul is a third generation Bay Area resident who lives with his wife Ashley and three daughters (Madison 4, Mackenzie 2 and Margo 1 month). Paul joined Colliers International – San Jose in 2007. Paul is an outdoor enthusiast. He enjoys snow skiing, wakeboarding, running, hiking, biking and swimming. Paul is a lifelong 49ers, Giants and Warriors fan. His downtime is spent chasing his three girls.

Leon Manoff is a Vice Chairman in Colliers International’s New York office. He represents major corporations as advisor and works with clients to design and execute real estate strategies that reduce risk, increase profitability, facilitate talent acquisition and retention, and incorporate a work environment that aligns with the company’s brand. He has assisted clients from across the industry spectrum, but specializes in real estate for the publishing and insurance sectors.

Tripp Alexander is a Partner with the firm and the Director of Industrial Services for Colliers International | Alabama. He and his team are currently responsible for the marketing of over 2.0 million square feet of industrial property across the state of Alabama, in addition to his tenant and buyer representative projects. During his fifteen (15) year tenure in the industry, he has closed
hundreds of millions in lease and sales transactions across sixteen (16) states. 

Tripp works with industrial owners and occupiers to assist them in making informed real estate decisions regarding both land and buildings. His experience includes site selection, acquisitions, dispositions, project budgeting, agency sales and leasing as well as, property due diligence. Tripp’s thorough approach utilizes his extensive market knowledge, careful research of comparable
buildings and historic transactions and diligent analysis of financial and qualitative factors. This thorough and tech-savvy approach has enabled Tripp to solve challenging problems for the benefit of his clients and be an industry leader in his market.

I specialize in creating innovative solutions and competitive advantages for my clients.  I am a seasoned real estate professional and have a long history of successful transactions over 100,000 SF.  I focus on cities and properties along the I-75 corridor in KY and OH.  This area has become extremely vibrant and I’m proud to have contributed to its growth.  Over the past 30 years, I’ve completed more than 325 transactions totaling more than 40 million SF and valued at over $400 million to date.  Long-term clients include Delphi, Gap, W. P. Carey, and General Motors.

I am a natural born connector and love negotiating on behalf of my clients.  There’s nothing I like better than solving problems.  I have a large network of real estate professionals that I am continually developing and expanding.  I serve in leadership roles with SIOR (Society of Office & Industrial Realtors, an educational international association of 3,000 brokers, developers, and investors), and am members of the elite Colliers Logistics and Transportation Solutions Group, and CSCMP (Counsel of Supply Chain Management Professionals).  As I tell my family and friends, everything comes down to logistics!

I am known for my deep real estate knowledge of the Greater Cincinnati area, my persistence, representing my clients the way they want to be represented, and operating at all times with honesty and integrity. 

Rafael is a committed corporate industrial/logistics services specialist focused in representing Global corporations as well as institutional Real Estate companies for over 30 years. His experience in representing corporations in multiple markets throughout Mexico, that has allowed him to develop a high-level corporate real estate strategy for his clients.

He has an intimate knowledge of Mexico’s industrial regions & office real estate markets, business parks, developers, the corporate site selection process, real estate markets, and economic incentives provided by federal, state, and local governments across Mexico.

He is very active in the Mexican & international real estate communities as a member of the Society of Industrial & Office Realtors, (SIOR). He is a frequent speaker at international and domestic forums related to industrial development in Mexico, the Maquiladora Industry, the Automotive, Aerospace & Logistics sectors in Mexico, and real estate investment opportunities in the most dynamic regions. 

Rafael McCadden joined Colliers International in 2005 after 8 1/2 years as Executive Director of the Mexican Association of Industrial Parks, AMPIP, a real estate development organization similar to NAIOP.  He is currently Director of the Industrial & Logistics Division in Mexico, and is member of the Steering Committee of the Colliers Logistics & Transportation Solutions Steering Committee (L&T).

Graham has established himself as a quarterback within Colliers Industrial National Team and as a leader within the Toronto industrial real estate industry.  He has specialized in the logistics and ecommerce sector across Canada and the GTA over the past 25 years and has helped his clients through numerous market cycles. Together with his team, they are regularly relied upon by North American industrial occupiers and the investment community for their advice and real time market insights.

Graham has a passion for the logistics industry and is a visionary within the GTA Industrial market.    He has helped launched several top industrial parks across Durham Region, the GTA West, Caledon and Hamilton, as the GTA expands concentrically in search of labor, financial & operational efficiency.  Graham is a founding member of Colliers North America’s Logistics Supply Chain and Transportation Team.  He and his team look forward to learning more about your corporate needs and sharing their industrial insights.

Key Industrial Land Projects

425 acres on behalf of Rice Group and Choice Property REIT which will soon become the largest industrial park under development within Ontario

245 acres on behalf of Oxford Properties to support approximately 4M SF of future industrial development

100 + 150 acres on behalf of Anatolia Capital which will witness in excess of 5M SF of future industrial development

200 acres on behalf of HOOPP and is currently the largest spec industrial park in Canada with approximately 4M SF actively under developed and over half pre-leased.

115 acres on behalf of the Picov Family and Blackwood Partners which is has been the largest land transaction and business park development in Durham over the past 15 years

Key Industrial Big Box Leasing Projects

TJX / Winners / Home Sense – over 2 Million SF of fulfillment and distribution space across Canada

Gordon Food Service – 350,000 SF of freezer cooler warehouse facility and build to suit transaction + expansion of their Milton DC by another 200,000 SF

Best Buy – over 1 Million SF of fulfillment and distribution space concentrated in the GTA

Walmart – 2 Million SF of fulfillment and distribution warehouse space within Mississauga and Cornwall

Canada Post Corporation – procurement of their GTA Central East fulfillment centre and processing hub

Capital Market Projects

Summit REIT – acquisition of Volkswagen’s fulfillment, distribution facility in Ajax totaling 350,000 SF

GWL – sale of approximately 1 Million SF industrial portfolio in the GTA

KingSett – acquisition of a 220,000 SF existing building and 100,000 SF repositioning spec lease expansion followed by an investment sale to Bentall Kennedy

Hopewell – acquisition of a 30 acre site, spec development of 575,000 SF, future lease up and then subsequent capital market disposition once stabilized

SunLife – portfolio disposition of industrial, surplus land, office and retail portfolio within Burlington totaling over 600,000 SF

Industrial Listings

iPort Caledon, HOOPP – 4 Million SF industrial spec and build to suit leasing project

Prologis – 700,000 SF spec industrial development near Pearson Airport

Fengate – 250,000 SF spec pre-leasing program

Beedie – responsible for first 3 acquisitions within Ontario and future industrial strata projects across the GTA

CN Milton – 50 + 200 acres of future ground up industrial development directly across from the CN Intermodal Hub

I have over 21 years' experience in the China real estate market, working in both developers and brokerage sides. In the last 12 years, I have specialized in Business Parks, Industrial, Logistics and Data Centers all over China. I have worked in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijnig, Shenyang, Chengdu and Xi'an. My expertise includes site selection, acquisition, disposition and portfolio strategy for occupiers, as well as development consulting, portfolio strategy, investment, project lease and sales for developers and investors. Because of my diversed experience in the industry, I have indepth knowledge in real estate policy and market dynamics in the China market, providing real insight and value to my clients. 

In 2017, I was responsible for Colliers' West China business, covering Chengdu, Xi'an and Chongqing. Opened in 2006 in Chengdu, Colliers now offer full scale services from advisory, leasing to investment sales across all sectors in office, retail, service apartments, industrial and logistics properties. In 2018, I am the Co-Head of China for Colliers responsible for the full scope of businesses all over China.

13 years of overall experience, the last 7 years in EMEA.  My career has been entirely focused on Occupier services moving from Transaction Management to Corporate Solutions.