Christopher J. Decouflé
Managing Director, Retail Capital Markets, U.S.

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Chris also leads CBRE’s National Retail Partners (NRP), the leading retail investment sales team in the U.S., backed by the most powerful retail and capital markets platforms in the world. NRP’s local expertise, deep market knowledge and collaborative network allow them to deliver exceptional property sale outcomes and drive real value for their clients from coast to coast. Over the last ten years, the NRP has been responsible for more than $62 billion retail investment sales through more than 2,100 assets.
Chris has led multiple $1 billion+ portfolio sales assignments and has passion for working on a strategic level with clients to help set achievable goals, formulate creative solutions, and to produce excellent results. Chris has enjoyed leadership roles in all phases of retail commercial real estate, including investment sales, retail development and retail operations. Chris’s outside activities and interests include coaching, cooking, travel, soccer and woodworking. He has been a big brother with Big Brother/Big Sisters since 1990.
Education
- BSBA Management Information Systems University of Arizona
Pro Affiliations / Accreditations
- CBRE Colbert Caldwell Circle
- Licensed Real Estate Sales Person in Georgia
- Licensed Real Estate Sales Person in Alabama
- Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Clients Represented
- CIM
- Clarion
- DWS
- Jamestown
- JPM
- Kimco
- LaSalle
- Madison International
- Nuveen
- Regency
- Site Centers
Team Overview | National Retail Partners | Southeast
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Search NowWe Specialize in the Strategic Advisement of Retail Properties Throughout Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and the Greater Southeast.
The National Retail Partners – Southeast (NRP-Southeast) is a vertically integrated strategic advisor that provides best-in-class disposition services for multi-tenant retail assets and portfolios. The team has expertise in the entire spectrum of multi-tenant retail product from unanchored service oriented retail to large scale mixed-use projects with a retail component. NRP-Southeast has extensive transaction experience and deep relationships with groups all along the capital spectrum including institutional investors, public and private REITs, developers and a myriad private capital sources.
We provide our clients with world-class service, flawless execution, local expertise and global exposure for every assignment throughout the investment cycle.
- Strategic advisors
- Market intelligence
- Transaction experience
- Forensic underwriting
- Detailed offering memorandums
- Streamlined marketing process
- Investor relationships
- Shared national database
- Competitive process
- Buyer Selection
- Due diligence coordination
- Top market share
NRP Southeast's 10-Year Transaction History
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$9.2B
Total Sales Volume
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700M
Total Square Feet
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241
Total Sales Transactions
These transactions include nationally recognized mixed-use and lifestyle projects, regionally significant power and community centers, grocery anchored neighborhood centers and high-quality unanchored urban retail. While our practice is centered in the Southeast, our clients and partners have taken us into every corner of the continental United States.
Unmatched Integration
We are the leading retail investment sales team in the country, specializing in the sale, debt and structured finance placement assistance, and recapi...
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Debt & Structured Finance
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