Christian Williams
Executive Vice President
Professional Experience
Associated Office
Christian Williams is a partner with the National Retail Partners—Midwest. The NRP—Midwest is recognized as CBRE’s leading national retail investment team, representing a diverse set of clients ranging from REITs and pension fund advisors to private investors and developers. His team has completed over 1,095 transactions containing over 150 million square feet of retail properties valued in excess of over $15.6 billion.
Mr. Williams joined the team in 2003 as a Senior Financial Analyst and was responsible for coordinating all financial due diligence and underwriting. His responsibilities included financial analysis, assisting in the due diligence and marketing process, and preparation of marketing materials. Mr. Williams led the financial underwriting in over 115 completed transactions with a total value of over $2.3 billion.
Mr. Williams’ career with CBRE began in February 2002 as a financial analyst with the Financial Consulting Group. Focusing on institutional-grade retail, office, industrial and multi-family investment properties, he also supported Corporate Service professionals by recommending appropriate leasing strategies. Prior to joining CBRE, Mr. Williams was a consultant with Deloitte & Touche in their Real Estate Solutions group.
Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration degree | Real Estate and Marketing | University of Wisconsin
Professional Affiliations/Accreditations
- ICSC Illinois State Committee Member
- Past ICSC Next Generation Leadership Board
- Past ICSC Next Generation Central Division Chair
- Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association
- Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation Executive Board
- Illinois Real Estate Broker License
- Indiana Real Estate Broker License
Team Overview
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SearchSpecializing in the sales of retail properties
George Good, Richard Frolik, Christian Williams, Mike Kaider & Adam Foret are part of the National Retail Partners—Midwest team. Their sole focus is on the sales of retail properties. Since its formation in 1996, the NRP—Midwest team has completed sales of more shopping centers than any other brokerage team in the country. Each member brings unique insights, backgrounds, and capabilities to the team.
Our internal specialization allows us to advise clients in all retail formats including regional malls, neighborhood/community/lifestyle centers, outlet centers, strip centers, urban storefronts, and single-tenant net lease properties. We have executed on one-off and portfolio transactions in virtually every state in the U.S. plus Canada and Puerto Rico. The team also includes nine dedicated support individuals with key functional responsibilities throughout the marketing process.
Featured Clients
- Acadia Realty Trust
- Agree Realty
- Brixmor
- Brookfield
- DWS Group
- Fidelis Realty Partners
- Kimco Realty Corp.
- Kite Realty Group
- Pine Tree
- Principal Financial Group
- Realty Income
- Regency Properties
- SITE Centers
- Spirit Realty Capital
- The Blackstone Group
- Washington Prime Group
Success Stories
The NRP Midwest represented Seritage Growth Properties in the sale of the 3,383,731 SF 32 asset portfolio to various buyers during 2022 and 2023 for $582,426,000.
The NRP Midwest represented Unibail Westfield Rodamco in the sale of the 1,149,333 SF class A super regional mall to North American Development Group in May of 2023 for $220,000,000.
The NRP Midwest represented Fidelis Realty Partners in the sale of the 134,000 SF single tenant At Home to Festival Properties in May of 2023 for $11,400,000.
The NRP Midwest represented ShopOne Centers REIT in the sale of the 276,396 SF community center to Octave Holdings and Investments, LLC in May of 2023 for $33,312,000.
The NRP Midwest represented Wangard Partners in the sale of the 57,015 SF community center to Hendricks Commercial Properties in April of 2023 for $17,325,000.
The NRP Midwest represented GW Properties in the sale of the 22,467 SF single tenant Northwestern Medicine to Virtus Real Estate Capital in March of 2023 for $13,198,000.
The NRP Midwest represented Stockbridge Capital Group in the sale of the 194,444 SF neighborhood center to Ashkenazy Acquisitions Co., LLC in February of 2023 for $22,000,000.
The NRP Midwest represented Spirit Realty Corporation in the sale of the 12,980 SF single tenant CVS Pharmacy to ExchangeRight Real Estate in January of 2023 for $5,811,125.
The NRP Midwest represented Apollo Net Lease Co., LLC in the sale of the 115,777 SF neighborhood center to ExchangeRight Real Estate in January of 2023 for $23,902,000.
The NRP Midwest represented Farallon Capital Management in the sale of the 436,619 SF community center to Fidelis Realty Partners in December of 2022 for $62,935,000.
The NRP Midwest represented Invesco in the sale of the 134,438 SF community center to Lane4 Property Group in December of 2022 for $41,200,000.
The NRP Midwest represented Slate Asset Management in the sale of the 106,571 SF power center to RCG Ventures in November of 2022 for $15,600,000.
The NRP Midwest represented Clarion Partners in the sale of the 446,308 SF power center to Fidelis Realty Partners in September of 2022 for $50,250,000.
The NRP Midwest represented RPT Realty in the sale of the 227,690 SF community center to LBX Investments, LLC in August of 2022 for $34,600,000.
The NRP Midwest represented Apollo Global Management in the sale of the 537,948 SF community center to DRA/Pine Tree in July of 2022 for $63,000,000.
The NRP Midwest represented Melohn Capital, LLC in the sale of the 65,568 SF single tenant Mariano's Fresh Market to Realty Income Corporation in June of 2022 for $52,400,000.
Associated Offices
My Team
George B. Good
Executive Vice President
Richard Frolik
Executive Vice President
Michael Kaider
Senior Vice President
Ryan Knutson
Associate, Investment Reptg
