The Colliers International Logistics & Transportation Solutions Group in the Northeast provides real estate services focused on logistics and transportation clients. They employ an approach understanding client needs from project inception through occupancy. Their services include supply chain analysis, site selection, lease negotiations, and project management. They have experience with large clients and transactions totaling over 30 million square feet.
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1. Logistics & Transportation
Solutions Group | Northeast
Specialized Occupier Services
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
Accelerating success.
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2. Built upon the principles of specialization and
innovation, and coupled with a global reach
and local knowledge, Colliers’ Northeast
Logistics and Transportation Solutions Group
provides superior design and execution of real
estate solutions to exceed our client’s
expectations, achieve business objectives
and deliver results.
3. MICHAEL T. ZERBE
Senior Vice President, Principal
tel +1 610 684 1853
michael.zerbe@colliers.com
MARK V. CHUBB
Senior Vice President, Principal
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mark.chubb@colliers.com
The Colliers International Logistics & Transportation Solutions Group in the Northeast
employs an enterprising approach to Occupier Services, focused on understanding
clients’ needs from concept through occupancy and beyond. Fundamentally, real estate
represents just one element to achieving your company’s core business objectives. By
developing a deep understanding of your overall business, location and real estate
requirements from the project’s inception, we provide you with the tools and knowledge
to make informed business decisions and implement real estate solutions that exceed
your expectations and provide bottom line value.
Delivering outstanding financial results is only one of our goals, peace of mind is the
other. Our long-range approach to understanding the many qualitative and quantitative
factors of your requirements, allows us to carefully analyze, create and pursue multiple
options to enhance negotiating leverage, maintain contingency plans and provide
assurance that all options and outcomes have been fully vetted and evaluated.
Colliers International is not only one of the largest real estate providers in the world, but
also in the Northeast region. We leverage the expertise of our collegues and partners
across the globe to provide occupiers with a fully integrated service line that includes
resources in areas such as finance/capital markets, project management, construction
management and incentives negotiations, and procurement to support the entire
occupancy lifecycle.
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SUCCESS
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LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS GROUP | NORTHEAST
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cOre ServiceS
> Supply Chain Analysis
> Total Occupancy Cost Analysis
> Comprehensive Facility Availability
Studies
> Industrial, Distribution & Storage
Facility Design
> Multimodal Transportation Modeling
> Site Selection & Incentive Procurement
> Highest/Best Use Analysis & Market
Feasibility
> Regional, National & International
Project Marketing
> Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ):
Assessment & Activation
> Logistical Analysis: Drayage Cost
Comparisons, Rail/Vessel Transit Times
> Acquisitions, Disposition, Leasing,
Build-to-Suit
> Project Management
> Facilities Management
> Lease Administration
> Tax Incentive Negotiations &
Optimizations
Global Supply Chain &
Transportation Services
The Logistics and Transportation
Solutions Group understands that
doing business in an interconnected
world requires creative, long-term,
dynamic real estate decisions.
Our industry experts integrate
transportation insight, real estate
expertise, and effective market
research into a single platform.
Our pLaTFOrm
Benefits > Identify and create
opportunities
> Minimize risks
> Reduce operational costs
> Develop a real estate strategy that
aligns with your organizational goals
Transportation
Logistics
Truck Rail Seaport/Ship Air Freight
Retailer ConsumerManufacturer WarehouserSupplier
The Logistics & Transportation Solutions Group | Northeast delivers advisory,
brokerage and management services to domestic and international clients that
target the expanding relationship between goods movement and real estate.
We integrate transportation insight, real estate expertise and comprehensive
market knowledge to our clients in Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey,
Delaware and Northern Maryland.
We know the importance of providing accurate concise information that can be
communicated from the operational levels to the executive levels of an
organization. We ensure the quality of the information and best in class service
by partnering with professionals focused on the specific discipline needed for
the individual tasks being analyzed.
OCCUPIER
SERVICES
• Site & Facility Procurement/
Selection
• Existing Lease Analysis &
Restructuring
• Renewal Negotiations
• Acquisition, Leasing,
Disposition & Build-to-Suit
• Regional, National & International
Representation Services
CORE SERVICES
• Property, Asset & Construction
Management
• Location & Transportation
Modeling
• Project & Facilities Management
• Incentives Procurement
• Lease Administration
• Facility Engineering & Design
INTEGRATED SERVICES
OUR PLATFORM
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5. The Occupancy Life Cycle
REAL ESTATE IS STRATEGIC - NOT TACTICAL
As a trusted advisor to our clients, we strive to provide strategic support and advice throughout the occupancy life of any
facility. The four stages of the “Occupancy Life Cycle” are Auditing & Benchmarking; Strategic Planning & Needs Analysis;
Research & Discovery; and Implementation & Execution. Recognizing the value of each of these stages, positions us to
execute a successful real estate strategy that is cost effective and mitigates risk. Utilizing this comprehensive approach will
ultimately result in optimizing the supply chain and enhancing customer service.
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Labor Analysis
Incentives
Negotiations
INTEGRATED PARTNER SERVICES
RESEARCH
&
DISCOVERY IMPLEMENT
&
EXECUTE
AUDIT&
BEN
CHMARKING
STRATEGIC
PL
ANNING
OCCUPANCY
LIFECYCLE
Business Climate
Analysis
Project
Management
Construction
Management
Asset &
Facilities Management
Lease
Abstracts & Auditing
Critical
Date Management
Transportation &
Logistics Modeling
Facility Planning
& Design
DIRECT SERVICES
Market
Analysis
Available
Property
Studies
Site &
Facility
Selection
Lease/Renewal
Negotiation &
Restructuring
Space
Utilization
Lease to Market
Comparison
Location
Analysis
Physical Needs
Assessment
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EXPERIENCE MATTERS
The members of this team have collaborated with some of the largest occupiers of
bulk industrial space in the country. Collectively, the team has handled over
30,000,000 square feet of transactions for corporate users and is dedicated to
providing the level of service expected by corporate occupiers of bulk industrial
space. Our commitment is to provide information, knowledge and resources at the
local and national level that enables our clients to make informed decisions affecting
their supply chain and deliver the best possible results to meet their business
objectives.
Success Stories
COCA COLA REQUIREMENT
Coca-Cola North America was seeking a new
900,000 SF juice manufacturing facility
consisting of 600,000 SF and expandable to
900,000 SF to service Northeastern United
States. The facility required 1,000,000+
gallons of water per day and 750,000 gallons
of sewer capacity per day with rail service
preferred. The client preferred that the facility
be located within close proximity to their
existing syrup plant in the Lehigh Valley.
Our Solution
Colliers collaborated with a team from
Coca-Cola North America and outside
consultants to evaluate 61 sites/buildings in a
five-state region: Maryland, Delaware, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. After
considering all the key factors affecting the
facility, the decision was made to acquire 163
acres located in the Humboldt Industrial Park
in Hazleton, PA.
NFI REQUIREMENT
NFI required full market assessments for
several markets across the U.S. in connection
with the procurement of a possible new
warehousing and distribution requirement
having significant shifts in seasonal inventory
levels. The ability to secure both flexible and
price competitive options was critical to NFI’s
ability to win the contract.
Our Solution
Colliers provided market studies and analysis
for five separate submarkets across the U.S.
After reviewing the results of the study, NFI
determined that Eastern Pennsylvania was the
most cost effective location. Colliers created a
competitive environment through a multiple
market strategy as well as capitalizing on a
weak regional industrial market. Ultimately,
Colliers assisted NFI in securing a lease
transaction that was significantly below market
and provided the ability to expand and contract
nearly at will and ultimately enabled NFI to
secure the contract with a Fortune 500 client.
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS
›› The Coca-Cola Company
1 MSF Land Purchase, Hazelton, PA
200,000 SF Lease, Lehigh Valley, PA
›› Georgia - Pacific
522,000 SF Lease, Lehigh Valley, PA
›› NFI Industries
320,000 SF Lease, Harrisburg, PA
1 MSF Land Purchase, Logan Twp, NJ
230,000 SF Lease, Toronto, CAN
›› Kimberly-Clark
600,000 SF Lease, Swedesboro, NJ
342,500 SF Lease, Mechanicsburg, PA
›› P&G (Proctor & Gamble)
310,000 SF Renewal, Dover, DE
353,000 SF Sublease, Lehigh Valley, PA
›› PCA (Packaging Corp of America)
217,000 SF, Reading, PA
›› Amazon.com
580,000 SF Lease, Carlisle, PA
420,000 SF Lease, Chambersberg, PA
705,000 SF Lease, Lewisberry, PA
›› Alacer Corporation
135,000 SF Lease, Carlisle, PA
›› Pacer International
National Portfolio Management
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Philadelphia
Elizabeth
Cranbury
Lehigh Valley
Harrisburg
York
Chambersburg
Hagerstown
Baltimore
New York
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic City
Wilmington
Pittsburgh
Market Intelligence
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objectives and maximizing your results. Our up-to-the minute custom proprietary market reports can be found online at
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Colliers International is the third-largest commercial real estate services company in the world with over 12,300 professionals operating out of
more than 520 offices in 62 countries. A subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSRV; TSX: FSV and FSV.PR.U), it focuses on
accelerating success for its clients by seamlessly providing a full range of services to real estate users, owners and investors worldwide, including
global corporate solutions, brokerage, property and asset management, hotel investment sales and consulting, valuation, consulting and appraisal
services, mortgage banking and research. Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News magazines ranked Colliers International the
top U.S. real estate company. The latest annual survey by the Lipsey Company ranked Colliers International as the second-most recognized
commercial real estate firm in the world.
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