
Peter Volakos
AAPI, MRICS, B.Bus, B.Comm
National Director | Office
Valuation & Advisory Services
About
Professional Summary
With some 18 years of experience as a property valuer in Melbourne’s Office market Peter has gained specialist expertise. He has provided advice for most of Melbourne’s major CBD and Metropolitan office buildings and development projects, and has worked with a broad range clients across the Institutional, Corporate, Finance, Government and Private sectors.
He has also established particular expertise in Melbourne’s Car Parking market and continues to service this specialist asset class.
Peter provides professional advice for various purposes including Acquisition and Disposal, Financial Reporting, Mortgage Security, Litigation and Expert Witness, Development Feasibility, and Rental Advice.
Peter also regularly provides Rental Determinaiton services across the Melbourne CBD and Metropolitain office markets.
Accomplishments
Peter acts for a wide range of clients including Financial Institutions, Listed Property Trusts, Wholesale Funds, Superannuation Funds, Sovereign Funds, Syndicates, Private Owners, Tenants and Governments. Some of Peters clients include Dexus, GPT, Charter Hall, Lendlease, Cbus Property, Investa, AMP, Brookfield, Mirvac, ISPT, ARA, REST, Blackstone, AXA, Cromwell, Centuria, and Challenger.
Peters recent valuation appointments include the following major assets:
CBD
• 120 Collins St
• ‘Bourke Place’, 600 Bourke St
• ‘Rialto Towers’, 525 Collins St
• 530 Collins St
• ‘Southgate Complex’, Southbank
• 567 Collins St
• 101 Collins St
• ‘Collins Place’, 35-55 Collins St
• ‘Southern Cross’, 111 Exhibition St
• ‘QV’, 180 & 222 Lonsdale St
• 140 William St
• ‘80 Collins St
• ‘Urban Workshop’, 50 Lonsdale St
• 8 Exhibition St
• 171 Collins St
• 242 Exhibition St
• 477 Collins St
• 447 Collins St
• ‘Melbourne Quarter’, 695-697 Collins St
• ‘Freshwater Place’, 2 Southbank Boulevard
• ‘Twenty8’ Freshwater Place
Metropolitan and Regional
• 417 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
• 541 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
• ‘Coles’, 800 Toorak Rd, Hawthorn East
• 449 Punt Rd, Cremorne
• ‘Botanica Corp. Park’, Swan St, Richmond
• 75 Dorcas St, South Melbourne
• ‘Brandon Business Park’, Glen Waverley
• ‘ATO’, 913 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill
• ‘ATO’, 11-13, Robinson St, Dandenong
• ‘TAC’, 60 Brougham St, Geelong
Education
Peter has completed Bachelor Degrees in the fields of Property Valuation and Accountancy. His property industry experience has involved valuation, consultancy, and real estate sales roles. Prior to joining Colliers International Peter worked with Urbis as a commercial valuer in the position of Associate Director. He began his property career at TBM Real Estate undertaking a sales role. He is a former member of the API Victorian Division Membership Admissions Committee.
Clients
Dexus, GPT, Charter Hall, Lendlease, Cbus Property, Investa, AMP, Brookfield, Mirvac, ISPT, ARA, REST, Blackstone, AXA, Cromwell, Centuria, and Challenger.
Services
My Team
My Team
Jonathan Petsalis
Head of Office | Valuation & Advisory Services
Valuation & Advisory Services
Sydney CBD
Assisting in the development and controlling the susequent roll out of the the CIVAS Discounted Cash Flow model to all Australian offices and throughout Asia.
Undertaking valuation and consultancy services on a variety of assets across the Sydney CBD which include:-
- Governor Phillip & MacquarieTowers, 1 Farrer Place;
- No. 1 O'Connell Street;
- Darling Park & Cockle Bay Wharf, 201 Ssussex Street;
- Macquaire Bank Building, 1 Shelley Street;
- Ernst & young Centre, 580 George Street;
- King Street Wharf Retail Precinct;
- IMAX Theatre, Darling Harbour;
Craig Clayworth
National Director | Office
Valuation & Advisory Services
Brisbane CBD
Brisbane Valuations - Commercial Office CBD and Fringe Market Specialist.
Craig joined Colliers International Consultancy and Valuation Pty Limited in June 2007 and is currently Director in Charge of Valuations in Queensland. Craig is a Registered Valuer in Queensland, an Associate of the Australian Property Institute (AAPI) and Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveryors (MRICS).
Craig specialises in the valuation of commercial office buildings, with focus on the Brisbane CBD and major fringe markets.
Some of the more prominent clients Craig regularly undertakes national valuation instructions from include Dexus, Lend Lease (APPF), ISPT, GPT, Brookfield, Charter Hall and AMP Capital Investors.
My career commenced after graduating from the University of Western Sydney in 1989 and has included several market cycles. I have completed major property valuations throughout Australia and some overseas posts including Jakarta, Singapore, Port Moresby, Tonga and Samoa.
I achieved the status of Business Valuer after completing additional qualifications through the API/University of Western Sydney and a graduate diploma in Applied Finance and Investment Analysis.
My focus since joining Colliers in July 2006 has been on major commercial assets in the ACT and the management of large government portfolios on a local, national and international level.
Tanya Parker
Director | Valuation & Advisory Services
Valuation & Advisory Services
Adelaide
Tanya is Director of Valuation and Advisory Services within South Australia. In this role Tanya is responsible for conducting valuations of specialised commercial property and assets on a national basis including market, accounting and insurance based reporting.
The valuation team undertake work in all Australian states and territories and have provided professional advice to international related assignments within the global Colliers International network.
Joe Bolster
National Director, Metropolitan Office | Valuation & Advisory Services
Valuation & Advisory Services
Sydney North
Joe specialises in the valuation of institutional grade properties across the Sydney metropolitan office markets. The types of advice typically undertaken include valuation advice for acquisitions, financial reporting and loan security purposes.
Additionally, Joe has extensive experience in real estate consultancy, project feasibility studies, land tax objections, rental consultancy for market reviews and lease renewals.
Cassandra Mortimer
Director | Office
Valuation & Advisory Services
Sydney CBD
Provision of valuation and consultancy advice for Institutional grade commercial assets within the Sydney CBD for internal / statutory reporting and registered first mortgage purposes.
Key clients include Mirvac, Super Investment Management (REST), Brookfield, Charter Hall, DEXUS, Lend Lease and ISPT.
James commenced employment at Colliers International in the Valuation and Advisory Services division in September 2018.
James has been employed in the real estate valuation profession since 2006 and has national valuation experience in most property classes, including institutional grade commercial, industrial and retail assets in addition to residential development, englobo land and leasehold interests.
James’ main areas of expertise are:
CBD Office Market
Shopping Centres
Institutional grade industrial
Residential subdivisions
Dwight Hillier
Managing Director | Valuation & Advisory Services, Strategic Advisory & Healthcare & Retirement Living
Valuation & Advisory Services
Sydney CBD
I am responsible for the oversight and management of Valuation & Advisory Services; Strategic Advisory & Healthcare & Retirement Living businesses in Australia. Ensuring Colliers International remains best in class providers in their respective markets. These key sectors on a national basis are headed by the following people:
Jonathan Petsalis - Head of Office | Valuation & Advisory Services
Simon Andreatta – Head of Industrial | Valuation & Advisory Services
Andrew Johnston – Head of Retail | Valuation & Advisory Services
Alex Thamm - Head of Agribusiness | Valuation & Advisory Services
Phil Western - National Director | Government Property Services
Neil Murray - Head of Strategic Advisory
Shalain Singh - Head of Healthcare & Retirement Living
Colliers International is a full service provider of Global Valuation & Advisory Services.
COMPANY EXPERIENCE
Managing Director, Valuation & Advisory Services 2013 - Present
National Director, CBD Commercial Valuation, Sydney CBD Office 2006 - 2013
State Director, Consultancy and Valuation, Sydney CBD Office 2003 - 2006
Associate Director, Sydney CBD Office 2002 - 2003
Senior Valuer, Sydney CBD Office 1998 - 1999
Valuer, Sydney West Office 1995 – 1998
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS | OFFICE VALUATION & ADVISORY
Some of the more prominent clients that I regularly undertake national valuation appointments from include The GPT Group, AMP Capital Investors, DEXUS, Brookfield, and Lendlease.
Some of my more recent valuation instructions of Premium and A grade commercial office assets undertaken are as follows:-
‘Governor Phillip’ & ‘Governor Macquarie Towers’, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney
‘RBS Tower @ Aurora Place’, 88 Phillip Street, Sydney
‘Darling Park’, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney
‘Grosvenor Place’, 225 George Street, Sydney
1 Bligh Street, Sydney
120 Collins Street, Melbourne
530 Collins Street, Melbourne
8 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
‘Bourke Place’, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
One One One Eagle Street, Brisbane
1 William Street, Brisbane
Central Plaza I, II & III, Brisbane
‘Bankwest Tower’, 108 St Georges Terrace, Perth
‘Brookfield Place', 125 St Georges Terrace, Perth
‘Ernst & Young Centre’, 12 Mounts Bay Road, Perth
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining Colliers International, I worked within the Research Department of the Property Council of Australia (PCA), then with a boutique firm of Valuers & Land Economists, where I was involved in the valuation of residential property predominantly for first mortgage security purposes, as well as commercial and retail rental advice.
Ben McCallum
National Director
Valuation & Advisory Services
Melbourne CBD
Ben leads the Valuation & Advisory Services department in Victoria. The team undertakes valuations of industrial, office, retail and corporate property.
Ben has experience across a number of property types with a specific focus on industrial property in both the corporate and institutional sectors.
He has established particular expertise in Melbourne’s industrial market and has provided valuation and consultancy advice for some of the largest owners and occupiers of industrial property.
Ben has gained wide-ranging experience in providing professional property valuation and consultancy advice for various purposes including finance, financial reporting, insurance, leasing and rent review negotiation.
Ben also leads the plant & machinery practice nationally servicing all industries.