Industrial Advisory Melbourne North West

Nick's passion for real estate stems from an extensive family background in property. He has a proven track record in general agency market striving to create great results for his clients through his market knowledge.

His strong communication, negotiation and management skills combined with an intimate knowledge of the Melbourne North West property market puts Nick in a unique position to maximise the value achieved in commercial property transactions.

His current role as a National Director in Industrial sees him specialising in sales and leasing of properties 5,000sqm and above. Nick predominantly works with major institutional and private clients.

Nick was recently recognised at the Dexus awards with ‘Industrial Leasing Transaction of the Year’. This is awarded to individuals who, through dedication in developing their expertise, client engagement, service excellence and collaboration are acknowledged as achieving the best leasing transaction of 2019.

Nick is considered a market expert in Industrial within the Colliers business nationally, with a strong commitment to delivering the best solution for all his clients.

Hugh Gilbert began his career in Office Services working both the Melbourne & Sydney markets before relocating to   Melbourne and switching product lines to service the Melbourne West Industrial market with his first year commencing in 2018. 
Hugh is analytically focused with a great portion of his time spent on collating and presenting data to insitutions and occupiers to assist them with strategy and decision making.

Hugh's focus is the 5,000sqm+ institutional market and in co-managing the Colliers North-West Industrial team of fourteen operators and support staff.

Recent transactions include;

-Mitre10 (51,000sq.) PRE-COMMITMENT (Circa 115M end value)

-25-27 & 39 Indwe Street, West Footscray (9.9Ha) Development Site) SALE (45M)

-ASColour (19,900 Sq.) PRE-COMMITMENT & 9M building sale (Circa 40M deal value)

-Arlec (29,000 Sq.) PRE-COMMITMENT (Circa 38M end value)

-Nippon Express (19,000 Sq.) PRE-COMMITMENT (Circa 30M end value)

-Palmers Road, Truganina (3.5Ha Development Site) SALE (18M)

-Dunlop Flooring (9,100 Sq.) PRE-COMMITMENT (Circa 12M end value)

-Victorian Freight Specialists (7,750 Sq.) PRE-COMMITMENT (Circa 23M end value inc. spec)

-119-121 William Angliss Drive (10,300 Sq.) SALE (12M)

-2 Maker Place (30,000 Sq. Non-disclosed) LEASE

Charlie joined Colliers in January 2016, working in the industrial sub-markets. Now, Charlie's primary focus is the mid-markets in Melbourne’s western industrial precinct. In recent times, Charlie has concluded a variety of sales including, tenanted investments, vacant possession, and zoned industrial land.

His expertise lies within Melbourne's West between 2,000m2 - 7,000m2 in sales and leasing, where he has developed strong negotiating skills, specialised market knowledge, and relationships with key private buyers.

Industrial Real Estate Experience:

• 2022 - Present: Associate Director
• 2021 - 2022: Manager
• 2018 - 2021: Senior Executive 
• 2016 - 2018: Executive

Stephen is an Associate Director within the Industrial business at Colliers in the Melbourne North West office. Following a previous career in construction that spanned 6.5 years with a major Tier 1 Construction Company from graduate to Project Coordinator/Supervisor, Stephen has gained experience from strata office/warehouse leasing and sales to major site sales. Stephen specialises in land sales, development site sales, vacant pocession sales and leasing from 2,000sqm and above.

Utilising his expertise in negotiating on a daily basis with sub-contractor, clients and consultants and having an understanding on how buildings come together, Stephen is able to add real value to Vendor's and Landlord's from listing their properties through to completing the sale or lease.

Industrial Real Estate Experience

• 2018-Present: Associate Director 
• 2015-2018: Senior Executive
• 2014-2015: Executive

Nick has over 5 years’ experience in sales and leasing in the North market, having assisted in facilitating 5,000sqm and above property transactions involving private & institutional landlords as well as multi-national corporate occupiers. 

Nick has focused on servicing and investing in strong relationships with both private and institutional clients, building a strong reputation for his in-depth market knowledge and articulation of Colliers market leading data and ability to facilitate transactions. 

His strong communication, negotiation and management skills combined with an intimate knowledge of the Melbourne North property market has helped him maximise the value achieved in commercial property transactions. 

For Nick’s outstanding performance in his second year, he was recognised as Colliers ‘Rookie of The Year’. This is awarded to young individuals who have achieved the highest revenue contribution. 

Nick is considered an expert and market leading in his approach to brokerage and advisory within Melbourne’s North industrial market. 

Mitch is a Manager within the Industrial business at Colliers based in the Melbourne office. He commenced his career as a Town Planner which has allowed him to provide crucial value-add services and solutions to maximise outcomes for his clients. 

Mitch specialises in the sale of leasing of industrial buildings and land within Melbourne’s north on behalf of private & institutional clients.

In his opening year at Colliers, Mitch completed in excess of 85 transactions and has since sold over $150,000,000 of industrial property and negotiated leases worth in excess of $5,000,000 per annum for his clients.

Property Experience

• 2022-present: Manager
• 2021-2022: Senior Executive  
• 2019-2021: Executive 
• 2016-2019: Town Planner

Corey has been involved within the real-estate industry for over 14 years and has a primary focus on sub-5,000sqm assets. His passion lies in working closely with his clients in achieving the optimal results through excellent market knowledge and is renowned for his thorough negotiation skills.

Corey worked his way up through various roles which has provided him with a wealth of experience and a great understanding of all areas of property and an intimate knowledge of Melbourne’s property market. Displaying excellent leadership skills and love working in a team environment.

Corey commenced his real estate career in property management, covering various roles in his 9 years within his initial organisation. Ranging from portfolio management, business development management and department team leader, working alongside the department manager to oversee 15 staff across four offices.

Based at Colliers’ Melbourne North-west office, specialising on the northern industrial market. Corey’s continued focus on elite customer service makes him a valuable part of the industrial team at Colliers.

Property Experience

• 2020 - Present: Manager
• 2019 - 2020- Senior Executive
• 2017 - 2019: Executive
• 2008 - 2016: Property Management & Business Development Management

Anthony specialises in Industrial sales and leasing in Melbourne's Western Suburbs, specifically in buildings below 5,000sqm. As an agent and a  team member, Anthony aims to provide my clients with the best service possible through hard work and costant communication. 

Knowlege of the market, strong communication, negotiation and management skills combined with an intimate knowledge of the Melbourne West property market allows maximise the value achieved in commercial property transactions.

Anthony has a strong commitment to deliver the best solutions for all his clients.

Jack is Joint-Head of Industrial Capital Markets for Victoria. As Joint-Head of the Victorian Industrial Capital Markets Team, Jack is responsible for working closely alongside our National Industrial Capital Markets Team, collaborating with our respective leasing agents and brokers to generate new leads, grow the market share of our Victorian business, be involved in all major submissions and pitches, and be the key point of contact within this space.

Having been involved in plethora of transactions across his agency career, his experience and understanding of the levers which can best maximise value together with his attention to detail and proactive attitude, has seen him achieve record-breaking results for his clients.

Jack has worked hard to cement his position as a market leader across 2021, working alongside the National Capital Markets Team and Occupier Services to secure high-profile appointments on behalf of key corporate, institutional and private clients and was recently recognised by Centuria as the Victorian ‘Industrial Sales Agent of the Year’.