Christopher Kuno

Chris Kuno joined Colliers as an urban planning consultant following a career in professional baseball and has served as a project manager and analyst on a range of projects related to the reimagining of existing real estate assets into financially sustainable places with unique character and identity. He holds a Master of Urban Planning degree with a specialization in Real Estate and Development from McGill University.

Chris provides expertise in policy creation, destination creation, special district planning, planning approvals, development feasibility, and strategic portfolio planning for private and public sector clients.

A registered planner with the Canadian Institute of Planners, a committee member of the Urban Land Institute, and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centres, and NAIOP Real Estate Development Association, Chris is an active member in the planning community.

Colliers Rising Star 2021

Registered Planner: Canadian Institute of Planners

Master of Urban Planning - McGill University

Bachelor of Urban Geography - University of Calgary

Canadian Institute of Planners: RPP MCIP

Simon Fraser University  Beedie Urban Development Program - Guest Lecturer

Committee Member: Urban Land Institute Young Leader Group

American Planning Association

NAIOP

ICSC

Urban Development Institute 

Non-Profit

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver, BC United Church of Canada, Anglican Church of Canada, Salvation Army, Options Community Services Society, Non-Profit Housing Co-Operative in Burnaby, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver Island University, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Capilano University 

Government

• BC Ferries,  City of Surrey, City of Nanaimo, City of Vancouver, City of West Kelowna, City of Penticton, District of West Vancouver,  Metro Vancouver, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI), City of Coquitlam,  City of Calgary, City of Victoria, Comox Valley Regional District

Private

• BDO (Binder Dijker Otte), Private Real  Estate Portfolios, California based investment fund, Canadian Property Developers (Residential, Office, Industrial) 

First Nations

• McLeod Lake Indian Band,  Kwikwetlem First Nation,  ʔaq̓am,  Lheidli T'enneh First Nation, Swan Lake First Nation

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