About
Professional Summary
I am a 20 year veteran and consistent “Top 10” advisor nationally, resulting from my client-centric consultative approach and designing iron-clad solutions to complicated industrial transactions. With a specialization in large format distribution and fulfillment centers, my team maintain a dominant market share and significant influence within the Greater Toronto Industrial Market.
With a long-term view of achieving optimal results, I exclusively represent prominent corporate occupiers across Canada and the United States. I am often called upon as an expert witness to assist with legal proceedings pertaining to real estate disputes. This has provided me with laser insight into the unique challenges facing the real estate industry. I strive to provide superior client service and possess an unyielding entrepreneurial spirit and a collaborative work ethic, together with an industry reputation for having the utmost integrity, form the groundwork of my accomplishments.
The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) has twice recognized me as the Industrial Broker of the Year in Central Canada, an award based on significant deal transactions, contribution to the industry and an outside commitment to community service.
Accomplishments
- 2013 & 2018 – SIOR Industrial Broker of the Year
- SIOR Top 50 Industrial Transactions of 2018
- 2017 Power Broker- CoStar
- Youngest Senior Vice President in Canada
- Regional Awared of Excellence 2003-Present
- Top 5 Producer Toronto
- Top 10 Producer Nationally
- Recipient of the International Award of Excellence
- Largest Canadian-US Multi-City Investment Sale Award
- Achieved the designation as a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR).
Education
University of Western Ontario- Honours Urban Development
Memberships & Involvements
SIOR - Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, OREA, CREA, TREB
Clients
Best Buy, LV Lomas, William Ashley, Hino Motors, UTi Logistics, Legacy Logistics, Toys-R-Us, ASSA Abloy, Uponor Ltd., Salvation Army.
Testimonials
Colin always followed up and certainly negotiated on our behalf to get the best deal we could.
-Derek Holman, Hino Motors Canada
Great service and executed what he promised.
-John Gardner, Ergocentric
Extremely open to what our needs were and he listened and responded in a manner we needed.
-Bill May, Salvation Army
Quality of advice, negotiation ability, and professionalism.
-G. Ross Clark, LV Lomas
Services
My Team
My Team
Graham Meader
Executive Vice President, Sales Representative
Toronto West
Graham is an active member of Colliers Logistics and Transportation Solutions Team. He has been with Colliers International for 20 years specializing in industrial leasing within the Toronto West market. Graham has a passion for industrial real estate and has established himself as a perennial top-performer nationally and as a reliable partner within his office, amongst his US colleagues and his long-term clients. Graham prides himself for his uncommon market knowledge. He attributes his success to understanding his client's requirements and being able to navigate the real estate process effectively so his client's objectives are realized. Whether the project calls for project management services; abstracting / risk mitigation; financial analysis to lease restructure services; he surrounds himself with the best industry experts to ensure his clients obtain their goals.
Paramount to each of Graham's engagements is accountability and client satisfaction. Graham has been awarded the Top Net Promoter Score within Colliers nationally and has won several other prestigious awards within the industry for his tenant representation work on complex leasing assignments. In 2014, Graham represented Walmart for a highly complicated 2.5 million SF lease restructure assignment, making it the largest lease restructure assignment in Canadian history. Graham has been working with national retailers to expand their supply-chain and assist in implementing e-commerce solutions for his clients.
April Zarate
Industrial Project Specialist, Sales Representative
Toronto West
Aileen Muan
Industrial Project Specialist, Sales Representative
Toronto West
Aileen joined Colliers in 2018 as a Client Project Coordinator for the Private Capital Investment Group. She moved to the Toronto West office as an Industrial Project Specialist, Sales Representative working alongside Graham Meader, Colin Alves and April Zarate. She is responsible for creating marketing collateral, pitches, proposals, drafting agreements, managing listings and client expectations. Prior to joining Colliers, she has worked at major residential real estate firms before transitioning and gaining experience at other notable commercial firms. She graduated from Ryerson University with a Bachelor's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning.