Melissa Burke

Dane Gilbert, an annual top producing professional at Colliers International, has transacted over $1.55 billion worth of industrial real estate, representing over 17.6 million square feet and 155 acres of land for development. He has secured his reputation as a trusted partner for industry-leading clients in real estate acquisition, disposition, and leasing with a proven track record brokering some of the largest and most complex industrial transactions in Canada.  Dane has market specialization in the food sector focused on temperature-controlled warehouse space and food processing facilities.

Reaching annual recognition as Colliers #1 Industrial Broker in Canada (#2 overall) and #11 in North America among all brokers at Colliers International, Dane has also been recognized as the SIOR Industrial Broker of the Year for the Greater Toronto Area, was recipient of NAIOP’s Industrial Development of the Year and two-time finalist for NAIOP's Industrial Lease of the Year.

#1 INDUSTRIAL BROKER – COLLIERS CANADA

In 2018, Dane was recognized as Colliers #1 Industrial Broker in Canada (#2 agent overall).  Dane transacted $343M across 3.4M square feet, which included the largest industrial investment transaction in Colliers history.  This followed Dane’s 2017 as Colliers #3 broker in Canada transacting $265M over 2.6M square feet.

SIOR INDUSTRIAL BROKER OF THE YEAR

Dane was recognized as the 2014 SIOR Industrial Broker of the Year - a distinction presented annually to the top industrial broker in the Greater Toronto Area. SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) is the leading professional industrial and commercial real estate association in the world with active members in 630 markets throughout 34 countries. The SIOR award selection process involves careful consideration of size, value and volume of transactions in a calendar year, reputation in the commercial real estate industry, impact, creativity and other significant accomplishments.

NAIOP INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR

Dane represented TransForce in the complex conversion and repositioning of an obsolete manufacturing facility into a functional mixed-use office/industrial building. The development culminated in a 145,000-square-foot lease valued at $16.7 million.

NAIOP INDUSTRIAL LEASE OF THE YEAR

Dane represented two of the three NAIOP industrial lease of the year finalists in 2017:

• Congebec Logistics: 228,694 SF design build lease valued at $67M
• VersaCold Logistics Services: 572,192 SF lease valued at $88M

 Partnered with Adam Dauphinee, our team provides uncommon local market knowledge to our clients.  Our team focuses solely on the GTA West Office Market and our services include assisting our clients with new leasing, subleasing, investment sales, cost containment (reduction of operating expenses),space planning and project management. 

 Our team’s philosophy is service excellence.  To achieve this, we work closely with our colleagues throughout the Greater Toronto Area, Canada and the United States, partnering with the right service specialist to ensure service excellence is provided to the client every time.  Our team uses the Net Promotor Score (NPS) platform, a platform used by many fortune 500 companies, to measure our clients satisfaction with our services.  We use the results to continually improve our service excellence offering.

 With over 20 years of combined experience, transaction volume exceeding 70 deals a year plus a passion for service excellence, our team is confident we will be the right choice for you.

Our team provides uncommon local market knowledge to our clients.  Our team focuses solely on the GTA West Office Market and our services include assisting our clients with new leasing, subleasing, investment sales, cost containment (reduction of operating expenses),space planning and project management.

Our team’s philosophy is service excellence.  To achieve this, we work closely with our colleagues throughout the Greater Toronto Area, Canada and the United States, partnering with the right service specialist to ensure service excellence is provided to the client every time.  Our team uses the Net Promoter Score (NPS) platform, a platform used by many fortune 500 companies, to measure our clients satisfaction with our services.  We use the results to continually improve our service excellence offering.

With over 20 years of combined experience, transaction volume exceeding 70 deals a year plus a passion for service excellence, our team is confident we will be the right choice for you.

Determined. Reliable. Entrepreneurial. I provide transaction management services to support office leasing strategies for companies in the Greater Toronto Area. Lease negotiation, financial analysis, lead sourcing and lease documentation is the foundation of my work. Backed by several years of involvement in a family-owned investment business in multi-residential real estate, I bring years of exposure and experience in property management and operations to Colliers. My work ethic is founded on client service excellence, a patient and empathetic communications style, sharp time management and problem solving skills, youthful energy and a passion for delivering customized solutions that go above and beyond client expectations. I use a systematic approach when collaborating with my team to provide optimal results designed to react to a variety of business clients and scenarios. My exposure to a high volume of office leasing transactions (80+ deals) provides me with a comprehensive understanding of a progressive market and various client needs. My fundamental philosophy for success: keep it simple; create systems that work; perform quickly and accurately.

Positioned at the forefront of the commercial real estate industry, Colliers International is known for its collaborative culture and ability to accelerate client success. As the only commercial real estate company publicly-traded on the TSX, with the largest market share in Canada, Colliers aims to exceed that number daily.