Bio
Profile
Chris Metzger joined the Cushman & Wakefield Fort Lauderdale office in 1983 to form the industrial and land department. He is now one of South Florida's leading commercial/industrial sales and leasing agents. Mr. Metzger serves as Executive Director his South Florida Industrial Team which includes Rick Etner, Christopher Thomson, Matthew McAllister, Adam Talbot and Merritt Etner. They dominate the South Florida industrial and land market. He holds an SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS) designation, and has been the top producing industrial broker in Cushman & Wakefield's Fort Lauderdale office every year since 1984.
Professional Affiliations
Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP)
Community Leadership
· He was a past member of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee, the Stewardship (fundraising) and Chairman of St. Joseph's Episcopal Church.
Education
Florida Atlantic University, Bachelor of Arts degree
Awards & Associations
Cushman & Wakefield Top Industrial Team- South Florida: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016
Cushman & Wakefield Top Producing Team in Broward & Palm Beach Counties: 2006, 2007, 2015, 2016
Cushman & Wakefield Top Producer: 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017
Cushman & Wakefield Deal of the Year: 2015
NAIOP Industrial Lease of the Year Finalist: 2016
NAIOP Industrial Brokerage Team of the Year: 2006, 2007
NAIOP Industrial Broker of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2008
Clients
American Standard
Apotex
Becknell Industrial
BlackRock
Bristol Group
Cabot Properties
Coca-Cola
CSX Realty
DDR
EastGroup
Exeter Property Group
Harris Corporation
IDI
GLP
ITT
Kraft General Foods
PepsiCo
PNC
Prologis
Prudential Property Company
Sears
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
Shell Oil Company
Sony Corporation
Trammell Crow Company
Tyco
Watson
Whirlpool Corporation
Areas of Interest
- Deal Type
- Acquisition, Development, Ground Lease, Loan Purchase, Opportunity Zone, Partner Buyout, Pre-Development, Recapitalization, Refinance, Rehabilitation