Seattle

Seattle Industrial Real Estate Market Overview

Puget Sound offers transportation access to Canada, Asia and other global markets, making the Port of Seattle a critical logistics node for companies that engage in export and import activities. Handling more than 2 Million containers (TEUs) per year through the port, Seattle also provides intermodal and national rail network opportunities. The city of Seattle's expansion to the south has generated increased demand for real estate, causing a shortage of quality, transportation-advantaged properties. Additional development and redevelopment will be required to meet the needs of companies that are active in the Seattle market.

Meet the Team

• Evan Lippow

  Senior Vice President, Investments

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  • Evan Lippow

    Senior Vice President, Investments

    213-488-8700 elippow@centerpoint.com

    Evan Lippow leads the West Coast Team's investment strategy in Southern California, the Bay Area and Seattle. Additionally, he manages local acquisition transactions and collaborates with the entire regional team to identify, underwrite, investigate and present investment opportunities in these thriving industrial markets. Evan brings years of industrial real estate investment expertise to the Company. He joined CenterPoint as Vice President, Investments, in 2017 to oversee the growth of the Company's portfolio in Northern New Jersey and Miami to the tune of $1 billion in acquisitions. Before joining CenterPoint, Evan focused on acquisitions and asset management for a Bay Area-based publicly traded industrial REIT where he oversaw the acquisition of $500 Million in properties in New Jersey, New York and Miami. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Communications from Point Loma Nazarene University and holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from the University of San Diego.

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• Michael Murphy

  Chief Development Officer

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  • Michael Murphy

    Chief Development Officer

    630-586-8142 mmurphy@centerpoint.com

    Michael has spent more than 30 years in the industrial real estate sector, developing over 35 million square feet for some of the world’s most recognizable shippers, BCOs and retailers. In his role at CenterPoint, Michael oversees all conventional and complex development activity. He’s led the development of more than 6,500 acres—transforming much of this land from superfund and nearly-obsolete brownfield sites to state-of-the-art intermodal campuses. Michael is a member of the Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE) and an associate member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). Michael received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Boston College and his MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business.

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• Bob Andrews

  Senior Vice President, Regional Manager

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  • Bob Andrews

    Senior Vice President, Regional Manager

    213-488-8689 bandrews@centerpoint.com

    Bob Andrews joined CenterPoint Properties as Senior Vice President, Regional Manager, in 2015. Mr. Andrews is responsible for managing the Company’s West region portfolio, which includes more than 7.2 Million SF of property across the Los Angeles, Oakland and Seattle markets. In this role, he partners with the entire West regional team to vet, underwrite, and perform due diligence for on-strategy investment opportunities.
    
    Prior to joining CenterPoint, Mr. Andrews served as Senior Vice President, Asset Management, for KTR Capital Partners, where he oversaw the firm’s portfolio in California, Arizona, Nevada and Washington. He was previously a regional director for RREEF, as well as an industrial broker for Cushman & Wakefield. Mr. Andrews holds a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of San Diego.

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