After more than a decade in Australia’s highly competitive commercial property sector, Blair joined Colliers International NZ as Director in the Capital Markets team in April 2017.
Specialising in the sale of larger commercial assets and mixed-use sites around New Zealand, Blair brings a high level of energy and diligence to the industry. His extensive knowledge and educational background ensures he is well-equipped in progressing and developing the Capital Markets team.
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Previous Experience
From 2014 – 2017, Blair was Director and Head of JLL’s South Sydney office where under his leadership, the company grew from third to first in the South Sydney market in both leasing and sales. In 2015 he was the company’s highest fee earner across the Australian industrial business. Blair specialised in the sale and leasing of larger industrial and commercial assets including mixed-use development sites within the South Sydney market.
Prior to this he was Head of Industrial, South Sydney at CBRE. While at CBRE, Blair won the prestigious Circle of Excellence Award twice for his performances and was highest fee writer in the South Sydney office in 2012 and 2013.
Peterken’s top transaction while in Sydney was the 2014 sale of a 4.9ha business park in Rosebery, South Sydney to Meriton Group for A$190,000,000
His two biggest leases were the single largest leasing transactions in South Sydney in their respective years. In 2011, he leased a Goodman-developed, 12,400sq m warehouse and office in Mascot to logistics company Toll, and last year, he leased a Meriton-owned 22,000sq m site in Pagewood to WSI Logistics.
A selection of notable sale transactions:
- Sale of St Kentigern Girls School, Remuera - $40,000,000 +
- The General Buildings, 29-33 Shortland Street, Auckland - $42,000,000
- 110 Symonds Street, Auckland - $38,500,000
- 1-55 Rothschild Ave, Rosebery - $190,000,000
- Central Park Business Park, Greenlane - $209,000,000
- Bunnings Hamilton South - $25,100,000
- The Warehouse, Blenheim - $16,380,000
- NZI Centre, Auckland - $63,000,000
- Royal Heights Shopping Centre, Auckland - $17,000,000
- 75 Karangahape Road, Auckland - $23,300,000
- 5 Nelson Street, Auckland - $9,000,000
- 66-80 Broadway, Newmarket - $65,000,000