Chad Markey

Broker

Chad brings a diverse skillset and extensive commercial real estate brokerage and operational knowledge to Colony Commercial. As a broker at Colony Commercial, Chad is charged with helping grow the company’s specialty commercial services platform while delivering best-in-class client centric solutions. 

Chad specializes in commercial property leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, and site selection on behalf of his clients. He has extensive experience working with private investors, family offices, developers, and large cap private equity investors. Prior to joining Colony, Chad worked at a national investment sales firm where he handled 1031 tax deferred exchanges, build-to-suit developments, and investment sales for his clients throughout the United States. Most recently, Chad was responsible for the asset management of a Charlotte industrial and retail portfolio on behalf of a local family office.  

A rare native Charlottean, Chad has witnessed the city’s evolution and growth firsthand and is excited about the future of the market. A graduate of The University of Georgia, in his free time, Chad can often be found cheering on the Bulldogs or exploring Charlotte’s ever-growing brewery and culinary scene with friends, family, and his Australian Shepherd, Goose. 

EDUCATION
• University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, BA
• Universität Innsbruck
• North Carolina Licensed Broker