Chris Cozby

Chris Cozby

Executive Vice President, CBRE

Dallas, TX 75201

Phone (214) 979-6579

Executive Vice President with CBRE's National Retail Investment Group.
Specialties
Tenant Rep (Retail)
Property Types
Retail
Markets
Austin, Dallas/Ft Worth, Brownsville/Harlingen
Bio
Chris Cozby, Executive Vice President with CBRE’s National Retail Investment Group, has specialized in all phases of retail commercial real estate, representing institutional clients within Dallas-Ft. Worth, the southwest and nationally. Mr. Cozby has extensive experience in acquisition, disposition, marketing, site selection and tenant representation, with a focus on income producing properties. He has worked extensively with property owners in formulating strategic disposition initiatives and marketing execution. Mr. Cozby has successfully closed in excess of $11B in sales and totaling in excess of 40M square feet throughout the Southwest in his career. Throughout the past 30+ years Mr. Cozby has successfully negotiated transactions in nearly every major market throughout the Southwest. Prior to joining CBRE, Mr. Cozby was a founding Principal of Thackeray Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, from 2005-2010. During his tenure, Thackeray successfully raised two equity funds (Fund I: $232M and Fund II: $300M). While at Thackeray he acquired approximately 2M square feet of retail across the U.S. ranging from strip centers and grocery anchored centers to enclosed malls. Before Thackeray, Mr. Cozby was a Principal at Trammell Crow Company from 1997-2005, where he led the Retail Division from 1998-2002 and co-managed the DFW Investment Services Division from 2002-2005.
Education
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin