Michael Lewis has joined Knight Frank as a partner in the Property Asset Management team based in the firms’ global HQ at 55 Baker Street.
Michael was previously at CBRE for seven years where he was head of Fund Mandates within their Asset Services Division, acting on behalf of CBRE Global Investors, Picton Capital, Deka Immobile GmbH and Orchard Street Investment Management. He was responsible for overseeing the management and service delivery across in excess of 35 Funds, 750 properties and 3,500 tenants including Shell Pensions Trust, BBC Pension Trust Limited II ARB, West Midlands County Council Pension Fund, Orchard Street UK Prime Property GP Limited and Picton (UK) Listed Real Estate. Prior to joining CBRE Michael worked at Dawnay Day.
Michael’s focus will be on working closely with the Department Head, Tim Robinson, in spearheading the growth of the firms’ consultancy offer.
Tim Robinson , Proprietary Partner and Head of Property Asset Management commented: “We are thrilled that Michael has decided to join the team at Knight Frank and I look forward to working closely with him as our business continues to grow. We now have in the order of 66 million sq ft of commercial space under management, collecting over £500 million in rent on a managed portfolio valued at in the region of £9 billion. I am confident with Michael’s experience and expertise and working alongside our market leading Capital Markets and leasing teams, we can double the size of our portfolio in the next 5 years.”
Michael Lewis commented: “This is an exciting time to be joining the Knight Frank Property Asset Management team as the firm continue to focus on this key part of the business, having built on their regional platform over the past twelve months. I look forward to building a close partnership with Tim and working on further expanding Property Asset Management.”
Michael’s experience extends across central London and the UK on a wide range of commercial property including office, retail, industrial, distribution and specialist sectors.