About

Chris Metzger joined the Cushman & Wakefield Fort Lauderdale office in 1983 to form the industrial and land department.

He is now one of South Florida’s leading commercial/industrial sales and leasing agents. Mr. Metzger serves as Executive Managing Director of South Florida Industrial Team which includes Rick Etner, Christopher Thomson, Matthew McAllister, Eric Cantor, Julie Miller, and Katie Bowie.

They dominate the South Florida industrial and land market. He holds an SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS) designation, and has been the top producing industrial broker in Cushman & Wakefield's Fort Lauderdale office every year since 1984.

He was a past member of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee, the Stewardship (fundraising) and Chairman of St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church.

Awards & Recognition

• Cushman & Wakefield Top Industrial Team- South Florida: 2000-2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Cushman & Wakefield Top Producing Team in Broward & Palm Beach Counties: 2006, 2007, 2015-2019
• Cushman & Wakefield Top Producer: 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• Cushman & Wakefield Deal of the Year: 2015, 2020
• NAIOP Industrial Lease of the Year Finalist: 2016
• NAIOP Industrial Sale of the Year Finalist: 2018, 2020
• NAIOP Industrial Brokerage Team of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2017, 2018
• NAIOP Industrial Broker of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2008

Clients

• American Standard
• Apotex
• Becknell Industrial
• BlackRock
• Bristol Group
• Cabot Properties
• CSX Realty
• DDR
• EastGroup
• Exeter Property Group
• IDI
• GLP
• Kraft General Foods
• Prologis
• Prudential Property Company
• Sears
• Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
• Shell Oil Company
• Sony Corporation
• Tyco
• Watson
• Whirlpool Corporation 

Education

• Florida Atlantic University – Bachelor of Arts degree

Affiliations

• Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
• National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP)