Mike Wafer, Jr. specializes in providing landlord, tenant, and investment representation services focusing on the industrial/flex market throughout the Denver metropolitan area. He has expertise in complex build-to-suits, business park development and re-development assets. In a short amount of time, Wafer, Jr.has earned the trust and respect of some of Denver’s most prolific developers including United Properties, Hyde Development, Trammell Crow, Brookfield Properties, The Opus Group, LBA Realty and Prologis, and has become a perennial top producer.
A Colorado native and third-generation real estate professional, Wafer, Jr.is a strong negotiator, creative dealmaker and known for his hands-on client-focused delivery. He joined Newmark in 2013. He launched his industry career in financial analysis and tenant representation at JLL and HFF.
Partial List of Business Park Development Transactions
- 76 Commerce Center: 1.7 million SF
- Crossroads Commerce Park: 1.0 million SF
- Central Park Logistics Center: 700,000 SF
- Smith Road Commerce Center: 290,000 SF
- Trade@2534: 280,000 SF
- Norfolk Tech Center: 150,000 SF
- Rangeview Industrial Center: 122,000 SF
- Great Western Industrial Park (Rail Served Park): 1,000 acres
- Empire Business Park: 45 acres
Partial List of Build-to-Suit Transactions
- Warehouse/Distribution: 70,000 SF
- Freezer/Cooler: 60,000 SF
- Showroom/Distribution: 56,000 SF
- Showroom/Distribution: 52,000 SF
- Manufacturing: 40,000 SF
Partial List of Building Transactions
| Type | Location | Size (SF) | Value |
Warehouse (Lease) | Denver, CO | 240,000 | $13.6 M |
Warehouse (Sale) | Aurora, CO | 225,000 | $11.0 M |
Warehouse (Lease) | Brighton, CO | 199,558 | $5.3 M |
Warehouse (Lease) | Aurora, CO | 156,000 | $10.1 M |
Warehouse (Lease) | Brighton, CO | 152,682 | $4.3 M |
Warehouse (Lease) | Denver, CO | 127,000 | $9.8 M |
Warehouse (Sale) | Denver, CO | 122,000 | $10.6 M |
Warehouse (Sale) | Denver, CO | 61,600 | $7.9 M |
Land (Sale) | Brighton, CO | 122 acres | $8.2 M |
Land (Sale) | Denver, CO | 67 acres | $6.2 M |
Partial Client List
- Alliance Safety
- Alside Supply
- Anlin Industries
- Artis REIT
- Breakthru Beverage
- Builders Insulation
- Brookfield Properties
- Cambria
- C&D Metals
- Champion Windows
- Colorado Mechanical Systems
- CoreSite
- Dalfen
- Discount Tire
- Dream REIT
- Eagle Rock Distributing Co
- Enviro Finance Group
- Fastenal
- First Industrial
- Guarantee Electrical
- Hercules Industries
- Hermes Worldwide
- Hyde Development
- Industrial Outdoor Ventures
- Karis
- LBA
- Lockedin Logistics
- Mortenson Properties
- New Age Beverages
- The Opus Group
- Principal
- Prologis
- Rhino Rack
- SEFNCO Communications
- Sierra Pacific Industries
- Simpson Strong-Tie
- Stillman Meats
- Tebo Properties
- Trammell Crow
- United Properties
- United Rentals
- Wholesale Wheel & Tire
Professional Achievements
- Consistent Top Producer, Newmark Denver, 2020-2023
- Industrial Broker of the Year Finalist, NAIOP, 2022-2023
- Industrial Broker of the Year Finalist, DMCAR, 2022
- Top Young Broker award finalist, DMCAR, 2016
- Newmark National Rising Star, 2017-2021
Professional Affiliations
- Investor Member, DMCAR, 2023 & 2024
- SIOR Associate Member, 2018 - 2024
- Denver Metro Commercial Association of Brokers (DMCAB)
- Board Member, Colorado University Real Estate Center Young Alumni
- NAIOP Developing Leader
Education
Wafer, Jr. earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration with an emphasis in finance and a minor in real estate from the University of Colorado Boulder.