CBRE’s Aaron Dupree among Columbia’s best and brightest
September 12, 2016
CBRE announced that Aaron Dupree, Vice President, has been recognized as one of Columbia Business Monthly’s “Best and Brightest Under 35” for 2016. The honor was given to 35 young leaders in the Midlands making an impact in their community and workplaces.
Dupree was chosen for his career achievements and community contributions to the Midlands. From CBRE’s downtown Columbia location, he delivers innovative corporate real estate solutions to meet the unique needs of both occupiers/tenants and owners/investors in the office sector.
Dupree is consistently one of CBRE’s top producers in the Columbia market, and ranks in the top half of production for the State of South Carolina. In 2015, he was named #2 Top Producer in Columbia for CBRE and continues to set the highest standards for the industry. In the last 24 months, Dupree and his team participated in 73 transactions totaling over 1.2 million square feet with gross consideration of over $94 million.
Dupree turns global scale into local market strength and provide exceptional service and value to his clients in the Columbia business community. In addition to representing both owners and occupiers in the office sector, his team works with CBRE’s Capital Markets professionals in handling some of the largest office investment sales in the market.
He has earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation and is a graduate of Baylor University.
“We encourage all of our people to live and grow in the communities where they work,” said Steve Smith, Managing Director of South Carolina. “Aaron’s contribution to the Columbia community is evident in his impressive list of personal and professional endeavors.”
Dupree is very active in community child development through his service as a Big Brother in the Big Brother Big Sister mentoring program and coaching various sports teams at the YMCA and Saint Joseph Catholic School. He and his family are active members of Saint Joseph Catholic Church.
This year marks the first year that Columbia Business Monthly has honored a class of 35 Best and Brightest Under 35. CBRE’s South Carolina team is fortunate to have an additional honoree this year and five past honorees in the Greenville-Spartanburg market, including one of the very first. Christina Gridley, Senior Marketing Specialist is honored this year; Shelby Dodson, Senior Associate, was honored in 2015; Justin Hirsch, Vice President, was honored in 2014; Blaine Hart, Vice President, was honored in 2012; and Steve Navarro, Executive Vice President, was honored in 1983.
About CBRE Group, Inc.
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2015 revenue). The Company has more than 70,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate investors and occupiers through more than 400 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.
