Garrett Colburn
EVP & Managing Principal
Garrett is executive vice president and managing principal of SRS’ five California offices which span from San Diego to San Francisco and serves on SRS’ Board of Members. Based in Newport Beach, an office Garrett re-launched in 2012 with just two brokers, he has overseen the office and region’s growth to becoming SRS’ largest, now comprised of more than 45 retail professionals. Garrett attributes the rapid and successful growth of the region to their strong stable of tenants, top-notch leasing team, and their explosive growth in the capital markets sector, including the National Net Lease Group.
EXPERIENCE
Garrett specializes in tenant representation throughout Southern California and across the country. Since joining SRS in 2011, he has transacted on more than $1.2 billion of retail assets. Garrett’s most successful strategic market planning efforts and tenant roll-outs have been with Planet Fitness, which includes over 100 deals in California, and Raising Cane’s, which spans more than 40 deals in the last four years. Garrett has been a Top Producer at SRS every year since 2014, including the #1 Top Producer companywide for two consecutive years. Additionally, Garrett has been recognized as a top retail leasing broker nationally by Chain Store Age and Real Estate Forum multiple times, along with being named a Costar Power Broker every year since 2011. Garrett joined SRS from Grubb & Ellis, and prior to that, he was a development manager at Thomas Enterprises where he managed large scale retail developments from start to finish.
AWARDS
- SRS Chairman’s Award 2017
- SRS #1 Top Producer in the company (2015 & 2016)
- SRS Top Producer Award (2013-Present)
- SRS MVP Award (2015)
- Chain Store Age’s National Power Broker
- Real Estate Forum’s National Top Retail Leasing Broker
- Real Estate Forum’s National Emerging Retail Leaders
- Planet Fitness National Broker of the Year (3 consecutive years)
- CoStar Power Broker (2011-Present)
EDUCATION/PERSONAL INFORMATION
Garrett has a bachelor’s degree in planning and development and played college baseball at California State University, Chico. He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Association of Commercial Real Estate of Southern California.