How to Build and Make Profit on Industrial Projects
Karel Stransky
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Director, Industrial Services
Colliers International, (Czech Republic)
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Karel Stránský joined Colliers International in 1996 as a Senior Property Consultant in industrial, land and warehouse leasing and sales. In 2005, he was promoted to the position of Associate Director, whilst remaining the Head of the Industrial Department, in the Czech Republic.
Karel was involved in a number of industrial leasing deals in the Czech market including: Lindab (27,000 sq m), Tech Data Corp. (36,400 sq m), Bridgestone (55,000 sq m), Electro World (29,000 sq m), Honeywell (27,000 sq m) and Carrefour (25,000 sq m).
He also represented sellers and buyers in industrial land acquisitions including: Europa Fund (480,000 sq m), Amadeus (50,000 sq m) and Tivall (42,000 sq m).
Professional Background
Prior to joining Colliers International, Karel worked as a planning and ecology consultant to local, regional and national authorities in the Czech Republic. Afterwards, he worked as the Deputy-Chief Architect in Brno, where he managed a team of specialists in the urban redevelopment of the city center. He has also worked for BOVIS and P&O as the Marketing Manager for the Czech Technology Park in Brno. His responsibilities included the marketing and leasing of office / manufacturing space.
Education
Mr. Stránský studied at Masaryk University in Brno, where he graduated in Social Geography. He continued with his studies at the Sheffield Business School in Prague, where he received an MBA. During the first stages of his professional career, he visited the USA, Great Britain, Japan and Holland, where he gained further experience related to the building and selling of commercial properties.
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Total no. of sq m leased by Karel Stránský
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User Representation
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193,322
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Landlord Representation
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377,012
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Acquisition/Sale - Land (Hectars)
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154
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Acquisition/Sale – Building
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76,500
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Biggest deals made by Karel
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Year
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Company
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Total area
(sq m)
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Location
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User representations:
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2002
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Black & Decker
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17,000
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Ústí nad Labem - Trmice
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2003
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Lindab
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27,000
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Prague - west ring road
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2003
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VF Corporation
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14,000
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D8 Distribution Park
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2004
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UPS SCS CZ s.r.o.
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5,000
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Liberec Industrial Zone - South
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2004
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UPS SCS CZ s.r.o.
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3,000
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Pisek Industrial Zone
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2005
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ModusLink
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6,768
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CTPark Brno - Černovická Terasa
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2005
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Tech Data Corporation
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36,362
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CTPark Bor u Tachova
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2005
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Bridgestone
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55,000
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CTPark Bor u Tachova
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Landlord representations:
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2001
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Carrefour
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25,000
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Divišov
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2002
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Hellmann PKZ
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6,700
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D1 Logistics - Commerce Park
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2003
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Honeywell
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27,000
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Flextronics
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2004
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Electro World (Wholesale) s.r.o.
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29,000
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CTP Brno Modřice
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2005
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P&P Spedition Trading s.r.o.
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5,450
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D1 ProLogis Park
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2005
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Setto Spedition s.r.o.
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5,330
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D1 ProLogis Park
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Acquisition/Sale:
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2002
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Amadeus => Europa Fund
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50,000
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Regata - Westpoint Distrib. Park
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S
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2002
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Europa Fund <= private owners
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480,000
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Stránčice
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A
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2002
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Flextronics => Česká pojišťovna
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11,000
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Purkyňova - Brno
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S
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2006
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Tivall
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42,000
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Krupka - Teplice
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A
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