Mike Mele leads Cushman & Wakefield’s National Self-Storage Capital Markets Team. He works closely with private owners, institutional owners and investors around the country to maximize their self-storage real estate value. Having started his career in 1999, he’s since built an industry-leading team, which has closed over 700 transactions totaling more than $8.5 billion. With more than two decades of experience as a self-storage advisor, Mike is consistently recognized by industry organizations as well as national trade publications for his critical leadership, expertise and knowledge of the self-storage industry.
Professional Expertise:
Mike Mele, Vice Chairman, leads Cushman & Wakefield’s national Self-Storage Advisory Group, which represents clients ranging from private investors to large-scale REITs in the development, expansion, consolidation, acquisition and disposition of self-storage assets. Mr. Mele began his career in self-storage investment sales in 1999. He went on to build an industry-leading team, which he brought to Cushman & Wakefield in 2019.
Based in Tampa, the 22-member, multi-market team has closed more than 700 self-storage transactions totaling more than $8.5 billion. In 2021 alone, the team closed 84 deals for 188 total properties in 35 states.
With over two decades of experience as a self storage advisor, Mr. Mele’s expertise and vast contributions to the industry have made him a key advisor in the self storage market. He is consistently recognized by industry organizations as well as national and trade publications for his critical leadership, expertise and knowledge of the self storage industry.
Accomplishments:
- Chairman’s Circle of Excellence Award, Marcus & Millichap
- Chairman’s Club Award, Marcus & Millichap
- Top 5 Self Storage Sales Broker, Marcus & Millichap: 1999 – 2000, 2002 – 2012, 2014 – 2018
- National Achievement Award, Marcus & Millichap: 2003 – 2008, 2010 – 2018.
- 13-time No.1 Broker in Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa Office
- Top 1 Producer – Tampa Office, Cushman & Wakefield 2022
- Top 5 Producer – Tampa Office, Cushman & Wakefield- 2019, 2020, 2021
- Top 50 Producer Nationally with Cushman & Wakefield-2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Professional Recognitions:
- National Self Storage Association (SSA) – Member
- National Association of Realtors (NAR) – Member
- Florida Self Storage Association (FSSA) – Legislative Committee Member, Past-President
Education:
• Bachelor of Science, West Chester University
