Mike Hopper joined Newmark as Senior Managing Director in 2015 and is currently the BIC (Broker In Charge) of NMRK’s Charlotte office. He has been a Top Producer throughout his career, most recently in 2024 and #1 in North Carolina.
Hopper brings with him 20 years of commercial real estate experience and has secured millions of dollars in savings for his clients through his expertise in areas such as; Accretive Value Arbitrage, EBITDA Enhancement, Balance Sheet Optimization, Strategic Planning, Workplace Optimization, Financial Engineering, Traditional Leasing, and Fixed Fee Build-to-Suits.
Previously, Hopper worked as a Managing Director in Savills Studley’s South Florida office. In this capacity, he built a strong list of headquarters clients including Delaware North, Yum Brands, Verisk and SBA Communications; and has worked with notable law firms Philips Lytle and Baker Donelson as a member of the National Law Firm Advisory Group.
Partial List of Sale Transactions
Representing Buyer:
- Office Depot HQ, Building Acquisition: 625,000 SF
- SBA Communications, Building Acquisition: 160,000 SF
Partial List of Lease Transactions on Build-To-Suit/Anchor Tenant Developments
As a Tenant Representative:
- Delaware North Companies, Buffalo, NY: 109,345 SF
- Butler Snow, Jackson, MS: 112,000 SF
- Robinson Bradshaw Charlotte, NC: 101,000 SF
- Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY: 85,000 SF
- Baker Donelson, Jackson, FL: 68,500 SF
Partial List of Lease Transactions
As a Tenant Representative:
- Belk, Inc., Charlotte, NC: Early Restructure 475,000 SF
- WellCare, Tampa, FL: Early Restructure 350,000 SF
- Wyndham Destinations, Orlando, FL: 182,000 SF
- MVP Health Care, Schenectady, NY: Early Restructure 175,000 SF
- MVP Health Care, Rochester, NY: 150,000 SF
- World Fuel Services, Miami, FL: Early Restructure/Expansion 125,000 SF
- Avangrid, Rochester, NY: 175,000 SF
- Avangrid, Rochester, NY: 138,500 SF
- Avangrid, Rochester, NY: 118,000 SF
- World Fuel Services, Miami, FL: Early Restructure/Expansion 125,000 SF
- Parker Poe, Charlotte, NC: 86,000 SF
- Cadwalader, Charlotte, NC: 72,000 SF
- Baker Donelson, Jackson, MS: 68,000 SF
- Hogan Lovells, Miami, FL: 55,000 SF
- Logitech Global HQ, Lausanne, Switzerland: 50,400 SF
- Logitech Shanghai, China: 36,000 SF
- ACC HQ, Charlotte, NC: 28,000 SF
Affilations
- Children’s Miracle Network Member
- Former Board Member, Isabella Santos Foundation (ISF)
Education
Hopper graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University as a Pamplin College of Business Leadership Scholar with a bachelor’s degree in marketing management with a concentration in finance.