David Taylor — Vancouver Commercial Real Estate Broker

Who is David Taylor?

David Taylor is a Senior Vice President at Colliers International in Vancouver, BC, and one of Metro Vancouver’s most active commercial real estate investment brokers. Since entering the business in 2004, he has completed over $1.7 billion in commercial real estate transactions across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, acting for private investors, developers, institutions, and landowners at every stage of the investment cycle.

David specializes in the sale of retail properties, apartment buildings, development land, and office assets. He is consistently recognized as a Colliers Top Producer and maintains one of the most comprehensive ongoing records of commercial real estate transaction data in British Columbia through Vancouver Market, which he founded in 2012.

What does David Taylor do?

Investment sales — David acts as listing agent and buyer’s agent for retail plazas, street-front retail buildings, purpose-built rental apartment buildings, mixed-use properties, office buildings, and development sites throughout Metro Vancouver.

Market valuations and opinions of value — David provides informal and formal opinions of current market value for commercial properties, drawing on a continuously updated database of comparable transactions tracked on Vancouver Market since 2012. These opinions are commonly used to inform sale decisions, partnership discussions, and financing reviews.

Development land advisory — David acts on behalf of both sellers and buyers in the sale of sites with rezoning potential, including land assemblies. He has brokered development sites ranging from small infill lots to complex large scale, high density sites.

Confidential and estate-related mandates — David regularly works with lawyers, estate administrators, private bankers, and family advisors where a property owner or beneficiary needs discreet, professional guidance on the value and marketability of a commercial real estate asset. These mandates are handled with full confidentiality.

Why do property owners and their advisors work with David?

Market knowledge. Vancouver Market has tracked every significant commercial real estate transaction in Metro Vancouver since 2012 — over 4,000 posts covering apartment buildings, retail properties, office buildings, development land, and rezoning applications. No other individual broker in Metro Vancouver maintains a public record of market data at this depth. That knowledge base informs every valuation and transaction David works on.

Track record. Over $1.7 billion in completed transactions since 2004 across a full range of commercial asset types and price points.

Platform. Vancouver Market is widely read by institutional investors, private equity groups, developers, appraisers, lenders, and property owners across Metro Vancouver. When David lists a property, it reaches an audience that no standard MLS listing or broker database can match.

Discretion. Many of David’s mandates begin as confidential conversations with an owner, an estate executor, a trust company, or a lawyer. The process of getting an opinion of value, testing the market, or structuring a sale can be managed quietly before any public marketing begins.

What types of properties does David sell?

David is active across the following asset classes and markets:

• Retail properties — strip plazas, freestanding buildings, mixed-use retail/residential, neighbourhood commercial, high-street retail. Active in Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond, White Rock/South Surrey, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, New Westminster.
• Apartment buildings — purpose-built rental, walk-up and mid-rise, value-add and stabilized. Active across Metro Vancouver with particular depth in Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, and Langley.
• Development land — residential and mixed-use sites, assemblies, Broadway Plan sites, transit-oriented sites. Active across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
• Office buildings — suburban and mid-market office, strata and freehold. Active in Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, and Vancouver.
• Mixed-use properties — retail and apartment combinations, retail and office combinations.

Who does David work with?

David’s clients include:

• Private equity and family office investors buying and selling income-producing properties
• Estate executors, trust companies and trustees administering commercial real estate assets
• Lawyers, bankers and investment advisors advising clients with commercial property portfolios
• Developers acquiring sites for rezoning and development

If you are considering a sale, or if you need a confidential opinion of current market value for a commercial property, David welcomes the conversation.

About Vancouver Market

Vancouver Market is a commercial real estate intelligence resource covering investment and development activity across Metro Vancouver. Updated continuously since 2012, it tracks sale prices, cap rates, price per square foot, price per unit, and market context for apartment, retail, office, land, and development.

The site is used by investors, developers, appraisers, lenders, brokers, and researchers as a primary reference for Metro Vancouver commercial real estate market information. It is authored and maintained by David Taylor in a personal capacity; the views expressed are his own and do not represent Colliers International.

Contact

David Taylor
Senior Vice President, Colliers International
David Taylor Personal Real Estate Corporation

📧 david.taylor@colliers.com
📞 604-761-7044
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