About

David Finger co-leads the company’s Triangle-based capital markets practice. Over the course of his career with Cushman & Wakefield he has executed total sales of over $2.5 Billion for over 20 million square feet including industrial, office, flex, life science and retail properties. He is a licensed real estate broker in North and South Carolina and a registered professional engineer in North Carolina. 

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield and its predecessor companies, David spent ten years with Highwoods Properties during which he held positions as Director of Investments and Weston Marketing/Project Manager. His responsibilities included asset acquisitions/dispositions, leasing, marketing, land planning, financial oversight of profit centers, zoning & land use approvals, and property association management. 

David Finger also has managerial experience from a Fortune 250 energy company where he held various positions with responsibilities for structural/geotechnical design, construction project management, technical litigation support, regulatory agency interface, license negotiations and internal operational auditing. 

Awards & Recognition

• 2016 Triangle Business Journal Top Sales Transaction, Third Place 
• 2014 DTZ Managing Principal Culture of One Award 
• 2014 Triangle Business Journal Top Sales Transaction, First Place 
• 2012 Triangle Business Journal Top Sales Transaction, Third Place 
• 2011 Triangle Business Journal Top Sales Transaction, First Place 
• TCAR Top Sales Transaction of the Year - 2012, 2011, 2010 
• 2012 Cassidy Turley Raleigh Top Producing Broker 
• ULI Triangle Council | York Awards Committee 2016 & 2017 
• Raleigh Chamber of Commerce – Board of Advisors 
• Triangle Community Coalition - Board of Directors 
• Research Triangle Regional Partnership - Board of Directors 
• Cary Chamber of Commerce (chairman of board, executive committee, vice-chair economic development committee, treasurer) Town of Cary - Economic Development Commission 
• National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (RTP chapter chairman of board, legislative committee, national growth issues committee) 

Clients

• Bridge Investment Group 
• PNL Companies 
• The Dilweg Companies 
• 90 North 
• Alex Brown Realty 
• American Real Estate Partners 
• American Realty Advisors 
• CW Capital 
• LNR 
• Duke Realty 
• Equus Capital Partners 
• European Investors 
• GlaxoSmithKline 
• Goldman Sachs 
• Highwoods Properties 
• Hudson Advisors 
• Northwood Investors 
• Principal Real Estate 
• Scannell Properties 
• Scientific Properties 
• SunTrust Bank 
• The Simpson Organization 
• Wells Fargo 

Assignments

• The Stitch; Morrisville, NC; Sale of 259,019 square foot (sf) life science redevelopment 
• Regional Commerce Center 3 & 4; Durham, NC; 406,000 sf industrial 
• EastRidge at Perimeter Park; Morrisville, NC; Sale of 480,000 sf life science conversion campus 
• The Forum; Raleigh, NC; Sale of 635,522 sf office campus 
• The Arbors; Raleigh, NC; Sale of 211,504 sf office portfolio 
• Golden Belt; Durham, NC; Sale of 144,613 sf historic mixed-use campus 
• 2728 Capital Boulevard; Raleigh, NC; 520,000 sf industrial/office 
• EastRidge & Spring Forest; Morrisville-Raleigh, NC; Sale of 635,000 sf flex office portfolio 
• Imperial Center; Durham, NC; Sale of 286,989 sf office portfolio 
• Research Tri-Center; RTP, NC; Sale of 1,534,024 sf industrial portfolio (twice) 
• Keystone Park; Durham, NC; Sale of 285,874 sf office portfolio 
• GSK; Durham, NC; Sale of 695,885 sf office/R&D buildings 
• 11000 Weston Parkway; Cary, NC; Sale of 178,300 sf office building 
• Duke Realty Raleigh Office Portfolio; Raleigh/Cary, NC; Sale of 426,815 sf 
• Keystone Technology Park Portfolio; Durham, NC; Sale of 806,157 sf R&D buildings 

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Cum Laude 
• Licensed Real Estate Broker – North Carolina & South Carolina 
• Licensed Professional Engineer – North Carolina