Brian Tapp, CCIM is a First Vice President at CBRE’s Knoxville office. Brian brings over sixteen years of real estate experience in industrial sales and leasing, land assemblage for development, retail sales and leasing, tenant representation, corporate real estate services, and bank "other real estate owned" (OREO) dispositions.

Brian has earned numerous prestigious commercial real estate awards, including the Avison Young Circle of Excellence – Affiliate Offices Award, which recognizes the top producing individual from the firm’s affiliate offices; the East TN CCIM/Knoxville Business Journal’s “Broker of the Year” award (2011 & 2012) and East TN CCIM/Knoxville Business Journal’s “Deal of the Year” award in 2011 for his work in the disposition of Belle Island Village, know known as "The Island in Pigeon Forge", a 280,000 sf festival themed development in Pigeon Forge, TN for Regions Bank. He won the "Deal of the Year" again in 2016 for his work on the acquisition of 1.9 acres assemblage on Cumberland Avenue at the University of Tennessee Knoxville Campus for Collegiate Development Group (CDG). CDG developed and built a $45 million dollar, a 140 unit, 268,254 sf mixed-use community (student housing and retail space). Before beginning his practice in commercial real estate, Brian worked as a legislative aide to Congressman Van Hilleary and Congressman J. Randy Forbes in Washington, D.C.

Brian serves a variety of non-profits and other organizations in various capacities, including acting as a board member for the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce in the Government Relations Committee and the Infrastructure Committee. Other organizations include work as a member of the Executive Board of Directors of the Great Smoky Mountain Council for Boy Scouts of America, and United Way.

Commercial Real Estate Specialties:

Industrial Sales & Leasing

Land Assemblage for Development

Retail Land Sales