About

Mike Mele, Executive Vice Chairman, leads Cushman & Wakefield’s national Self-Storage Advisory Group, which represents clients ranging from private investors to the largest names in the investment real estate world in the acquisition, disposition, ESDF, asset management, development, and expansion of self-storage assets.   

Mr. Mele began his career in self-storage investment sales in 1999 at Marcus & Millichap. He went on to build an industry-leading team, which he brought to Cushman & Wakefield in 2019.  

Based in Tampa, the 18-member, multi-market team has closed just under 900 self-storage transactions totaling more than $10 billion. In 2021 alone, the team closed 88 deals for 123 total properties in 26 states, totaling $2.3 billion in sales.  

With over 25 years 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. 

Awards & Recognition

• 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