An Atlanta native, Rick is the father of two daughters, Nicole and Erica, both students at the University of Georgia. His avocations include activities with his daughters, boating, billfishing, scuba diving and anything to do with the University of Georgia.
Practice
- Representation and advisory services on contingent (commission) or consulting fee basis.
- Representation and advisory services for commercial real estate users with individual large, complex or high profile projects or portfolios in multiple markets.
- Advisory projects where his experience and spheres of influence can be used to accelerate relationships that benefit his clients.
Career Summary
Immediately after graduating from the University of Georgia, Rick entered the commercial real estate brokerage business. During his career, he has been a top producer for White & Associates, Royal LePage, and Advantis/GVA. He was Executive Vice President, Managing Director and Managing Broker, for Grubb & Ellis Company (GBE:NYSE) where he successfully rebuilt their Atlanta office. In 2002, he founded City Commercial Real Estate, Inc. Rick is one of the leading commercial real estate brokers in the United States. He has been involved in over 10 million square feet of lease transactions, over $1 billion sale transactions, represented clients in virtually every major market in North America and has experience in Europe as well as Latin America.
Rick’s numerous awards include:
- Who’s Who in Commercial Real Estate – The Atlanta Business Chronicle
- Top 50 Power Brokers in Atlanta – Atlanta Catalyst Magazine
- Superstar Broker – Real Estate Forum
- Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club – Life Member
- Phoenix Award – Top Five Producer, Office Property Category and Top Twenty Producer, Overall Category.
Rick is involved with many organizations including: The Buckhead Club, Atlanta Society, University of Georgia Alumni Association, Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, Georgia Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, and The Touchdown Club of Athens, and The Touchdown Club of Atlanta.
