THE SOUTHWEST’S SHOPPING CENTER SPECIALIST EXPANDS WITH THREE NEW OFFICES
Retail Brokers, Inc. (RBI) Opens Brokerage Offices Run by Ron Barness & Alex Papas in California and Colorado; Now Serving the Southwest in Seven Locations
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – (May 1, 2007) – Retail Brokers, Inc. (RBI), one of the largest retail-focused commercial real estate brokerages in the Southwest, has recently expanded even more, adding two new offices in California and one in Colorado.
The new offices are located in Palm Desert, Calif., San Diego and Denver. These locations are in addition to RBI’s offices in Riverside, Calif., Las Vegas, Albuquerque, N.M., and its corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz, which is own and run by Ron Barness and Alex Papas.
“The expansion that RBI has seen over the past year is only the beginning,” said Ron Barness, CEO of RBI and parent company Barness Papas Investments. “RBI is growing at an unprecedented pace and this only further illustrates the company’s solid reputation and consistent success in the shopping center industry.”
Since opening its doors in Arizona in 1994, RBI has grown immensely, and is now recognized as the largest retail-focused commercial real estate brokerage in Arizona and one of the largest in the Southwest.
RBI’s Arizona office recently appointed Jim Hayden as president. He will play an integral role in RBI’s continued expansion and branding efforts throughout the Southwest. Previously, he was regional vice president and division general manager for a publicly-traded, $600 million organization based in Scottsdale, Ariz. He spent 19 years with the company.
“There are endless opportunities to build upon the distinguished foundation that has already been in place at RBI for the last 13 years,” said Hayden. “I am thrilled to be a part of RBI’s team.
The Denver office, located in Greenwood Village within the Denver Tech Center, is run by Darren Lazenby, vice president. The San Diego office, led by Andrew Gordon, director and senior retail specialist, is located at 12626 High Bluff Drive, Ste. 330 in San Diego. The Palm Desert office, located at 74-040 Highway 111, Ste. L-226 in Palm Desert is run by Neil Wachsberger, regional director and designated broker.
“This is a big step for RBI; a big step in the right direction,” said Barness. “We’ve got some outstanding people leading each of our regional offices, and we have a highly-skilled, expert in-house team to handle all of the company’s administrative, legal, accounting and marketing needs.”
RBI plans to open even more brokerages throughout the Southwest over the next year. The company is also affiliated with RBI Management Services, a commercial property management company headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., which recently expanded into Riverside, Calif. and Lubbock, Texas.
For more information, please call 480.894.6363.
Retail Brokers, Inc. (RBI)
Retail Brokers, Inc. (RBI) opened its doors in Scottsdale, Ariz. in 1994, and has since expanded with regional offices in California, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico, becoming one of the largest and most active real estate brokerage companies in the Southwest that focuses almost exclusively on retail properties. RBI’s dedicated team of professionals provides retail leasing, tenant representation, land acquisition and investment sales services to local, regional and national clients, and each agent is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). For more information please call 480.894.6363.
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