ONTARIO, CA-Grubb & Ellis Co. hired Sandie Smith and Angie Nett as senior vice president and senior associate of the retail group. The team, which specializes in leasing and sales, joins from CB Richard Ellis Inc.
As a team, Smith and Nett have been involved in transactions valued at approximately $750 million, including more than 1.3 million square feet in retail leasing and 738,000 square feet in retail sales over the past 10 years. The team’s past and present clients include Chevron, AT&T Mobility, Baja Fresh, Chipotle, McDonald’s, Panera Bread, Wendy’s, Lewis Retail, Cahan Properties, The Ayres Group, Wal-Mart, Rite Aid, Wells Fargo, Allstate and Starbuck’s.
“Sandie and Angie, both native to the region, have a thorough understanding of the Inland Empire’s retail real estate market,” says Dave Burback, executive vice president, managing director of the Inland Empire office, in a prepared statement. “They join Grubb & Ellis with a successful brokerage track record that spreads throughout the San Bernardino and Riverside counties.”
Smith joins G&E following 19 years with the Ontario and Riverside offices of CBRE, most recently as a first vice president specializing in retail real estate, where she consistently ranked as one of the firm’s top retail producers. She was one of the original founders of Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate’s Riverside office. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in real estate, and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, as well as the Association of Commercial Real Estate California. She serves on the board of directors of the Inland Empire chapter of CREW.
Prior to joining G&E, Nett was an associate at CBRE. She joined the firm in 1991 and served in a marketing capacity prior to starting her career in brokerage. Nett is a member of ICSC, the Association of Commercial Real Estate California and was a founding board member of the Inland Empire chapter of CREW. She also currently serves as an area governor of Toastmasters International.
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