Rod Crotty - Commercial Real Estate Showcase

A graduate of Arizona State University, Rod earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business while majoring in Real Estate. While attending ASU, Rod worked in the Research Department of Scott Jackson Brokerage. He directed industrial land and building research for 38 sales associates. During his senior year he interned with The Ellis Corporation, a real estate development consulting firm. While at Ellis, Rod performed financial analysis and completed marketing feasibility studies for office, retail and industrial projects. His responsibilities also included assisting project manager coordination and implementation of brokerage efforts. The marketing of the firm's developments lead to his interest in pursuing brokerage. Rod commenced his brokerage career in industrial properties leasing and sales with Cutler Commercial in 1987.
While at Cutler Commercial, Rod has completed hundreds of transactions which have included build-to-suits, the sale of end user industrial and office property as well as the leasing of incubator warehouse suites, dock-high distribution facilities, back office and research and development space. Some of the companies Rod has completed lease negotiations with include Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, Avnet, Ford Motor Company, Grinnell Fire Protection, Hunt-Wesson, JB Rodgers/Kinetics, Maricopa County, Marriott, MCI, Motorola, Norwest Bank, Sherwin-Williams, Sylvania Lighting, US Door, US West, Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo.
The experience acquired through leasing, build-to-suit and end user building sales has assisted Rod with facilitating single and multi-tenant investment transactions. Rod has completed the sale of millions of square feet of investment properties. Among the firms successful property transfers have been negotiated include the following:
ALLMERICA REALTY ADVISORS NORTHWESTERN LIFE
CIGNA ONTRA, INC.
CITIBANK PRESSON EQUITY PARTNERS
CONNECTICUT GENERAL EQUITY RREEF FUNDS
FIRST INTERSTATE BANK SIERRA CAPITAL REALTY TRUST
FORTIS STATE MUTUAL LIFE
GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE STATE STREET BANK
KOLL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY
MERIDIAN INDUSTRIAL TRUST UNITED OF OMAHA
METROPOLITAN LIFE WASHINGTON SQUARE CAPITAL
NORTH ATLANTIC LIFE ZIMMERMAN PROPERTIES, INC.
NORTHWESTERN LIFE
ONTRA, INC.
PRESSON EQUITY PARTNERS
RREEF FUNDS
SIERRA CAPITAL REALTY TRUST
STATE MUTUAL LIFE
STATE STREET BANK
TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY
UNITED OF OMAHA
WASHINGTON SQUARE CAPITAL
ZIMMERMAN PROPERTIES, INC.
Rod has also been a principal in over Two Million square feet of industrial and office properties in metropolitan Phoenix. The knowledge acquired as a principal proves to be a major asset negotiating obstacles for the tenants and building owners he represents.
The marketing and ownership of investment real estate has increased Rod’s interaction with property management and has created a thorough knowledge of building operation issues. Rod’s sales and leasing transactions have resulted in securing 90 properties currently managed by Cutler Commercial. Less