Brett Summers

Brett is involved with acquisitions activities, management services, and investor relations in the Washington, DC, Chicago, Il, and Cambride
Asset Manager
NOVOWashington, DC (202) 315-1108
ABOUT

As a Partner and NOVO founder, Brett is involved with acquisitions activities, management services, and investor relations in the Washington, DC, Chicago, Il, and Cambridge, MD markets. Brett has been active in the commercial real estate industry since 1985. He began his professional career as a broker with CBRE’s Washington, DC and Tysons Corner offices. In 1993, Brett was recruited by Faison to represent the real estate interests of corporate clients in Northern Virginia. Faison later merged with Trammell Crow Companies. After the merger, Brett continued to participate in commercial real estate brokerage activities but started to acquire and manage multifamily properties in Washington, DC. Brett left Trammell Crow in 2000 to form Anderson + Summers LLC. In 2003 Anderson + Summers LLC merged into NOVO Development Corporation, now known as NOVO Properties. Brett is currently focused on NOVO’s management and investment activities in Chicago and on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the historic town of Cambridge. NOVO is leading efforts to revitalize downtown Cambridge through the acquisition and restoration of six historic mixed use commercial buildings. In addition to his real estate investment activities, Brett is the majority owner of Black Water Bakery also located in Cambridge. Brett earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and public policy studies from Duke University.