Professional Experience
Associated Office
Robert Young has been actively involved in the commercial real estate industry for over 28 years. Mr. Young joined CBRE in 1985 and has earned the title of Senior Vice President. Together with his partner, Glenn Smigiel, he co-leads a team of five professionals focused on disposition and acquisition of investment properties including office, medical office, retail and industrial properties. Since 1985, he has been directly involved in investment property sales totaling over $4 billion in consideration.
Mr. Young’s background as a Certified Public Accountant enables him to offer an expert assessment of the financial aspects of an investment transaction from the perspectives of both the owner and the buyer. Coupled with his superior underwriting and sales acumen, he consistently outperforms his client’s expectations and the competition.
1985 to Present: CBRE, Senior Vice President, Investment Properties. Bob has directly sold over $4 Billion of investment properties.
1983-1985: Nicoli International, Inc., Vice President. Responsibilities included acquisition, disposition and syndication of real estate; also involved in venture capital investments and analysis.
1981-1983: US Home Corporation, Sales Consultant. Ranked in the top 5% nationally.
1980-1981: The Victorio Company. Corporate development, analyzing mergers and acquisitions. Direct assistant to the Chairman.
1977-1980: Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte): Senior Tax Certified Public Accountant. Responsible for practice development, recruiting, training, supervising staff and the preparation and review of corporate, estate, trust, partnership and individual tax returns and tax planning.
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) 2011 Investment Brokerage Team of the Year
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) 2007 Investment Brokerage Team of the Year
- Named as member of the Lippincott Circle every year since 1994
- Top Phoenix office investment broker and/or team 17 out of 20 years
- Rookie of the Year 1987
- University of Arizona, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts; Accounting, Cum Laude, Tucson, AZ
- Arizona Center
- Fountainhead Office Plaza
- Sierra Health Portfolio
- CarrAmerica Office Portfolio
- Presidio Office Portfolio
- 2800 North Central
- Biltmore Commerce Center
- Biltmore Financial
- Desert Ridge Center
- Lakeside Plaza/Warner Ranch
- Pima Crossing Center
- Desert Palms Power Center
- Aetna
- American Industrial Properties
- Banner Health
- BlackRock
- Carlyle
- CBRE Investors
- Citicorp Real Estate
- DLJ Real Estate
- Dreyfus Realty Advisors
- Ensemble Investments
- GE Capital Investment Advisors
- Health Care Property Investors
- Kitchell Development
- L & B Realty Advisors
- Presidio Investments
Team Overview - Phoenix Office Investment Properties
Specializing in the Acquisition and Disposition of Office Investment Properties in Phoenix.
Glenn Smigiel, Bob Young, Steven Brabant and Rick Abraham are committed to one objective: using our extensive industry knowledge, consultative approach, and vast pool of information resources to help our clients maximize the value of their assets.
The team's diverse talents include Bob Young's extensive experience in financial evaluation (former CPA ), Glenn Smigiel's command of asset positioning and marketing, Steve Brabant's knowledge of capital markets and underwriting (25 years as pension fund advisor and former practicing attorney) and Rick Abraham's diverse experience in underwriting, research and transaction management (former practicing attorney).
With over $3 billion in property sales, we assist owners of all sizes - including institutions and individuals - in developing solutions for office, retail, medical office and industrial real estate assets. Whether our clients own large portfolios or individual properties, we can provide a custom mix of products and services to deliver considerable returns.
Featured Clients
- Aetna
- American Industrial Properties
- American Realty Advisors
- Amerishop
- Bancroft Capital
- Bancroft Capital Advisors
- Bedford Property Investors
- BH Properties
- Biltmore Holdings
- BlackRock Realty
- Brookfield Real Estate
- Brookwood Financial Partners
- Carlyle
- CarrAmerica Realty
- CBRE Investors
- Chase Tower
Phoenix, AZ
$166,900,000 - Fountainhead Office Plaza
Phoenix, AZ
$137,000,000 - Arizona Center
Phoenix, AZ
$136,500,000 - Desert Ridge Marketplace
Phoenix, AZ
$101,500,000 - Gainey Portfolio
Phoenix, AZ
$96,000,000
- US West Portfolio
Phoenix & Tucson, AZ
$87,200,000 - Presidio Portfolio
Phoenix & Scottsdale, AZ
$72,525,000 - SkySong
Scottsdale, AZ
$69,800,000 - Shops at Chauncey Ranch
Phoenix, AZ
$66,200,000 - Gainey Ranch Financial Ctr
Scottsdale, AZ
$60,000,000
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