Cassidy Turley BT Commercial – Northern California’s Leading Commercial Real Estate Firm

Professional Profile

Ric Russell

Title: Managing Partner

Specialties: Multi-Family, Investments

Cassidy Turley BT Commercial, San Francisco
201 California Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-677-0448
License # 00848691
Email: rrussell@ctbt.com

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Scope of Service Experience:

Ric Russell is the Managing Partner of Cassidy Turley BT Commercial's Investment Division, comprised of five key practice groups:

Investment Services Group – Trusted advisors of institutional and high-net worth private capital investors with an impressive 5 year record of over 275 investment sales.

Leased Investment Group – Leading provider of net-leased investment brokerage services, for 50 years delivering buyers nationwide with 600 transactions since 2004.

Terranomics Investment Services – Terranomics, Cassidy Turley BT Commercial’s retail division, providing comprehensive retail investment services and completing 2,600 transactions in the past 5 years.

Multi-Family Group – The Multi-Family Group is recognized as Northern California’s premier provider of apartment brokerage services with an impressive 300+ transactions since its inception in 2003.

Hospitality Group - Cassidy Turley BT Commercial’s newly formed practice group specializing in the lodging sector with multiple listings and closings in 2008.

These groups collaborate to offer a dynamic, productive and proven platform for the purchase or sale of investment properties. They work together with one goal in mind: maximizing value for its clients through unsurpassed expertise, commitment and client service.

Education

University of Pacific - McGeorge Law School

Background & Experience

Prior to joining Cassidy Turley BT Commercial, Ric worked with Marcus & Millichap for over 20 years. Throughout his tenure, he was recognized as one of the firm’s most successful brokers. Early in his career, Ric managed the company’s Sacramento region. He then spent 15 years as an active broker based in the San Francisco office. In 2001, as Silicon Valley’s investment real estate market began its downturn, Ric was asked by Marcus & Millichap’s Board of Directors to assume managerial responsibilities of the firm’s flagship Palo Alto office. During his tenure, Ric was able to successfully grow the office’s revenue and market share.

Professional Affiliations & Designations

Ric was a practicing attorney working as a litigation specialist before he started his brokerage career. Following his graduation from the University of Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law he worked first with Southern Pacific Railroad and later with the prestigious firm of Friedman, Collard & Thompson.

Ric helped found the Sacramento Area Special Olympics, Inc. and served on its Board of Directors until he relocated to the Bay Area. He has been involved as a coach, board member and organizer of youth sports in the East Bay area for many years.

Apartment Brokerage Experience

Ric Russell has more than 26 years of apartment brokerage experience. As a licensed real estate broker in both California and Nevada, he has successfully completed hundreds of multi-family transactions. Ric primarily focuses on representing private and institutional sellers of Northern California apartment communities.

In 2003 Ric joined Cassidy Turley BT Commercial to form and operate the firm’s Multi-Family Group. Since its inception, this specialty group has grown to include 32 licensed professionals based throughout the company’s network of regional offices. The majority of the Multi-Family Group is comprised of experienced agents that have been recruited from rival firms. Besides brokerage services, the group is known for its highly regarded quarterly Apartment Market Report. Cassidy Turley BT Commercial is the only brokerage firm in the Bay Area to incorporate original in-house research as the main component of its publications.