18 Year Industry Veteran Joins NAI Office Properties Group as Vice President

PHOENIX – NAI Horizon welcomes the addition of Rob Downing, as Vice President with their Office Properties Group. Downing originated his commercial real estate career in the Seattle/Bellevue, WA market where he spent 11 very successful years as a top agent with Kidder Mathews, Seattle’s top commercial brokerage company. He was a First Vice President and a Principal who specialized in Office Leasing and Investment Sales. Over the past 4 years Rob has been President and CEO of Summit Property Group in Seattle, a company which developed and operated over $50,000,000 worth of retail, office and condo properties.

“I am thrilled to have another experienced office agent join our team as we continue to build our office capability and coverage in the market. Rob’s depth of experience and successful background in representing institutional clients will be a great asset to our efforts in the Phoenix market,” said Thad Seligman, President of NAI Horizon.

Downing graduated from Central Washington University with a degree in Business Administration. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) canidate. In his spare time Rob is a competitive runner, having run numerous marathons including the 2006 NY Marathon and in 2007 completed his first Ironman. During his career Downing has worked with a number of clients including; Washington Mutual Bank, Mellon Bank, Boeing, Regence Blue Shield, Comp USA, Key Bank and Claremont Technologies.