Local Commercial Valuation and Consulting Firm to have National Presence
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Charles R. Wilson & Associates Inc., a leading valuation and consulting firm based in Pasadena, has become part of Integra Realty Resources, the largest national commercial real estate valuation and consulting firm in the U.S. The name of the new office is Integra Realty Resources-Metro.
“We are very excited about the ability to provide clients in the Los Angeles area with a national network of independently owned and operated offices to service their needs,” said Matt Swanson, MAI, managing director of the office. “Our clients will continue to receive the same level of service we've provided in the past, but now we can offer the same degree of expertise in multiple markets.”
Charles R. Wilson & Associates was founded in 1976 by Charles Ray Wilson, MAI, CRE, who will remain with the company. The 11-person office provides valuation and consulting services with a specialty in valuing self-storage facilities. Wilson also is owner of Self-Storage Data Services Inc. (SSDS), which maintains the nation's largest database of operating statistics for self-storage facilities. Wilson, who has been a full-time commercial real estate appraiser since 1968, is a recognized expert in the valuation of self-storage facilities.
Matt Swanson, who has been appraising commercial real estate for 20 years, joined Charles R. Wilson in 1989 and has been managing the office since 2005. The nine professional appraisers in the office have 100-years of collective experience in the local market.
Brad Weiman, MAI, who sits on Integra's board of directors, is a principal in the Pasadena office as well as the Denver and Salt Lake City offices.
“The expertise of Charles R.Wilson & Associates is an ideal fit with Integra Realty Resources,” said Weiman. “They are well-regarded commercial appraisers with a good understanding of the local market as well as being able to offer Integra's clients in-depth expertise in the appraisal of self storage facilities.”
The Pasadena office joins Integra Realty Resources-Los Angeles to service the greater Los Angeles market. The Los Angeles office, which has had a local presence since 1996, provides a full range of commercial real estate valuation and consultancy services.
“We look forward to working closely with the new Pasadena office to provide additional resources to this market,” said John Ellis, MAI, CRE, FRICS, managing director of the Los Angeles office.
Integra Realty Resources, a national franchise organization comprised of the leading independently owned and operated valuation and consulting offices, began operations in August 1999. The firm offers national valuation and consulting services in 55 cities providing unparallel local expertise on a national scale. It has more than 150 professionals who are designated members of the Appraisal Institute(R). For more information visit http://www.irr.com.
SOURCE Integra Realty Resources
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