"We are opening this new office because more of our clients are expanding and locating their stores in Oregon," said Roger Staubach, chairman and chief executive officer of The Staubach Company, not to mention a Hall of Fame quarterback. As to why they chose Dowhaniuk, Matt Alexander, managing principal for Staubach's Northwest region says "Ron is a proven leader with excellent market knowledge."
Dowhaniuk comes to Staubach from Trammell Crow Co., where he spent four years leading a five-man retail team. Much of that team came over from Grubb & Ellis at the end of 1997, where led by Dowhaniuk they built a reputation as the top retail team in the city.
Dowhaniuk tells GlobeSt.com "it was the opportunity to run and manage an office of exclusively retail brokers" and Staubach's reputation that convinced him to make the move. Opportunity also lies in the financial package. In addition to commissions on the transactions he's involved in, Dowhaniuk will get a piece of any profits the office can generate.
Couple the client base he brings -- Beauty Management, Century Theaters, David's Bridal, Federated Department Stores, Qwest Wireless, and TGI Friday's -- with the clients Staubach already has -- AutoNation, Barnes & Noble, Coldwater Creek, Comp USA, Disney Regional Entertainment, Pier 1, and Staples, among others -- and Dowhaniuk shouldn't have a problem hitting the ground running.
Right now he's a one-man band working out of an executive suite on the 11th floor of One World Trade Center, but Dowhaniuk says he plans to add two more senior brokers, two associate brokers and a couple of staff people by the end of the year.
"We don't have our head in the sand about the recession," says Dowhaniuk, "but the retailers that share with us are doing well here. With some of them set to expand further within this market and other, new retail concepts on their way, I think it still remains vibrant here compared to other parts of the nation.
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