SAN DIEGO—DTZ, a global leader in commercial real estate services, says that renowned capital markets professionals David Rothschild and Mary Christian have joined the firm as executive managing director and senior managing director, respectively.

Rothschild and Christian will lead DTZ's San Diego-based Senior Housing team, a national practice that represents owners of senior housing and long-term care properties. Additionally, Scott Belz, Mariflor Bernal and Tina Climon, have joined the firm as part Rothschild and Christian's client support team.

“This was absolutely the right choice for our team to make on behalf of our clients,” said Rothschild. “DTZ's aggressive and entrepreneurial spirit means we have even greater capabilities and opportunities for our clients. We're excited for the change and the benefits it will bring those we serve.”

Rothschild and Christian join DTZ from CBRE where they were executive managing director and senior managing director, respectively, for firms' national senior housing group. Rothschild has consistently been ranked in the Top 5 in the region and achieved Top Producer in multiple years of his career.

Rothschild holds 29 years of experience exclusively brokering senior housing and long-term care properties and has completed more than $9 billion in transactions during his career. Christian has 18 years of experience exclusively in brokering senior housing and long term care properties with Mr. Rothschild's group and is an integral part of the sales team. Their collective experience in real estate services includes investment brokerage, real estate consulting and valuation as well as market information.

“David, Mary and their team are preeminent members of the national senior housing industry and will be an excellent addition to esteemed real estate professional Allen McMurtry, executive managing director and principal of DTZ's national senior housing group based in Tampa, Florida. ” said Daniel Broderick, regional managing principal of DTZ. “Together, they provide a giant leap forward in our strategic plan for growing DTZ's presence in the Senior Housing market. We're excited to have them aboard!”

The team will operate out of DTZ's Downtown office in San Diego.

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David Phillips

David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.