David Howard
President, Lee & Associates
Atlanta, GA 30326
Tenant Representation
Phone (888) 491-4142
Tenant Representation
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Tenant Rep
Property Types
Industrial, Office
Markets
San Diego, Charleston/N Charleston
Bio
David E. Howard is the President & CEO of Lee & Associates Atlanta, GA and Nashville, TN. Mr. Howard was on Lee & Associates Corporate Board of Directors from 2011-2015. Mr. Howard’s team specializes in strategic representation to end-users of commercial real estate and buyers and sellers of investment properties throughout the United States. He is past president of Lee & Associates San Diego and Lee & Associates Charleston offices. He currently resided in Alpharetta, GA, with his wife Lisa and a proud Dad of three boys, one girl, and three grandchildren.
Prior to joining Lee & Associates in 2005, Mr. Howard was the Founder and CEO of Resource Commercial Real Estate, Inc. (RCRE), a tenant representation commercial real estate company with headquarters in Irvine, California. He grew the office from one person into six offices and 62 agents over a ten year period.
Prior to forming RCRE, Mr. Howard was with The Tenant Advisory Group of CBRE. He was involved with corporate clients throughout the U.S., such as Frontier Communications, American Express, Volvo, Bergen Brunswig, and Fluor Corporation.
Mr. Howard was a Director of Real Estate for TRW Information Services “Experian,” where he was actively involved in lease negotiations, site selections, and construction management of approximately 5.5 million square feet throughout the United States. Mr. Howard was also a Real Estate Manager for Macy’s department stores, where he was responsible for selecting new store sites in the Southwestern United States and the daily operation of the Macy’s 500,000 square-foot office headquarters complex in Downtown Los Angeles.
Mr. Howard is a licensed Georgia, South Carolina, and California Real Estate Broker. He has earned RPA and FMA designations from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and has been listed in the Who’s Who in Real Estate several times over his career.
Mr. Howard is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. He is a member of UFW (Veteran of Foreign Wars) since 2006. He attended California State University, Fullerton majoring in Business Management.
He is a former Board member of NAIOP in San Diego, CA.
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