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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

ROBERT J. NAHIGIAN, FRICS, SIOR, CRE

Auburndale Realty Company

335 Auburn Street

P.O. Box 66125

Newton, Mass. 02466

(6l7) 332-6900

 






   
   

OVERVIEW

Robert J. Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE has thirty-four years of real estate experience with twenty-six years exclusively in commercial and industrial real estate as a broker, advisor, expert witness and developer of approximately $4.6 billion of real estate totaling 35 million square feet. He is recognized as a national and respected leader, speaker and author in his industry. Rob holds the three most elite international commercial real estate designations in the industry and was elected to an honorary land economics society. He has contributed to the publication of four real estate books and has authored over 200 professional articles.

CURRENT POSITION

  •  Principal,  Auburndale Realty Co. 

  •  Provides brokerage/advisory and expert trial witness services to
     public agencies, hi-net worth individuals, investment portfolio  
     groups and corporations

  •  New England, Missouri, Ohio, California and Florida 

  •  Recently appointed by Governor Romney to the Mass.  
     Highway Real Estate Review Board

 

EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY

Rob Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE has provided expert testimony on highest and best use analysis for eminent domain cases, broker/landlord disputes and fiduciary duties of partners in developing commercial projects..

His clients have included the Mass. Attorney General's Office, MassDevelopment and the City of Boston.

  •  Worcester County Superior Court

  •  Massachusetts Superior Court

  •  Bristol County Superior Court

  •  Suffolk County Superior Court

 

PAST/PRESENT CLIENTS

  •  AT&T

  •  Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School

  •  Archdiocese of Boston

  •  Berkshire Hathaway Real Estate Group

  •  Goldman, Sachs/Archon Group

  •  Hamilton Companies

  •  MassDevelopment

  •  Massachusetts Attorney General

  •  Weyerhaeuser Corp.

  •  CB Richard Ellis

  •  Legg, Mason

  •  Ryder Trucks Dedicated Logistics

  •  Mundial, Inc.

  •  Dunbar Armored Trucks

 

PAST BACKGROUND

  •  Director, Office/Industrial Division, The Robbins Group, 
     Cambridge, Massachusetts 

  •  Vice-President, The Norwood Group, Burlington, 
     Massachusetts

  •  City Planner, Bowie, Maryland

  •  Planner with Perkins & Will Architects, New York City

  •  Junior Planner, Bethlehem (PA) Redevelopment Authority

 

AWARDS/HONORS 

  •  Awarded;  2005 Advisory Assignment of the Year- CBA

  •  Awarded;  2004 Advisory Assignment of the Year- CBA

  •  Awarded;  2003 Advisory Assignment of the Year- CBA

  •  Awarded;  2001 Industrial Deal of The Year- CBA

  •  Nominated; 2003 Commercial Broker of the Year, Greater 
     Boston Real Estate Board: Commercial Broker's Association  
     (CBA)

  •  Awarded;  Distinguished Achievements in Commercial Leasing- 
     CBA

  •  Awarded; Multi-Million Dollar Producer - CBA  

  •  Honored;"Top 125 Business Leaders in Massachusetts” - 
     Banker & Tradesman

  •  Awarded;  2004/2003/2002/1994 SIOR National Real Estate 
     Instructor of the Year

  •  Nominated; Massachusetts “2003 Educator of the Year” -   
     WRAR

  •  Featured as: “Movers and Shakers of Real Estate”; " Transaction of the Week";  “People to  Watch in New England Real Estate”;  “Who’s Who in New  England Real Estate”; “Who’s Who in the East”; “Who’s Who in America” and “Who’s Who in Residential and Commercial Real Estate” by various publications

 

INVITED SPEAKER/LECTURES

  •  Senior Lecturer, Boston University

  •  Senior Lecturer, Mass. Association of Realtors

  •  Senior Lecturer, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors

  •  National Faculty, CB Richard Ellis

  •  Lectured at Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, Rutgers, Lehigh and 
     DePaul Universities

  •  Past Director of Real Estate Studies, Northeastern University

  •  Invited speaker in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South 
     America and Europe by SIOR, Fiabci, Colliers, NAI, ONCOR, 
     CoreNet, CIREI, NAIOP, CRE, AMPI, Latin American Real 
     Estate Conference and other state Realtor associations. 

  •  Co-authored/Contributed four real estate books

  •  Authored over 200 professional articles and has developed over 
     100 Realtor association courses

 

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

The following is a list of Rob Nahigian's participation as a contributor to the local and national real estate industry.

  •  2006 Chair for MAR Commercial-Investment Brokers Council

  •  Past National Chair, CRE, Public Relations Committee

  •  CRE National Board of Directors

  •  Past Chair, Membership Committee, Mass. NAIOP

  •  Chapter Executive Committee, Mass. NAIOP

  •  Mass. Assoc. of Realtors/Greater Boston Real Estate Board 
     Committees

  •  MAR Govt. Affairs, Agency Law Legislative Drafting,   
     Commercial State Overlay Board, Presidential Action Group,  
     Education and Curriculum Boards

  •  LAI, CRE and SIOR Boston/New England Chapter Board 
     Director

  •  Boston's Commercial Broker's Association Board  Director

 

SIOR INVOLVEMENT

Rob has served at the highest levels of the Society of Industrial Realtors and has been noted as an industry's national leader:

  •  National Chair,  Education Committee

  •  National Chair,  Education Executive Committee

  •  National Chair,  Faculty Committee

  •  National Chair,  Designation Courses

  •  National Chair,  Programs Committee

  •  National Co-Chair, 2001 Boston Convention

  •  National Budget & Finance Committee

  •  National Nominating Committee

  •  National Executive Committee

  •  National Board of Directors

  •  Northeast (US) Regional Vice-President

  •  New England Chapter President

  •  Presidential Education Task Force


EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS

  •  B.A.; Lehigh University

  •  Masters in Science, Urban Planning; Columbia University

  •  Holds SIOR (Society of  Industrial and Office Realtors)   
     designation

  •  Holds CRE (Counselor's of Real Estate) designation

  •  Holds FRICS (Fellow, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
     designation

  •  NAR Mass. Certified Real Estate Mediator

  •  GBREB: CBA  Arbitrator 

  •  Elected to Lambda Alpha International, honorary land
     economics international society

  •  Holds membership with the Real Estate Education Association

  •  Massachusetts and New Hampshire Licensed Real Estate     
     Broker

  •  Massachusetts Licensed Appraiser Trainee 

   

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