Layton, Herr Latest To Join Summit Commercial
By CoStar Research
COSTARGROUP
Jim Layton, one of two new principals at Summit Commercial Real Estate in Washington, D.C.
DC-based Summit Commercial Real Estate recently added Jim Layton and Wesley Herr to its growing roster of brokerage talent.
Layton has joined Summit Commercial as a principal following eight years as a top producer at the former Grubb & Ellis (now Newmark Grubb Knight Frank). An attorney who also holds an MBA in finance, Layton specializes in commercial office leasing, sales, and complex real estate transactions throughout the Washington region. His clients include law firms and lobbyists, technology firms, healthcare providers, corporations, and consulting firms.
Layton said Summit’s position as a boutique commercial real estate firm staffed by brokers with deep experience and local connections appealed to him. “I liked the fact that Summit is able to bring principals and senior brokers to every transaction,” said Layton. “Its a business model that produces a level of service for clients that larger firms cannot match.”
Also joining the firm as principal is Wesley Herr, another former stand out from the defunct Grubb & Ellis. Herr, who has 14 years of office leasing and sales experience, will specialize in tenant representation of Washington-based companies and organizations.
Herr said he too was attracted by the firm’s approach to doing business. “It allows each broker the flexibility to provide customized service to every client, while also able to assemble a team of experienced real estate professionals for every transaction.”
The pair represent the latest new hires at Summit Commercial following last month’s news that longtime Washington real estate executive and broker Petch Gibbons had joined the firm as president to help build the locally based real estate services company.