Company Experience

With thirty-five years of diversified commercial real estate experience, Mike Howard continues to provide the highest level of service and consultative advice to clients throughout the western United States. From the outset of his career with Grubb & Ellis Company in Southern California, where he was recognized as Company Wide Rookie of the Year in 1973, to the present, where Mike finds himself a member of the most successful commercial investment team in Utah history, his thoroughness, integrity, and commitment to client objectives are renowned.

Mike's performance as a Top Producer with Grubb & Ellis for nearly twenty-three years extended to continued success with Commerce Real Estate Solutions. Mike participated in the significant growth of the Southern California market during the dynamic days of the 70’s and 80’s, representing such notable developers as Trammell Crow, Lincoln Properties, Cabot, Cabot, and Forbes, and The Hewson Company. His activities involved the land assemblage, acquisition supervision, development consultation, and the sales and leasing of nearly 14 million square feet of commercial and industrial space and over 1,000 acres of land.

During his long career, Mike has represented such well-known, major corporations as Time Warner, Inc., Eaton Corporation, MCA-Universal, Paine-Webber, Inc., Teledyne, Inc., Columbia Pictures, Inc., Lockheed-Martin Company, Borden Foods, ARA Services, Inc., PIP Printing, Inc., Baskin-Robbins, Inc., Wickes Companies, Inc., Walt Disney Pictures, Inc., and E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. with corporate real estate asset reallocation and disposition.

During the decade of the 1990's Mike employed his vast experience to the disposition and acquisition of institutional and corporate assets, serving investor and corporate client equally well, as he met the needs of such organizations as; Soloman Bros., GE Capital Credit, Sanwa Bank of California, Volkswagen of America, Heitman Realty Advisors, Vestar Development Co, Ameritech, Voit Companies, Inc., EATON Corporation, and the Resolution Trust Corporation of the Federal Government. More recently, he has served such prominent entities as Bank One Corporation, Intermountain Healthcare, Mueller Industries, Wells Fargo Bank, The Boyer Company, Century Park Partners, Johansen Thackeray, CIGNA Investment Group, Legacy Partners, University of Phoenix, UNIVEST, and the various agencies of the United States Federal Government, including the Social Security Administration, FBI, IRS, Homeland Security and General Services Administration.

Mike is currently assisting clients with the re-positioning of assets by providing comprehensive evaluation, re-use, and development services.

Since joining Commerce Real Estate Solutions in 1996 Mike has handled assignments throughout the western states with transaction values in excess of $250 million.