SRS Real Estate Partners Welcomes Newest Team Members

DALLAS – (May 18, 2009) – SRS Real Estate Partners has announced the addition of five new team members to their Phoenix office. Michael Polachek, Brian Polachek, Ryan Eustice, Bryan Babits and Sami Carroccio are the newest additions of the SRS Real Estate Partners team.

Prominent broker and veteran to the industry, Michael Polachek, will serve as executive vice president. Brian Polachek and Eustice are both senior associates and Babits joins the team as an associate. In addition, Carroccio will assist the team as a marketing specialist.

Prior to joining the firm, Michael Polachek started Polachek Realty Advisors in 1991, which in 2003 merged with principals of Red Development to form RED Realty Advisors. He brings over 35 years of experience in commercial real estate and was one of the first in the retail industry to specialize in tenant representation. Previously, Polachek served as the State Director for Arizona and New Mexico for the International Council of Shopping Centers’ (ICSC).

“I am really excited and honored, not only for myself, but the other new members as well, to join a retail real estate firm with such a renowned reputation,” said Michael Polachek, executive vice president, SRS Real Estate Partners. “I believe in building long-term relationships with clients, and SRS Real Estate Partners is a great fit for all of us. We will continue to maintain SRS Real Estate Partners’ unsurpassed customer experience that is based on trust, integrity and teamwork.”

Brian Polachek, Eustice, Babits and Carroccio all join SRS Real Estate Partners from RED Realty Advisors. Brian Polachek brings over eight years of experience in commercial real estate with specialty focus on tenant and landlord representation. Eustice has over seven years of experience in commercial real estate with specialty focus on tenant and landlord representation, sales and leasing. Babits’ specialty focus is on tenant and landlord representation.

SRS Real Estate Partners CEO and President, Clay Smith, looks forward to working with this new team and continuing SRS Real Estate Partners’ success in the Phoenix market and nationally. “At SRS Real Estate Partners, we are positioning ourselves for continuing growth and as our business evolves, we need key players who have proven themselves as some of the best in the industry. I am confident that the newest members of SRS Real Estate Partners, with their experience and knowledge, will bring a new dimension to our team – and our future.”