DANIEL SUMMERLIN
 
  • Your Hometown
    Asheville, NC
  • The year you entered the Real Estate business
    2000
  • Your previous employer or type of employment
    King Industrial, Atlanta GA
  • An interesting/unique fact about yourself
    I love the UFC
  • Your personal motto or phrase that inspires you
    Fall down 7 times, get up 8
 

Career Summary

Daniel’s business career began in Chapel Hill after attending the University of North Carolina. He remained in the Triangle area for several years, helping to grow a start-up mail order business based in Hillsborough, NC. Daniel began his real estate career in Boca Raton, Florida with Newman Commercial, a developer specializing in retail and office products in the South Florida market. In 2001, he broadened his real estate experience by working in the dynamic and competitive Atlanta market. While there, he worked for King Industrial Realty where he represented landlords, tenants, buyers and sellers.

Since returning to Asheville in 2005, Daniel has expanded his reach in commercial real estate to all sectors: retail, office, industrial and land. To date, he has negotiated over $14 million dollars in leases and sales, including over $10 million in volume in 2008.

Daniel has carved out a niche as a specialist in industrial property with Spake Real Estate, yet continues to serve clients of every
sector type.

Clients Represented

  • North American Roofing
  • Charles Schwab
  • Asheville Pediatrics
  • Mutual Distributing Company
  • Haverty’s Furniture
  • Anvil America
  • Dayco

Property Owners Represented

  • Gramercy Realty Trust
  • Equity One
  • RACO General Contractors (Atlanta market)

Education

  • UNC - Chapel Hill with a major in political science
  • CCIM designation curriculum (CI 101 - CI 104)

Affiliations

  • ICSC Member
  • CCIM Designee since 2006
  • NAIOP Member
  • Asheville Commercial Investment Realty Association (ACIRA)
  • Asheville Board of Realtors

Personal

A native of Asheville, Daniel and his wife Lizzy returned to their hometown in 2005. They have 2 daughters: Abby and Davies.
Daniel is an outdoor enthusiast and is an avid runner and mountain biker.