Gil Russell

Senior Vice President

phone (404) 841-9665 ext. 112
direct  (404) 519-0671
email   grussell@conecommercial.com

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Profile

Gil Russell began his career at Roberts Commercial Real Estate Services, a small, entrepreneurial, full service commercial real estate firm as a sales and leasing agent in 2005. At Roberts Commercial, Gil specialized in leasing, sales and acquisitions of office, medical and industrial assets.  During his time at Roberts Commercial, Gil represented Roberts owned assets, third party owners, and tenants.  During his six plus years with Roberts, Gil grew the company’s portfolio of listings by 750% and completed over 300 transactions.  Some of his most notable clients were CW Capital, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, First Colony Financial, and Kaufman Group, to name a few.

In 2011, Gil joined Ackerman & Co. as a Vice President of Brokerage, where again he specialized in the leasing, sales and acquisitions of office, medical and industrial assets that were both company and third party owned. At Ackerman, Gil was responsible for the marketing, advertising, proposal, lease and LOI preparation, lease and acquisition negotiations and acquisition strategy of the properties he represented.  He also oversaw budgeting, monthly reporting, tenant construction, tenant relations and investor relations. While at Ackerman, Gil represented a portfolio of properties totaling some 1.5 million square feet and completed over 300 transactions totaling over $40 million in volume.

In 2017, Gil left Ackerman & Co. and joined the Industrial Development Team of Omnitrax, Inc., a shortline railroad company based in Denver, Colorado. At Omnitrax Gil was focused on the development of industrial product along 4  existing shortline railroads in the southeast and the greenfield development of a world class industrial park and shortline railroad in Savannah, Georgia. Here Gil was responsible for marketing sites, managing brokerage teams, managing relationships with the Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Effingham County Industrial Development Authority and other local economic development authorities, various site selection consultants and 2 Class 1 railroads in CSX and Norfolk Southern, GRAD Certification for the Savannah site, predevelopment site work and budgeting and internal reporting.

While at Omnitrax, the opportunity to join the Cone Middour Partners team presented itself and Gil returned to brokerage of commercial real estate. Gil is focused on leasing, acquisitions and tenant representation for office, medical and industrial property types. He leverages his brokerage and development experiences along with in depth market knowledge to offer his clients a unique and comprehensive approach to acquisitions, leasing and tenant representation. Following the transition, he assumed the role of Senior Vice President for Cone Commercial Real Estate.

EDUCATION

  • University of Georgia, Bachelor of Science
  • CCIM Intro, CCIM 101, CCIM 102, CCIM 103 & CCIM 104
  • Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, State of Georgia

ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENT SALES

  • Corporate Plaza – 190,000 SF Office Building
  • 1854 Shackleford Court – 100,000 SF Office Building
  • Royal 400 Court – 60,000 SF Office Park
  • Woodlawn Commons Medical Center – 80,000 SF Medical Complex
  • Townelake Overlook – 55,000 SF Medical Building
  • Parkbrooke Place – 55,000 SF Office Building
  • Presidential Drive Business Center – 60,000 SF Light Industrial Buildings
  • Citizens Square – 60,000 SF Retail Center

LEASING

  • Corporate Plaza – 190,000 SF Office Building
  • 1854 Shackleford Court – 100,000 SF Office Building
  • Powers Pointe – 120,000 SF Office Building
  • Corporate Forum – 190,000 SF Office Park
  • Johnson Square Office Park – 75,000 SF Office Park
  • 8100 Roswell Road – 20,000 SF Office Park
  • Royal 400 Court – 60,000 SF Office Park
  • Woodlawn Commons Medical Center – 80,000 SF Medical Complex
  • Johns Creek Medical – 70,000 SF Medical Complex
  • 1230 & 1240 Johnson Ferry Road – 90,000 SF Office Park
  • 1229 Johnson Ferry Road – 15,000 SF Office Building
  • Barrett Court – 35,000 SF Office Building
  • Parkbrooke Place – 55,000 SF Office Building
  • Spalding Exchange – 55,000 SF Office Park
  • Roswell Business Center – 180,000 SF Business Park
  • Cobb International – 30,000 SF Light Industrial Building
  • Presidential Drive Business Center – 60,000 SF Light Industrial Buildings
  • Foothills Retail Center – 80,000 SF Retail Center

Our team

Ryan Cone - President Cone Commercial Properties

Ryan Cone

President

phone (404) 348-6137

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Cindy Coombs

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

phone (404) 510-1825

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Gil Russell

Senior Vice President

phone (404) 519-0671

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Cameron Tyler

Cameron Tyler

Executive Transaction Manager

phone (404) 394-4522

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Genori McCormack

PROJECT MANAGER        

phone (404) 841-9665 ext. 113

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Josh Wolfort - Cone Commercial Real Estate

Josh Wolfort

VICE PRESIDENT OF LEASING AND ACQUISITIONS

phone (404) 805-1415

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Christian Fulbright

VICE PRESIDENT OF LEASING AND ACQUISITIONS

phone (770) 715-6292

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Luke ZABINSKI

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ADVISOR

phone (404) 841-9665 ext 102

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Corey Mohale

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ADVISOR

phone (404) 680-0885

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