ABOUT RIDGE POINTE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Ridge Pointe Commercial Real Estate is the original, longest running, and most experienced commercial real estate firm in Rockwall County. We are located in The Mercantile, one of the oldest buildings in downtown Rockwall, across from the historic courthouse. We pride ourselves on being the local expert in Rockwall and the surrounding cities east of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Our full-service firm specializes in bringing a unique local market perspective to tenant representation, project leasing, property management, consulting, acquisition/ disposition of income property and land, and all business aspects related to commercial real estate.
MEET THE TEAM
The team at Ridge Pointe CRE brings a diverse blend of talents, personalities and experience to our firm. We help you ask the right questions, obtain the most accurate data, facilitate connections and enjoy cost savings along the way. Our experienced and trusted team helps navigate through any commercial real estate transaction – all while being your local expert in Rockwall, TX.
David English
Principal
David specializes in the sale of income property, commercial land, project leasing and tenant representation. With over 30+ years of commercial real estate experience, David has been involved in all phases of the business…READ MORE
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Jeff Grinnan
Principal & President of Property Mgmt.
Through the years, Jeff has performed every complex management function imaginable including ground up development, adaptive re-use development, façade renovations, interior finish-out, roofing replacement,…READ MORE
Kathy English
Director of Operations
Kathy specializes in streamlining operational efficiencies and customer service perspective that includes tenant relations, collections, reporting and client services. “My goal is to provide our clients with a more personal,…READ MORE
Grant English
Vice President
Grant English brings over 13 years of experience as a commercial real estate broker. Grant joined Ridge Pointe Commercial Real Estate in 2020 after working 10 years in Dallas with respected commercial firms such as CBRE, Transwestern and Venture Commercial.…READ MORE
Jeanie Gillock
Vice President
Jeanie has been with Ridge Pointe Commercial Real Estate for the past five years. Over this period, she has helped facilitate a variety of transactions pertaining to industrial, light industrial, office, retail, and land.…READ MORE
Nicholas Grinnan
Construction/Property Manager
Nicholas joined the Ridge Pointe team in 2024 after spending 13 years in the construction industry as a Project Manager and Project Executive. A native of Rockwall, Nicholas has deep ties to the area and a love for the people of Rockwall County. …READ MORE
Lisa Oliver
Asst. Property Manager/Accounts Payable-PM
Lisa joined Ridge Pointe in February of 2016, bringing her extensive experience in Office Administration and Accounts Payable/Receivable. Over the past six years, she has honed her knowledge and skill sets in property management and as the “Go-to” assistant in numerous property management tasks.…READ MORE
Jonathan Young
Associate
Jonathan’s focus is project leasing, tenant representation and investment sales with an emphasis on medical real estate. Since a young age, Jonathan has been exposed to the medical industry. His grandfather, John Young, operated a dental clinic in Brenham for over four decades.…READ MORE
Bethany Williams
Associate
Bethany Williams holds real estate licenses in Texas and Florida and focuses on helping investors and family-owned companies grow real estate portfolios. For the last 20 years, she has been involved with mergers and acquisitions and served in key leadership roles for some of the nation’s leading companies…READ MORE
Brooks Owens
Associate/Tenant Representation Specialist
Brooks joined Ridge Pointe Commercial Real Estate in 2024, specializing in retail and industrial tenant representation. His unique background in metal trades, restaurants, hospitality, and logistics gives him a deep, insider’s understanding of these industries…READ MORE
Bart Gardner
Associate – Development
Bart has been in the Real Estate Industry for 23 years. He got his start in the industry as a Real Estate Appraiser in 2000 after graduating college. Bart founded DFW Appraisals in 2003 and grew it to one of the largest appraisal firms in DFW before selling the firm in 2015. Bart became a licensed Real Estate Agent in the State of Texas in 2008.…READ MORE
Tai Ngoc
Associate
Tai Ngoc is a bilingual, first-generation Vietnamese American who joined Ridge Pointe Commercial Real Estate in 2022. Since then, he has sharpened his craft under the tutelage of David English with a concentration in the Garland sub-market.Tai’s focus has been on land sales, project leasing, and tenant representation with an emphasis on restaurants.…READ MORE
Paul Ruffo
Associate
With over a decade of business transformation consulting experience, community advocacy, and personal real estate investing, Paul adds value by leveraging a client-centric, business focused approach, to identify and solve your commercial real estate challenges.…READ MORE
Alan Rubenstein
Senior Advisor
Alan has worked in the commercial real estate industry for over 37 years, with 18 of those years as a Real Estate Manager (site selection & deal negotiation) for one of the largest retail chains in North America. He has extensive experience working on retail ground-up free-standing development (STNL), strip centers & malls.…READ MORE
Gabriel Yeberhu
Associate
Gabriel Yeberhu’s focus is on project leasing, tenant representation, and investment sales, with an emphasis on retail real estate. He joined Ridge Pointe Commercial Real Estate in 2024, bringing a background in real estate that includes working with investors and business owners, managing transactions for investment properties both locally and out of state. His client-focused approach is central to his work…READ MORE
DeAnna Mitchell
Associate
Prior to coming on board at Ridge Pointe CRE, DeAnna spent the last ten years working in all areas of real estate while specializing in the sale of farms, ranches and development tracts. She has worked with some of DFW’s top developers in all areas of commercial real estate…READ MORE
PRESS
With over 30+ years of real leasing experience, David English has worked with small, independent owners as well as large institutions and school districts to create lasting, foundational changes to the quality of the Rockwall community.
DMN - Prep Kitchens to open in Dallas in early 2025
The new 60,000-square-foot location will be Prep Kitchens’ second property in Texas and its first in DFW. Prep Kitchens, an Atlanta-based commercial kitchen company….
BRN - Mercantile Office Suites Coming
A 125-year-old building located in downtown Rockwall will soon house some spacious new mercantile office suites. It’s located within the Heath-Jones Mercantile District…
D Magazine - CRE Start Ups 2012
When real estate brokers split off from firms to seek their own fortune, those decisions often occur as a market
recovery is under way. That seems to be the case …
DBJ 2 CRE Vets Leave Colliers to Join UCR 2010
North Texas retail real estate veterans David English and Greg Pierce have been named executive vice presidents of Dallas-based United…
DMN - The Bloc House Rental Project
Builders are thinking small with their plans for an Old East Dallas apartment community. The Bloc House rental project is planned near Carroll and Columbia Avenues…
DBJ Becoming a Heavy Hitter 2005
Colliers International broker David English remembers the exhileration he felt on the verge of doing his first big commercial real estate deal. It was 1986, and…
DBJ Bass Pro Land Deal 2005
The developer behind a planned $50 million retail development in Garland is kicking off construction after completing its acquisition of 28 acres along the shores…
DBJ Best New Retail Development 2005
Of all the big retail projects that got under way in North Texas in 2005, Bass Pro Shops at Harbor Point stands out for the many hurdles that had to be overcome, the tenacity…
DBJ Heavy Hitters 2008 Retail
I don’t consider anything I have done in my career to be a failure. Being a commercial real estate broker is a dynamic and growing process. In order to be successful …
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TESTIMONIALS
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