Whether providing brokerage, consulting, or expertise in investing, my 30+ years of experience in commercial real estate create a catalyst for successful investments.
Overview
Warner Gabel is an Arizona native and a 1974 graduate of the University of Arizona. Gabel’s initial 5 years were spent in the family business, Building Products Company, a manufacturer of clay pipe products. He was made Sales Manager in 1977. The company was sold in 1979 at which time Gabel transitioned into investment real estate brokerage.
Pre-Gabel Investments
In 1979, Gabel was hired by Davidson, Graham & Myers, a Phoenix commercial brokerage and shopping center development company. During his 5 years at DG&M, he focused on the sale of retail shopping centers and representing financial institutions in the acquisition and sales of bank branches as well as the structuring of sale/leaseback transactions.
Gabel Investments, Inc.
Warner established Gabel Investments, Inc. in 1984 and opened an office in Phoenix and in 1990, relocated his office to Scottsdale.
Gabel has purchased and sold all categories of commercial real estate, including a 3 year contractual arrangement with Merabank to market the sale of a large portfolio of R.E.O. Upon completing that assignment Gabel sold several properties for the R.T.C. Gabel Investments has considerable experience in representing financial institutions both as a consultant and a broker. The firm completed approximately 50 bank branch sale/leasebacks as well as the structuring and sale of several publicly traded company operations centers and manufacturing facilities.
Deal History
Since 1992, Gabel, acting as Managing Member, has structured and completed 15 partnerships. Those entities acquired commercial land, residential lot land banking transactions for publicly traded home builders, developed 1.1 million sq ft of retail, and joint ventured 4 projects with qualified commercial developers. All of those projects were sold profitably.
Philanthropy
Warner is a Life Member and former Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Boys and Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix, where he has served for over 30 years.