Mr. Guidry Joined Berkshire Hathaway in August of 2013 as Managing Director for Berkshire Hathaway HS Commercial where his role is to oversee acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate. In addition to managing commercial transactions his current responsibilities include mentoring and training Berkshire agents and assist the facilitation of commercial opportunities throughout Texas.
Mr. Guidry acts as Director of Development for Houston, Texas based Innata Development, LLC. Managing the development of residential and commercial projects throughout Texas. Typical projects requirements include: site selection, feasibility, financial modeling, acquisition, entitlements and disposition. Guidry works with local governments and communities to encourage regional investment in real estate development projects. Roles include Identification of builder partners and retail end-users then responsibilities move toward managing and directing day to day operations and best practices. Guidry works closely with Architects, Engineers, Designers and Land Planners to identify market values, determine highest and best use, recruit end users and manage the implementation of horizontal infrastructure.
Prior to joining Berkshire Hathaway in 2013, Guidry spent eight years with Sperry Van Ness, International, a global real estate firm with more than eight hundred commercial brokers throughout the US, South America and China. Guidry most recently acted as Managing Director for SVN| Principal Advisor Group, based in Houston, Texas and spent the previous five years, specializing in the sale of net leased investment properties within the office, retail and multifamily market segments.
A native Texan, Mr. Guidry has a solid understanding of commercial valuation procedures and finance strategies as well as ground up development practices. He passes that knowledge through to his clients in order to achieve partner level relationships with those clients. He approaches every opportunity with a “win-win or no-deal” mentality.
Prior to joining Sperry Van Ness in 2005, Guidry served as Director of Land Acquisition for Historic Land Development, a regional developer of lifestyle center and other mixed-use developments.
Before then he was Vice President of Development for W.C. Perry Properties, a private real estate brokerage and development firm based in Houston, Texas.
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Mr. Guidry is a proponent of New Urbanism and an advocate for innovative development and the implementation of “best practices” for environmental preservation and energy conservation. He has an eye for molding new developments into the existing landscape, history, and culture of the community. He works closely with members of the Urban Land Institute and collaborates with city and local government entities to address site specific needs and potential.
Mr. Guidry’s undergraduate studies at the University of Houston led him to a career focused on business and real estate. He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) and Houston Association of Commercial Realtors.
