Summa Magazine: The brick shows its strength

Gabriel Calvo is a seasoned Corporate Real Estate Consultant at Colliers International. He has been actively and aggressively involved in the commercial real estate market of Costa Rica for over 15 years. His passion for the business and the reality of the real estate market in Costa Rica have driven him into getting involved in a whole array of services: Investment, Corporate Real Estate consulting, Market Analytics, Tenant Representation, Site Selection for diverse tenants: Call Centers, Shared Services, BPOs, Retail, Industrial, Logistic and more. Due to the real estate boom experimented years ago in the country his involvement in the real estate market started with a job working for a Hotel Investment Group analyzing Hotel Investment Assets. He then pursued the involvement in a Commercial Real Estate Firm and got recruited in NAI Costa Rica, in which he was involved in transactions amounting for over 200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand) sqm in the different markets in the country; with requirements that include Corporate, Investment, Industrial and Retail needs. His network and provided results with the major developers and investors (private and public), as well as with the business community, has earned a reputation for his integrity and professionalism in the country. His clients included Corporate clients (Such as avVenta-global digital production firm that as of today was acquired by Accenture), Maersk, Nestle, IWG, Cargill, Infosys, WNS, AP Moller, SAP, Autodesk, Crowley, Amanco, Equifax, PepsiCo, Novartis, Government Institutions, Commercial Real Estate Developers (such as Genesis Desarrolladores), Investment Banking firms (such as Improsa Capital), major QSRs and retailers (such as KFC and McDonalds) and a significant group of national commercial real estate developers and investors. He was then recruited to handle the marketing and sales division of one of the most respected commercial real estate development firms in Costa Rica, Genesis Desarrolladores. Later he stepped up as the commercial director of Integra Kapitales, and Investment Banking and Real Estate Development firm, handling a portfolio of real estate projects that included from a Mall to a diverse array of residential projects. As of today, he works as  Corporate Solutions in Colliers.

Professional with 13 years of experience in communications and corporate reputation areas such as: internal and external reputation strategies, relations with the press and key sectors/stakeholders, crisis prevention and management, event production, creation and moderation of trainings and development programs professional executives and organizational leaders. Expertise also in the area of ​​business and real estate marketing, focused on digital and traditional channels for different industries.