Craig D. Guidry

About Craig D. Guidry

Mr. Guidry Joined Berkshire Hathaway in August of 2013 as Managing Director for Berkshire Hathaway HS Commercial where his role is to facilitate acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate. In addition to managing commercial transactions his current responsibilities include mentoring and training Berkshire agents who identify commercial opportunities throughout Texas.

Mr. Guidry acts as managing director of development for Innata Development. Managing the development of retail, residential and commercial projects throughout the state of Texas. Duties include site selection, feasibility, financing and working with local governments for community and strategic development of residential and mixed-use 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, recruiting end users and managing the implementation of horizontal infrastructure.

Mr. Guidry Joined Berkshire Hathaway in August of 2013 as Managing Director for Berkshire Hathaway HS Commercial where his role is to facilitate acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate. In addition to managing commercial transactions his current responsibilities include mentoring and training Berkshire agents who identify commercial opportunities throughout Texas.

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.

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.

Specialties: Guidry brings 20 years of real estate brokerage and development experience including a background in urban planning, residential development and investment sales.

Language: English