Emergent Construction Technologies

Mark A. Sommer, CCIM, CPM
Partner
Emergent Construction Technologies

Mark A Sommer was born September 12, 1957 in Dallas, Texas. In 1981, he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. He continued at the University of North Texas and obtained a Master of Business Administration in Real Estate Analysis with an emphasis in Finance in 1983. Since that time, Mr. Sommer has completed real estate courses through the Southern Methodist University Costa Institute, Commercial Investment Real Estate Council, and the Institute of Real Estate Management. Mr. Sommer is also a graduate of Leadership Richardson which is dedicated to the development of community leaders.

Prior to jointing Beltway in August 1982, Mr. Sommer completed his graduate internship as a leasing agent and real estate analyst with Lakeview Properties, an international real estate development company based in Canada.

Mr. Sommer is married and has one child. He is a member of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Council and the Greater Dallas association of Realtors. Mr. Sommer has achieved professional designations of Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Certified Property Manager (CPM) and is licensed in the state of Texas as a Real Estate Broker.

Mr. Sommer is a founding partner in Beltway Commercial Real Estate and a partner in a substantial portion of Beltway’s portfolio. His responsibilities and activities include the acquisition and development of commercial real estate investments for Beltway’s long-term ownership, overseeing the leasing and management of all Beltway properties and providing services to Beltway Clients. Mr. Sommer is also a founding partner of Emergent Construction Technologies, an industrial and commercial construction company.

Mr. Sommer is a founding partner in Melter’s, a restaurant in downtown Dallas, and was a founding partner in Chamberlain’s Steak and Chop House in Addison, Texas, (named in its first year of operations as one of the “Best Restaurants in America” by Bon Appetite Magazine).

Some of Mr. Sommer’s current civic activities include serving on the Board of Directors for the Denton County Water Supply District, the Board of Directors for the Richardson Chamber of Commerce, and co-founder, past chairman and current board member of the Castle Hills Business Association.