Blake Curtis

Blake serves as Director of Acquisitions at ElmTree. He is responsible for origination, acquisitions, and evaluation of industrial real estate throughout the United States with an emphasis on build-to-suit, sale leaseback, and forward takeout originations. Blake brings twelve years of experience in acquisitions, capital markets, and development to the company. Prior to joining ElmTree, Blake was a principal at WeBuild, a development company based in Arizona, where he focused on ground-up multifamily and adaptive reuse of suburban offices into housing. During his time at WeBuild, Blake handled acquisitions, joint-ventures, brokerage operations, and direct principal investments.

Before that, he served as managing director of capital markets and acquisitions at SimonCRE, a national developer based in Scottsdale, specializing in shopping center development, redevelopment, and freestanding net lease build-to-suit construction. His earlier experience includes five years at VEREIT / Cole Real Estate Investments, where he focused on originating and underwriting net lease retail and industrial acquisitions.

Blake Curtis holds a B.A. in Business Law from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He is an active member of NAIOP and a member of the Urban Land Institute’s Industrial Product Council. Additionally, he is a dedicated member of the Executive Council Charities, a nonprofit in Arizona that is focused on helping Arizona’s youth.