Chris Rodriguez

About Chris Rodriguez

Chris Rodriguez is a nationally recognized leader in commercial real estate investments, bringing over 29 years of dealmaking, innovation, and influence to the industry. As the Founder of Pacific Commercial Investments, Inc.(PCI), Chris built a boutique brokerage into a powerhouse platform, known for its unmatched track record in the acquisition and disposition of high-value retail investment properties across the Western United States. His expertise spans neighborhood and strip shopping centers, free-standing pad buildings, single-tenant pads, restaurant and fast-food assets, gas stations, express car washes, and ground-leased (fee) investments.Renowned for his ability to engineer and execute complex pre-sale development transactions, Chris has created a niche practice that helps developers to maximize value by monetizing assets prior to completion of construction. His sophisticated structuring strategies, combined with data-driven market insights, have positioned him as a trusted advisor to institutions, developers, and private capital partners alike. To date, Chris has spearheaded transactions totaling billions of dollars, but he is most proud of the long-standing relationships and the deeply loyal client base he has cultivated throughout his career.Chris’s impact extends beyond brokerage. He aims to revolutionize how brokers and investors transact with better, more accurate data. By fusing Chris’s decades of CRE expertise with an all star executive and technical team with deep experience in artificial intelligence, DealGround was built to empower brokers with faster, smarter, and more efficient tools to source opportunities, streamline workflows, and close more deals.What distinguishes Chris is not only his prolific track record, but his unwavering vision: to elevate the standards of brokerage and drive meaningful transformation in the industry. Colleagues describe him as a strategist, a relationship-builder, and a relentless innovator whose influence continues to shape the future of retail investment sales.

Experience

1. Co-founder

   Dealground

   Aug 2024 — Present

Skills

• Investment Properties
• Brokerage
• Disposition
• Dispositions
• Commercial Real Estate
• Mergers
• Selling
• Location Intelligence
• Real Estate Development
• Shopping Centers
• Property
• Sales
• Mergers
• Investments