McDade, Smith, Gould, Johnston, Mason + Company
Houston Commercial Real Estate Broker Profiles

A. David Schwarz III, SIOR began his commercial real estate career in 1971 in Houston. During the first seven years in the industry, he worked with several small commercial brokerage firms specializing in investment brokerage and land sales to local and state developers and users.

In 1978, David founded and continues to serve as President of A. David Schwarz III Inc., a management, leasing and brokerage firm. The organization specializes in commercial and industrial brokerage and management. It was with this firm that David developed his management and leadership skills. Before joining McDade Smith Gould, Johnston, Mason + Company in February 2001, David was Executive Vice President of REOC Property Service's Houston Division. His responsibilities included personal production, supervision of the brokerage department and new business development.

David has been involved in over 325 acquisition, disposition and leasing transactions with a volume in excess of $350,000,000. During his thirty-seven years in the real estate field, David has developed numerous local and national Clients. A representative list of David’s past and current clients include Smurfit Plastic Packaging, Snap-on-Tools, PRUCARE, MacGregor Medical Association, Texas Medical Management, Frost Bank, CALFED, Metropolitan Furniture, Kagan Edelman Enterprises, Rental Tools and Equipment Company, International Investors Group, Expressions, Saint James Furniture, SynerMark Investments, Bral Partnership, Unilev Capital Corporation, Trammell Crow Company, The Brienwolf Corporation, Warehouse Associates, METRO, Wadsworth Properties, Harry Reed and Company, Soper Optical, The Woodlands, Appaloosa Land Company, Chaing, Patel & Yerby, Inc., Aubrey Farb, Bergen Brunswig, the Prudential Insurance Company of America, Todd Land Company, Phillips Development & Realty, Inc., Obra Homes, Casa Linda Homes, Property Commerce and TerraMark Communities.

David earned his Bachelor of Business Administration with a degree in Accounting from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. David served as the past President of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors and was awarded the John E. Wolf Citizenship Cup from the Houston Association of Realtors.

In addition to his professional activities, David has served on numerous real estate and civic committees including serving as President of the Rotary Club of Houston and the former Chairman of the Rotary/Lombardi Award. David is a life member of the Ex-Students Association of the University of Texas and is a Lifetime Committeeman of The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, serving on the Commercial Exhibits and Lifetime Committeemen Committees. He is also a Rotary Club Paul Harris Fellow recipient. David has twice served as Chairman of the Rotary Club of Houston Foundation. David served on the Board of Directors of the Houston Association of Realtors for 2001-2004. Houston Association of Realtors Political Affairs Advisory Group 2001 - Present and is a Sterling “R” Contributor. Texas Association of Realtors Board of Directors 2004-2006 and the Texas Association of Realtors Political Communications Subcommittee. David was recently elected to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Board of Directors and is the current Chapter Treasurer.