Brian D. Glaser
President - Dallas-Fort Worth 
Commercial Retail Division
The Weitzman Group
bglaser@weitzmangroup.com

Professional Background
Brian D. Glaser is President of the D-FW Commercial Retail Division of The Weitzman Group, one of the largest regional commercial real estate firms in the U.S.  He focuses on tenant representation, site selection and ground-up shopping center developments.  Within the Commercial Retail Division, Glaser specializes in strategic rollout programs for national retail and restaurant chains as the leader of the Dallas/Fort Worth team.  In this capacity, he maintains a focused program overseeing and actively participating in the various disciplines of the team, including land, third-party leasing, tenant representation and the Texas Restaurant Exchange, a focused specialty division of The Weitzman Group with a dedicated focus to restaurant tenants.

Most notably, Glaser’s expertise in aggressive/strategic tenant rollout programs, combined with his knowledge and success in  ground-up shopping center development, positions him as the market leader in providing strategic advisory and speed-to-market results.  In this capacity, he provides consultation work for high-growth national restaurant and retail chains, implementing market penetration strategies in space negotiations and sales from 4,000 square feet to more than 50 acres.

Honors and Awards
Glaser is a consistent statewide top producer for The Weitzman Group, having ranked in the Top 10 13 times in his 14 years with the company. He ranked as the company’s No. 1 Top Producer in Texas in 2010, 2007 and 2004. He ranked as the No. 1 Producer for Dallas-Fort Worth in 2010, 2007, 2005, 2004 and 2003. In 2009 and 2010, “D” Magazine recognized Glaser as one of “The Best Commercial Real Estate Brokers in Dallas.” Glaser is one of the Dallas/Fort Worth area's most successful retail real estate brokers, and he is consistently ranked by the Dallas Business Journal as one of the "Heavy Hitters" in D/FW commercial real estate.  Glaser has been ranked as a Heavy Hitter, based on production, every year since 1998, his second year in the business.

Professional Organizations
Glaser is active in the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors, The Real Estate Council, Associate Leadership Council, International Council of Shopping Centers and the Texas Restaurant Association.

Civic Activity
When Glaser is not relentlessly pursuing the No. 1 slot, he is actively involved in the development of Sophie’s Society, a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to funding and providing assistance to under-funded expecting families.  He co-led The Davinci School’s fundraising efforts to build a new school in Dallas and actively supports the Jewish Federation of Dallas.

Representative Client List

Glaser works with such national restaurant and retail chains as: 

  • Amazing Jake's  

  • Bank of Texas 

  • BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse 

  • Blue Fish Sushi Restaurant 

  • Bone Daddy’s House of Smoke

  • Buffalo Wild Wings

  • Chuy's

  • Corner Bakery

  • Guaranty Bank

  • Humperdink's Restaurants

  • J. Alexander's Restaurants 

  • Jack Astor's Bar & Grill

  • Logan's Roadhouse

  • Macaroni Grill

  • MedCare Now

  • Mimi's Cafe

  • On The Border    

  • Rave Motion Pictures 

  • Staples, The Office Superstore

  • Steak 'N Shake

  • Texans Credit Union

  • The Home Depot

  • The Keg Steakhouse

  • Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburgers

Career Projects
Glaser’s accomplishments in the ground-up development process are evidenced by the following centers:

  • The Presidio, Fort Worth, Texas, 2008
          3 million-sf mixed-use project with 1 million sf retail

  • Centerville Marketplace, Garland, Texas, 2006
          450,000-sf Wal-Mart Supercenter development
  • Coppell Pavilion, Coppell, Texas, 2005
          22,000-sf shopping center and adjacent Bank of Texas
  • Hall Park Pavilion, Frisco, Texas, 2004
          30,000-sf shopping center and adjacent Bank of Texas
  •  Hickory Creek Crossing, Hickory Creek, Texas, 2004
          20-acre development site including IHOP, CVS, 
          Bank of America, Steak 'N Shake and another anchor
  • Custer Virginia Pavilion, McKinney, Texas, 2003
         20,000-sf drug store and Guaranty Bank development

  •  Custer Virginia Marketplace, McKinney, Texas, 2002
          165,000 sf including Home Depot, Chase Bank and Taco Bell 
  • Denison Pavilion, Denison, Texas, 2001   
         Chili's and future restaurant pad sites
  • Colony Crossing, The Colony, Texas, 2000
          150,000-sf Home Depot and Wendy's development
  • Frisco Bridges North Shopping Center, Frisco, Texas, 1999
          24 Hour Fitness, Spring Creek BBQ, Community Credit Union
          and Schlotzsky's
  • Frankford Pavilion Shopping Center, Dallas, Texas, 1998
          Kinko's, Jason's Deli, Fuddruckers, Blue Fish
  • Twin Creeks Village Shopping Center, Allen, Texas, 1998
          Kmart, Tom Thumb, Staples, Hobby Lobby and Hallmark
  • Eastchase Market Shopping Center, Fort Worth, Texas, 1987
         500,000-sf for Target, Ross, PETsMART, MJDesigns, Office Depot 
         and Old Navy

Education
Glaser received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Texas at Austin.