Professional Background
Adam Zimel is a Vice President with the Austin
Commercial Retail Division of The Weitzman Group, the
leading retail real estate brokerage firm in Texas. Zimel joined The Weitzman Group in 2006 and specializes in retail tenant representation and retail project representation for projects ranging from mixed-use (The
Triangle, 360 Condominiums and Crestview Station) to
grocery-anchored (Northcross, and Plaza Volente) to freestanding assets (The Boatyard and former Bennigan's) and neighborhood strips (Davenport Village and Market at Slaughter). Prior to joining Weitzman, Zimel specialized in retail leasing with Norris & Stevens, Inc., of Portland, Oregon.

Representative Retailer Client List
A partial list of Zimel's retail clients includes Zea Rotisserie, Yogurt Planet, SEE Eyewear, Kick Pleat and Dickey's Barbeque. 

Representative Project Representative Client List
A partial list of Zimel's project representation clients includes Cencor Realty Services, Heitman, Kite, Kimco, JPMorgan Chase, H-E-B, Novare, Lincoln Property Company, John Lewis Company, Greystar, AMLI and several local owners.  

Organizations
Zimel is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Real Estate Council of Austin.

Honors & Awards
Zimel was recognized as a Top 10 Producer in the Austin Business Journal for the Commercial Real Estate Heavy Hitters for Retail Representation in 2010. Zimel has also been recognized as one of the Top 10 Brokers for The Weitzman Group on a company-wide basis for 2009. In addition, he was recognized by CoStar as a Power Broker Award recipient in its Top Retail Leasing Transaction Volume in 2006, 2009 and 2010.

Education
Zimel received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.