William Small

Responsibilities

As founder and CEO of Zenith Realty Advisors, LLC, William Small is responsible for leading the research and development of investment strategies to achieve the goals of investors. Zenith Realty Advisors advises investors and invests in commercial real estate through its subsidiary Zenith Realty Advisors, LLC. The goal is to find quality investments that will grow wealth over the long term without exposing investors to the extraordinary risks they often face when investing in real estate.

Professional Background

William Small began his real estate career as a Political Affairs Director and Political Affairs Legal Counsel for the National Association of Realtors in Washington DC, directing political and government programs for the nation’s largest and most politically active national trade association. He later entered the investment real estate industry and quickly emerged as one of the top commercial brokers in the Washington DC area, receiving several awards for overall volume and size of transactions.

During the mid-1990s William formed Rubicon Partners, a commercial real estate consulting firm specialising in advising major purchasers of RTC and FDIC non-performing loan pools during the commercial credit crisis. Rubicon analysed asset values and assisted clients in bidding strategies for over $2 billion in non-performing commercial real estate assets.

He then joined Denver-based Frederick Ross and established a national practice representing leading corporations and institutional investors, completing transactions including a 265,000 square foot build-to-suit for the United States Mint, a 100,000 square foot land sale in downtown Denver, and the sale of the National Association of Realtors headquarters in Washington DC.

In the late 1990s William relocated to Aspen, Colorado. Most recently he represented Costco during its site search for a new store in the Vail Valley, and represented JMB Financial and Next Development in their acquisition of the 120-acre Tower Center site adjacent to the Vail-Eagle County Airport.

Memberships & Affiliations

William is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Aspen Rotary Club and former real estate advisor to the City of Aspen and Aspen Valley Hospitals. He is a past member of the Board of the Aspen-Glenwood Springs Board of Realtors and served two years on the Colorado Association of Realtors State Legislative Committee. He holds a CCIM designation.

Education

William Small holds a Juris Doctorate from Seattle University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maine.

Personal

Currently living in Aspen with his wife Lori and daughter Brigette, William pursues skiing, biking, hiking, tennis and golf.