Interview with Alfredo Riascos, Principal and Broker at Gridline Properties

With more than 16 years of brokerage experience, Alfredo Riascos is the principal and broker of Gridline Properties, which he founded in 2018. In his current role, Mr. Riascos manages more than 10 agents, and he continues to enrich Miami’s diverse neighborhoods through progress and innovation. Under Mr. Riascos’ leadership, Gridline has had a steady and strong growth since its founding and continues to expand into Broward and Palm Beach Counties.

Over the past 15 years, he has worked on behalf of private and institutional clients that have aided in positioning him as one of the area’s top Real Estate Brokers. During his career he has brokered more than $500 million in real estate transactions and has participated in some of the most notable projects in Miami, including the Magic City Assemblage, multiple development sites in the Wynwood neighborhood, as well as pioneering into the Allapattah and Little River markets.

Prior to founding Gridline Properties, he worked at Metro 1 Commercial where he developed a ten-year career in the brokerage industry. Mr. Riascos was a South Florida Business & Wealth 2022 Up & Comer honoree. He is an active member of the Miami Realtors Association, and he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Florida International University. Mr. Riascos recently ran the Miami Marathon and is training for the New York City Marathon.

Interview questions:

Introduction | How did you get started in real estate, and how did you get to the role you are in now? Did you always want to start your own company?

Services | Tell me about Gridline Properties. What are the primary services that Gridline Properties provides?

Case Studies | What are some exciting transactions that you had recently or have coming up?

Growth | What are your growth plans for Gridline Properties?

South Florida CRE Market | Where are you seeing opportunities and challenges in the South Florida commercial real estate market? Which are the hottest submarkets right now? How does the South Florida CRE market differ from the rest of the U.S.?

Advice | What advice would you give to someone who wants to get into the commercial real estate industry?

Marathons | You’re a marathon runner. Please share some of the marathons that you have run in and/or that you would like to run in.

Connect with Alfredo on LinkedIn

Founded in 2018, Gridline Properties is a full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm based in Miami’s urban core. The firm specializes in brokerage services that include landlord and tenant representation, strategic real estate planning, investment sales, and dispositions. Under the leadership of Principal and Broker Alfredo Riascos, Partner Mateo Romero, and a team of experienced agents, Gridline Properties strives to be a market leader in the industry and a dependable resource to its clients and shareholders. In recent years, Gridline Properties has proven to be a leader in its industry by successfully brokering a notable portfolio of transactions in some of Miami’s most exciting submarkets, such as Wynwood, Midtown, Allapattah, Little River, and Miami’s Upper East Side.

Recent News:

Gridline Properties’ Mateo Romero Named Connect CRE Next Generation Awards 2023 Recipient

Gridline Properties Lists New Construction Flex/Warehouse Campus in Miami’s Little River Neighborhood for $19.6M

Gridline Properties Represents Buyer and Seller in Sale of Valencia Coverings Building in Miami’s Little River Business District for $7.2M

Gridline Properties Represents Buyer Rilea Group in Closing of 31–37 NE 28th St. in Miami for $5.7M

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