Kirk Rich is the Principal of Avison Young's Atlanta Agency Leasing Group and brings more than 37 years of commercial real estate experience to the nation's fastest growing full service commercial real estate company. Prior to joining Avison Young, Kirk was Founder and CEO of Rich Real Estate Services, a full-service real estate brokerage company founded in 2001, which was acquired by Avison Young in 2017. He specializes in third-party landlord representation and providing brokerage and consulting services for commercial properties throughout the U.S. During his career, Kirk has completed more than 3,000 commercial leasing, property acquisition and disposition transactions, and represented more than 12 million square feet of commercial space while assisting local, national and multinational firms.

Credentials

Professional Affiliations

• Atlanta Housing Authority - Board of Commissioners 2019 to present (Vice Chair)
• Invest Atlanta - Board of Directors 2014 to March 2017 (2015/2016 Appointments: Chair of Housing Committee, Member Finance Committee, Member TAD Committee, Member Business Development Committee)
• Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) - current Georgia Chapter Board of Directors, Past President - 2016
• TechBridge Development Committee - 2018 to present
• CCIM Global International Activities Committee - 2016 to present
• Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) - 2012 President, Georgia Chapter
• Georgia State University Real Estate Honorary Board - 2014 to present
• SIOR National Foundation - Board of Trustees - 2010-2013
• Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors - Board of Directors 2011-2012 and 2015 to present, Past-Chair Million Dollar Club 2016, Chair Diversity Committee 2020
• Sunrise Bank of Georgia - Board of Directors 2008-2011

Community Affiliations

• Families First - Board of Directors, Development Committee - 2021
• Atlanta Mayor's Advisory Board on LGBTQ Issues Co-Chair - 2018
• Hambidge - Board of Trustees, Chair 2017, Chair of Development Committee 2014 to present
• Morningside Lenox Park Association - Board of Directors 2015 to April 2017, Chair of Traffic Committee
• Jerusalem House - Board of Directors, President 2011-2012 and 2013 Capital Campaign Chair
• Actor's Express Theatre - Board of Directors, President 2007-2010 and Advisory Board 2010-2014
• Dad's Garage Theatre - Advisory Board 2009-2014
• 7 Stages Theater - Advisory Board 2008-2010
• Woodruff Foundation - Real Estate Committee 2009-2012

Kirk is a native of Atlanta, a graduate of Pepperdine University in Malibu California and Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2011. He is highly involved in the many aspects of the Atlanta community with membership in the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Piedmont Park Conservancy, Morningside Lenox Park Neighborhood Association, Lake Rabun Association and Peachtree Road United Methodist Church to name a few.