Rockspring Hires Barret Espe as Vice President of Brokerage Central Texas
Rockspring, a privately-owned real estate investment firm and Reg D fund sponsor formally known as Rockspring Capital, has hired Barret Espe as vice president of brokerage Central Texas.
Rockspring, a privately-owned real estate investment firm and Reg D fund sponsor formally known as Rockspring Capital, has hired Barret Espe as vice president of brokerage Central Texas.
Espe, along with Rockspring’s David Orr, regional director – Central Texas, and Andrew Lake, operations director – Central Texas, will be responsible for growing the firm’s brokerage reach in the region. This is the Rockspring’s first hire in the area since announcing its Central Texas expansion, strategic shift and rebranding earlier this year.
“Since the beginning of the year, the Rockspring team has been full steam ahead in executing our new strategy and expanding the San Antonio and Austin offices. The addition of Barret marks the next step in that endeavor,” said Michael Ross, president and chief strategy officer for Rockspring. “The diversity of his broker experience in so many different industries as well as the national brands he’s represented help to elevate our brokerage offerings to a wider range of partners.”
Espe will be based in Austin but will also cover San Antonio alongside Rockspring’s Central Texas team.
Before coming to Rockspring, Espe was a broker focusing on landlord, tenant, seller and buyer representation for local and national clients, including Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Bahama Buck’s, H-E-B Shopping Center Development, Fred Loya Insurance and others. Prior to his brokerage experience, Espe was vice president of research at RESOLUT RE (formerly Retail Solutions).
Earlier this year, Rockspring opened a new office in San Antonio and announced its new strategy for Central Texas, which included expanded target assets, lines of business, and rebranding.
The Central Texas operations is led by David Orr, a 41-year commercial real estate veteran and Andrew Lake, whose background consists of startup operations management and urban product selection.
Rockspring invests in the Texas Triangle (Houston, San Antonio and Austin) across various asset classes including, residential, retail and industrial development.
