Craig Polard

Craig joined Hanna Commercial (HCRE) in June 2023 bringing with him 20 years of experience in the disciplines of shopping center leasing, retail property development / redevelopment strategies, surplus property disposition, retail & restaurant tenant representation, site selection and market analysis. Over the years, he has worked as a real estate broker, senior leasing executive, developer, consultant, and investor – all while completing hundreds of transactions, across multiple states, with some of the most recognizable retail and restaurant brands in the world.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hanna CRE, Senior Advisor | Retail Brokerage, 2023-present
Pinpoint Retail, Co-Founder & President, 2015-2023
Glimcher Group, Senior Vice President, 2007-2015
CBRE, Vice President, 2003-2007

Craig’s commercial real estate career began at CBRE where he learned the ‘art & science’ of leasing retail properties from some of the best retail brokers around the country. Within just a few short years, he was recruited by a large regional shopping center developer to manage all leasing activities in the company’s 5,000,000+ SF shopping center portfolio. In addition, he ran the company’s brokerage division and was also part of the executive team responsible for acquiring several grocery anchored shopping centers and expanding the company’s retail holdings.

In early 2015, Craig co-founded Pinpoint Retail having won a major assignment to rebrand, reimagine and redevelop the first ever enclosed mall in the state of Pennsylvania now commonly known as The Block Northway. He and his team developed and executed a multi-year strategy that brought a ‘dead mall’ back to life and ultimately achieved a near 100% occupancy level at the 500,000 SF center all while securing over 30 new long-term leases for their client. Pinpoint was also successful in establishing a reputation as a trusted real estate advisor by delivering consistent results for its retail & restaurant clients including Apple, Nike, RH, Xfinity, Warby Parker, Bloomin’ Brands, Honeygrow, Mission BBQ, Wells Fargo Bank, Sheetz and others.

In 2023, the opportunity presented itself for Craig to merge Pinpoint into Hanna Commercial and the broader ChainLinks Retail Advisors national retail broker network. The move will provide access to a broader range of services, systems and data that will ultimately help serve his existing and future clients’ much better.