Andy Kroot

Andy has over 25 years of experience in the commercial real-estate industry and is recognized as an expert in designing strategies for market roll-outs and expansions, primarily focused on tenant representation. Andy has designed and executed the strategies and expansions for such national retailers as Toys R Us/Babies R Us, 24 Hour Fitness, Wells Fargo, Walgreens, and Goodwill Industries. In addition, Andy has specialized on market expansions for national and local upscale restaurants including Mastro Restaurant Group, Fox Restaurant Concepts, Corner Bakery Café, and Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, and for quick-serve restaurants such as Panda Express, Taco Bell, and El Pollo Loco. Andy has developed properties for national retailers including Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts.

Prior to joining Velocity Retail, Andy was a principal at De Rito Partners in Phoenix, focusing on brokerage and development, including the development of over 3 million square feet of retail space for national developers such as Kimco, Triyar, WM Grace, and Glimcher Properties.