Introduction: Browder Street Plaza Response to RFP

Since the idea and development of the City of Dallas downtown tunnels in the late 1960s by Vincent Ponte, downtown Dallas has had to find a way to rebound. The tunnels separated retail and restaurant shopping from ground level pedestrians. In 2012 the downtown scene is roaring back to life, with many companies moving there headquarters there and many households moving down town as well. The City of Dallas, along with the Browder Street Plaza is positioned to reap the benefits of being right in the heart of this catastrophic change. 


Arien Ramsire is Founder and Principal Broker of Units of America, LLC. Mr. Ramsire has an extensive background in commercial real estate, specializing in Tenant Representation and the brokerage of multifamily assets. He is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a B.B.A. in Finance and he is currently attending the University of Texas at Arlington pursing a Master of Science in Real Estate. His skill set also includes market analysis, lease analysis, site analysis, and construction management. Although most of his recent activity has centered in the D/FW area; he has also conducted business in various locations around Texas. He has been a practicing commercial real estate broker since 2006.


The Other Partner in the project is Robert Griffin who is a shopping center specialist with 15 years of asset management experience over seeing the leasing, operations, and capital investment of shopping centers across the United States. Robert earned a M.S. in Finance in 1991 from the University of Texas at Dallas. He holds the designations of Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and the designation of Certified Property Manager (CPM). Mr. Griffin is also an active Texas Real Estate Broker licensee. He has professional memberships in the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), the CCIM institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

The types of retail/restaurants planned will cater to the age 25-50 working class that are into health awareness and also keen on environmentally friendly products. The 5,500 sqft "glass box" building being proposed for the private vacant lot will be constructed with a goal of Platinum LEED certification in mind. Whether it's an evening out for dinner, a convenient place to meet friends and co-workers for happy hour, or lunch on the go, Browder Plaza will be more than just food, drinks, and shopping, it'll be an experience!

Primary Contact:

 Arien Ramsire

  P.O. Box 142093

Irving, TX 75014

Phone: 214.564.8318

arien@unitsofamerica.com