Joe Bob McCartt is an Amarillo native who attended both Amarillo College and West Texas State University before graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Mississippi. After returning to Amarillo, McCartt began developing commercial real estate in the local market.

Notable development projects from 1976 to 1990 include the renovation of the Paramount Building; renovation of the Atrium Plaza; the development leasing and sale of Mornings Park Row Center, a 150,000 square foot retail complex in Arlington, Texas; the construction, management and syndication of the 240-unit Timbercreek Apartment Complex in Lewisville, Texas and the additional development of 100 acres of multifamily land; development of the Ridgeview Medical Center, a 40,000 square foot office building in Amarillo; and the development, management and leasing of Lakeview Office Park, a 40,000 square foot Amarillo facility.

In 1990, McCartt joined Focus Asset Management in Dallas, securing brokerage, leasing and management assignments from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC), RTC, saving and loans and local banks. He returned to Amarillo in 1994 to work for Coldwell Banker First Equity, Realtors in commercial brokerage, where he was top producer in 1996, 1997, and 1998.

McCartt received the highly respected Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation in 1997, representing 240 hours of graduate-level curriculum and the finest education available in the commercial-investment field. The elite CCIM distinction is one of the most coveted in the industry, recognizing the highest level of commercial-investment real estate expertise in a community. With three decades of experience in almost every area of real estate, McCartt brings a diversity of expertise to a complex and often fluctuating industry.

McCartt is a past Member of Vestry of Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church and Member of Board of Saint Andrew’s Day School, president for two (2) years. He is past President of Amarillo Council of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and President Elect of Center City of Amarillo. McCartt is currently a HOSTS (Helping One Student To Succeed), which is a reading program with Horace Mann Middle School and is on the Salvation Army Board of Amarillo.

McCartt was appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee in November, 2001. The real estate committee advises with Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University, which conducts real estate related research based on Texans’ needs.

 

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