Industry Veteran Steve Catalano Joins Friend Commercial Real Estate
Steve Catalano, a commercial real estate veteran with over 45 years of experience and $170 million in completed transactions, has joined Friend Commercial Real Estate, strengthening the firm's market position and bringing extensive expertise to its growing team.
Friend Commercial Real Estate has announced the addition of Steve Catalano, a commercial real estate industry veteran with over 45 years of experience, to its brokerage team. Catalano, who was first licensed in 1977, joins Friend from Commercial 100, a Prince George's County-based real estate brokerage he founded in 1989. Throughout his career, Catalano has completed over $170,000,000 in commercial transactions encompassing both sales and leasing.
The move represents a significant strengthening of Friend's market position in the Maryland commercial real estate landscape. Catalano brings not only his extensive transactional experience but also a loyal client base and deep market knowledge that has been developed over four decades in the industry. His career achievements include being recognized as the number one salesperson in Prince George's County by the Prince George's County Board of Realtors for his commercial real estate sales volume earlier in his career.
Joseph Friend, founding partner and broker at Friend, emphasized the importance of this addition to their team. "We are thrilled to welcome Mr. Catalano to Friend Commercial Real Estate," Friend said. "You'd be hard-pressed to find someone with comparable transactional experience and years under his belt. Steve brings not only deep market knowledge and a loyal client base, but also a reputation of success - he's inherently a winner."
Catalano's professional credentials extend beyond his brokerage work. He is a past President and Board of Director for the Maryland/DC CCIM Chapter and earned his CCIM designation in 1986, demonstrating his commitment to professional development and industry leadership. This background positions him to immediately contribute to Friend's growing presence across Maryland and the broader regional market.
"I'm excited to join Friend Commercial Real Estate," Catalano stated. "I've long been familiar with Friend's strong market presence and stellar reputation. Their experienced team and comprehensive in-house resources provide the ideal platform to continue delivering exceptional results for my clients." The combination of Catalano's extensive experience and Friend's established platform creates new opportunities for client service and market expansion. For more information about the company, visit https://www.friendre.com.
This strategic hire comes at a time when commercial real estate markets are navigating significant economic shifts, making experienced leadership particularly valuable. Catalano's track record of success and long-standing relationships in the industry provide Friend with enhanced capabilities to serve clients across multiple property types and transaction structures. His addition signals Friend's commitment to maintaining competitive advantage through top-tier talent acquisition.