Richard McClure, Vice President and Director of Property Management of Pennsylvania Commercial, is a veteran of nearly twenty years in the property and facility management business. He joined Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate, Inc. in his present position after managing properties for many major clients including the University of Pittsburgh, Aetna Life Insurance, Westinghouse Electric and Marconi Communications. Conferred the designation of Certified Property Manager (CPM®) by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), he has served as President of the local IREM Chapter, as the Vice President of Legislation and was chosen by his peers as Pittsburgh's Property Manager of the Year in 2000.
Clients served with Pennsylvania Commercial Include: NOVA Chemicals Inc. - management of the U.S. corporate headquarters; UBS Brinson Realty Advisors - management of 340,000 SF downtown Class "A" office property; General Motors Corporation - management of GM properties in anticipation of sale; Allstate Insurance - management of satellite offices pending disposition; ExhibitGroup/Giltspur - management of the corporation's former Pittsburgh facilities; DiCicco Development - management of a portfolio of Class "A" office properties; Civil and Environmental Consultants (CEC) - management of the corporate headquarters office building; plus numerous other retail, office and industrial properties owned by private parties and partnerships.
Previously associated with Grubb & Ellis Management Services, he managed Class "A" office properties including National City Center, the Marconi Communications Corporate Campus and also performed lease analysis services within the company. Working as a Manager of Corporate Real Estate for Westinghouse Electric, Mr. McClure was responsible for a portfolio of properties in excess of seven million square feet located throughout North America. With Baker-Young Corporation, he managed the 1,000,000 square foot former Gulf Oil Research Center now owned by the University of Pittsburgh and operated as a business incubator.
Mr. McClure graduated from Geneva College with a BS degree. He earned the designation of Pennsylvania Certified Appraiser and is an Associate Broker with Pennsylvania Commercial.
Mr. McClure is a member of the Board of Directors of Community Auto, a charitable organization that provides families in need with quality pre-owned vehicles.
