About Us

Connect Commercial is a boutique commercial real estate company specializing in the disposition, acquisition, leasing, tenant representation, and development of commercial properties on behalf of our clients.

Connect Commercial caters to a large range of customers and offers full attention to our clients. We bring years of experience in both Tenant and Landlord Representation. Having worked with all facets of the industry - from Office, Retail, Restaurants, Industrial, and Medical - to Land sales and Acquisitions, we are here to help from beginning to end no matter how big or small the need may be.

Connect Commercial is the commercial division of Connect Realty. Founded in 2008, Connect Realty is a full-service residential brokerage firm with over 600 agents and operations in over 60 markets across the country. Since inception, Connect Realty has built a successful, centralized, and highly-scalable real estate business. The company has reinvented residential brokerage by simplifying the process and providing the best value proposition in the industry.

Connect Realty has been profiled by a number of reputable industry media outlets and is proud to be featured as one of the leading innovators in real estate by the esteemed Inman News organization. In addition, Connect ranked among the “Top 250 Brokerages in the Country” as determined by REAL Trends. The company has also been profiled in REO Magazine, Trend Report, the Houston Business Journal, San Antonio Business Journal, RIS Media’s Power Broker Report, Houston Agent Magazine, and many others.

TEAM MEMBERS

DAVID BOATNER

President & CEO

David Boatner has over 25 years of executive leadership, sales and marketing, technology, and real estate experience.

ZACH PERKINS

Zach Perkins grew up in the Houston area on the North side and has been working in real estate for 20 years throughout all areas of Houston. However, his favorite parts of the city are Sienna Plantation, Riverstone and Sugarland because of the vast diversity of homes and families.

Sherae Smith

As a seasoned real estate professional, I am committed to providing exceptional service to my clients and agent-partners. My passion for the industry stems from my ability to help my clients and agent partners successfully unlock their next chapter and make sound investments.

TIFFANY VARELA

Tiffany Varela was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. After that, she worked several years for a commercial title company in Greenway Plaza as an Escrow Assistant. It was here that she became extremely familiar with the real estate process.

PATRICK SCHOTT

Patrick Schott has over 14 years of professional real estate experience in the Greater Houston area where he leverages his knowledge and expertise to the benefit of his clients.

MARTIN ORELLANA

Martin Orellana is a BILINGUAL real estate Broker Associate at Connect Realty, LLC and serves the Greater Houston area. He has called Houston his home for the past 35 years. He has had the privilege of starting and raising a family in Northwest Houston. He has an inexplicable appreciation and gratefulness for the opportunities that this wonderful city has offered him. One of the greatest benefits, which he most values today, is the high-level quality of education he was able to provide for his three children.