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John W. Dowd III
Founder & Partner
John founded The Dowd Companies in 2014 after three decades leading retail development and acquisitions at the principal level. He began his commercial real estate career in 1981 and spent 18 years as Senior Vice President of Development and Acquisitions at The Goodman Company, responsible for the firm's development program across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Florida, from land acquisition and entitlements through construction and anchor leasing.
He later ran Encore Capital Management's national retail development platform, with projects including Margaritaville Resort Orlando, Beachwalk in Jacksonville, and the redevelopment of Plantation Fashion Mall. John has been personally involved in the development of 5.2 million square feet of shopping center and mixed-use projects. He attended UCLA and is a graduate of Colorado State University.
- Associations
- ICSC member, 28 years
- Licenses
- Florida broker since 1984; Georgia broker since 2016
- Civic
- Past board member, Palm Beach State College and the Mel Fisher Museum, Key West