Ryan Schaefer

Chief Executive Officer

NAI Affinity
3665 John F. Kennedy Parkway Building 2, Suite 202
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
United States
T 970-295-4819
M 970-214-6319
ryans@affinityrepartners.com

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Specialties

Brokerage of development land, investment and end-user sales, end-user representation, leasing & consulting

Scope of Experience

Brokered hundreds of millions of dollars of transactions including residential and commercial land, investment sales, mixed-use properties, industrial facilities, anchor retailer transactions, restaurants, corporate office and medical buildings. 

Oversaw brokerage, development, and investment activities for NAI Affinity and its related companies at 2534, a 542-acre master-planned community in Johnstown, Colorado. 

Directs investment and development activities in Colorado and elsewhere in the United States on behalf of Affinity Partners, LLC and related companies.

Consultant to and broker for multiple financial institutions (ranging from international financial institutions to community banks) regarding reposition of and/or disposing of OREO during Great Recession.

Background & Experience

CEO of NAI Affinity and its related companies including but, not limited to Affinity Partners, LLC. NAI Affinity changed its name from Chrisland Real Estate Companies in 2019, in conjunction with its affiliation with NAI Global. 

President, CEO & co-founder of Chrisland Real Estate Companies (Nov. 2003 - Feb. 2019)

McWhinney Enterprises (Dec. 2001 - Nov. 2003)

Realtec (Sep. 1998 - Dec. 2001)

Past President, Northern Colorado Commercial Association of Realtors

2018 Real Estate Entrepreneur of the Year, Everitt Real Estate Center, Colorado State University

Member of the 2008 Northern Colorado Business Report’s 40 under Forty list

Director, The Erie County Investment Company

Director and Chair-elect, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (real estate/finance) from Colorado State University (’00)

Licensed Employing Broker in Colorado

Graduate ('18), Water Literate Leaders, CSU’s Colorado Water Institute & Community Foundation of Northern Colorado

Professional Associations & Designations

Member, International Council of Shopping Centers

Member, Denver Metro Commercial Association of Brokers

Past President, Northern Colorado Commercial Association of Realtors

Member, Everitt Real Estate Center, Colorado State University

Transaction History

Multifamily: A.G. Spanos Companies, The Erie County Investment Co., Continental Properties, Crowne Partners, McWhinney, Pedcor, St. Charles Investments, etc. - spanning market rate, senior, affordable, and student housing types.

Retail: SCHEELS All Sports (250,000 sf anchor retail), Lowes Home Improvement Centers (Loveland, CO), Promenade Shops at Centerra (750,000 sf lifestyle center), Ethan Allen, TREK, Bonefish Grill, Starbucks, Culvers, Lazy Dog, Qdoba, etc.

Industrial: Swire Coca-Cola USA, High Country Beverage (Molson / Coors), Rodelle, United Properties, etc.

Medical: Site for University of Colorado Health's Medical Center of the Rockies (110 acres, 166 bed, Level II Trauma Center), Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital and LTAC, multiple transactions with large speciality practices including surgery centers for orthopedics, opthalmology, gastroenterology, cosmetic surgery, etc.

Office: JBS, Kroll Government Services, Heska Corp., Home State Bank, Northwestern Mutual, etc.

Land: Significant land brokerage experience including acquisition of sites for large master planned communities and marketing of the same. Examples include: 2534 (542 ac - Johnstown, CO), Centerra & Van de Water (2,000 ac - Loveland, CO), Apex Vista (863 ac - Greeley, CO), Whitham Farm (120 ac - Fort Collins, CO), Spring Creek Farms (50 ac - Fort Collins, CO) and more.

Strategic Clients

CaliberCo Inc.

Spanos Corporation / A.G. Spanos Companies

The Erie County Investment Co. / The Bailey Co.

Affinity Partners, LLC

Gerrard Development

Thompson Ranch Development Co.

Edwards Development

Hartford Homes