T. Dallas Smith
Email: dallas@tdallassmith.com
Number: 404.665.8400
Dallas is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at T. Dallas Smith & Company.
He leads the firm’s branding and strategy efforts, which includes creating & overseeing all new business verticals within TDS&Co that align with the company’s core business.
Dallas began his commercial real estate career in 1982 at Atlanta Air Center Realty under the guidance of Thomas W. Tift, Jr. as leasing and management representative for the portfolio. In 1989, he became the first African American broker at Cushman & Wakefield of Georgia. His affiliation with the company opened doors for many minority brokers. In 1995, he pioneered the brokerage division for H.J. Russell & Company, an African American-owned construction and management firm, where he served as VP of the Brokerage Division. In 2006, with the blessing of the late Herman J. Russell, Dallas opened T. Dallas Smith & Company, specializing in tenant representation.
T. Dallas Smith & Company has led projects across the country with metrics exceeding more than eight million square feet of tenant and buyer representation in office and industrial space, and more than five thousand acres of land acquisitions. Since its inception, the team has grown exponentially, and with their combined experiences have successfully led transactions totaling over $16 billion in aggregate value. Dallas is an innovator and thought leader in the commercial real estate community and is intentional about cultivating and developing diverse talent to help shape the commercial real estate industry.
A few of his many memberships, honors and awards are: 100 Most Influential Georgians for 2021 and 2022; GeorgiaTrend Magazine’s 2022 Georgia 500; Atlanta Magazine’s Atlanta 500 for 2021, 2022 and 2023; Atlanta Business League 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient. He serves as Regent on the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia as well as the Chairman of its Real Estate & Facilities Committee; a Board member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and Board member of the National Association of REALTORS®. Dallas is also the first Black president of the Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS® and a 2021 Alvin B. Cates Award recipient.
T. Dallas Smith
FOUNDER & CEO
Email: dallas@tdallassmith.com
Number: 404.665.8400
Dallas is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at T. Dallas Smith & Company.
He leads all new business development initiatives. His role includes overseeing all brokerage affairs related to the company and providing chief liaison services to key clients.
Dallas began his commercial real estate career in 1982 at Atlanta Air Center Realty under the guidance of Thomas W. Tift as leasing and management representative for the portfolio. In 1989, Dallas became the first African-American broker at Cushman & Wakefield of Georgia where his affiliation with the company opened doors for many minority brokers. In 1995, he pioneered the brokerage division for H.J. Russell & Company, an African-American owned construction and management firm, where he served as VP of the Brokerage Division. Dallas led the company initiative of acquiring 40 parcels of real estate, a full city block in the intercity of Atlanta resulting in a mixture of office, retail and multifamily developments now valued at over $20 million. In 2006, with the blessing of the late H. J. Russell, Dallas opened T. Dallas Smith & Company, specializing in tenant representation. T. Dallas Smith & Company has led projects across the country with metrics exceeding more than seven million square feet of commercial property leasing and acquisitions and five thousand acres of land purchases. Since its inception, the team has grown exponentially successfully leading transactions totaling over $15 billion in aggregate value. Dallas is an innovator and thought leader in the commercial real estate community and is intentional about cultivating and developing diverse talent to help shape the commercial real estate industry. He is a graduate of Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration.
Among his many memberships, honors and awards are Georgia State University Foundation Board – Chair of the Real Estate Committee, Council for Quality Growth – Board Member, Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS-Board Member. He has been awarded as Atlanta’s Most Admired CEO (2017), Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtor’s Realtor of the Year (2018) and Empire Board of Realtists Broker of the Year (2018).
