Premier Real Estate Services
Since it’s founding in 1997, Christiansen & Portela specializes in prime office, industrial, and commercial properties in the Puerto Rico market. With over $80 million in annual transactions, Christiansen & Portela has become one of the most successful real estate firms in Puerto Rico by providing unsurpassed quality-of-service and seasoned real estate advice, bringing added value to their customers’ real estate investment and creating superior financial opportunities for them.

Full Service Real Estate Firm
Christiansen & Portela offers a full range of commercial and industrial real estate services in the Puerto Rico market. Corporate and Institutional clients will benefit from full-service real estate solutions in: Property Dispositions, Property Acquisitions, Tenant Representations, Buyer Representations, Leasing, Site Searches, Site Selection, Location Consulting, Relocations, Advisory Services, Project Evaluations, Marketing Plan Design, Sales & Lease Presentations, among others.

To facilitate and strengthen the services provided by Christiansen & Portela, the firm uses external consultants in the areas of: property appraisals, architectural consulting, engineering consulting, surveyor services, environmental consulting, attorneys, and other professionals.

Whether for local or international clients, Christiansen & Portela is the single source to meet and satisfy their real estate demands in a prompt and efficient manner.

Synergistic Partnership
In 1997 Gerald J. Christiansen and Rafael Portela merged their skills, resources, and experience to establish Christiansen & Portela. This dynamic duo of real estate professionals brings into play their unique depth of experience in the Real Estate industry. Christiansen contributes his intense marketing ingenuity while Portela adds an intricate knowledge of the contractual components involved in real estate transactions, while both possess a keen understanding of the local market, and are well versed on the multitude of issues impacting the commercial and industrial real estate industry today. They are adept at understanding their client’s businesses and they know what works and what doesn’t in negotiating on behalf of their clients. With an enthusiasm born of dedication and hard work, they have come to be recognized as the most highly respected industrial and commercial real estate professionals in Puerto Rico’s commercial and industrial real estate market. This synergy of talent and expertise is unique in the Puerto Rico market.

Innovative Marketing, Positive Results
Christiansen & Portela’s knowledge, experience, aggressive sales and marketing, and innovative solutions to real estate problems have earned the company an enviable position within the local commercial and industrial real estate brokerage community. This dynamic spirit is reflected on its dedicated group of Real Estate professionals. Driven and energetic, Christiansen & Portela’s multidisciplinary team of specialists posses superior knowledge of real estate marketing and make effective use of up-to-date technological tools to ensure prompt and positive results for all their clients. The firm possesses a solid group of real estate agents, brokers, marketers, and support staff, which have the ability to tailor and implement asset-specific strategic planning for value enhancement, and offer the knowledge and guidance their clients need in order to make their real estate transactions go smoothly.

Relationships Built on Trust
Christiansen & Portela takes pride in their close relationships with clients, and its ability to network within the real estate industry. This quality has enabled Christiansen & Portela to form and maintain strong personal relationships with numerous clients, corporate institutions, and key players in the local commercial and industrial real estate industry. With many years of highly successful commercial and industrial market experience, Christiansen & Portela enjoys a long-standing reputation of service excellence and commitment to their clients’ success. As Christiansen & Portela looks into the future, they remain wholly committed to providing their clients with ethical, personalized service of the highest level of integrity and proven expertise.