B. Hunt Gunter
Vice President, Commercial Brokerage
The Wilton Companies
Hunt Gunter is a Vice President with The Wilton Companies. His responsibilties include the leasing of Wilton's portfolio of land and retail, office and industrial properties. Also, Hunt is involved with all aspects of land sales, developing new and upgrading existing shopping centers, improving retail shops, office buildings and warehouses. Additionally, Hunt specializes in the representation of local, regional and national retailers looking to buy or lease retail properties in the Richmond Metropolitan area.
Hunt has been instrumental in bringing together industry specialists who have created some of the area's most successful projects. His activity in the fast-growing Central Virginia market has put him in the vanguard of Richmond's commercial real estate professionals.
Experience
Hunt has over fifteen years of brokerage experience in all aspects of commercial real estate sales, leasing, investment and development beginning his real estate career with Virginia Realty and Development Company in 1991 in their Retail Department.
In 1995, he was hired by Blockbuster Entertainment as a Regional Real Estate Representative for Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., South Carolina, and upstate New York. He then worked for Kinko’s as a Regional Real Estate Representative for Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Later, Hunt was recruited and hired by Chainlinks and served as the Managing Director of Brokerage Services.
In October 2004, he joined The Wilton Companies as Vice President hired to run the Commercial Division. His responsibilties include managing the leasing of over three million square feet of land and retail, office and industrial properties.
Education
- St. Christopher’s School, Richmond, Virginia
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Industry Affilations and Community Involvement
- Member, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- Past Chairman, Virginia State Board of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services
- Board of Associates, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
- Campaign Leadership Committee, Association of Retarded Citizens
- Past Board Member, William Byrd Community House
- Past Board Member, Planned Parenthood
- Past Board Member, Friends of Elk Hill Farm
- Committee Member, Ducks Unlimited
