ABOUT COMMERCIAL AGENT Andrew Sowell

Andy Sowell is a specialist in industrial real estate brokerage. Since joining Boyd Commercial in 2001, his focus has been on selling and leasing distribution and manufacturing facilities. He also assists land owners and investors with the sale of surplus land tracts as well as land acquisitions for development purposes.

In October of 2006 Andy completed the process of earning the prestigious SIOR designation. The SIOR designation signifies that an individual has achieved high professional standards and a high level of competence and success in industrial and office real estate. Through continued education, Andy has committed himself to becoming one of the most capable brokerage practitioners in the market. Andy credits his success to taking the time to learn about his client's business. This enables him to act as a partner with each client, resulting in very effective negotiations as well as superior customer service.

Andy was the top producer at Boyd Commercial in 2005 and again in 2011 and remains as one of the top agents in the firm each year.

In 2011, Andy became a Principal of the firm.

He is an active member of St. Martins Church in Houston, the Texas Exes (University Alumni group), and President of Cancer Answers, the fundraising arm of the Sowell-Huggins Endowed Scholarship at the University of Texas Health Science Center. To date, Cancer Answers has raised more than $1,800,000 for cancer research and provided 90 graduate students more than $400,000 in scholarships. Andy is a member of the Houston Association of Realtors, and is a licensed real estate agent in the state of Texas.

He and his wife Sherra live in the Memorial area of Houston with their twins, Jackson and Rachel. His whole family is very active in sports and enjoys spending time in the great outdoors.