About Art Rountree

Palm Beach County Small Apartment Advisor

Real estate has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. My grandfather was a commercial builder, and I followed that same path — spending more than 20 years developing, building, and managing commercial and residential properties.

That work spanned the full spectrum of real estate. On the commercial side, I developed and managed office, retail, and mixed-use properties. On the residential side, I owned and managed multifamily housing including apartment communities where I handled everything from acquisitions and unit conversions to day-to-day operations and lease-up. I've been the owner, the developer, and the landlord. I know what it takes to make a property perform.

That background is on-the-job training you can't get from a desk. I've signed personal guarantees, managed contractors, navigated zoning boards, dealt with vacancies, and made decisions with real money on the line. When I sit across the table from a property owner today, I understand what they're carrying because I've carried it too.

A few years ago I made the prayerful decision to transition from development into advising, where I could put that experience to work for other owners and tenants.

Today, that focus is specific: I work with owners of small apartment buildings: 6 to 100 units across Palm Beach County. I track sales, listings, renovations, and ownership activity on all 773 properties in that range, because most of the market intelligence available today is built for institutional apartment communities, not the buildings that make up most of this county. My goal isn't to show up only when you're ready to sell. It's to be a resource before that on renovations, refinancing, insurance, or just what's happening on your block, so that when a decision does come up, you already know who you're calling.

‍ ‍A Few Credentials

Over the years my work has been recognized by the Atlanta Urban Design Commission with two Awards of Excellence in Renovations, and I've been named three times to the Atlanta Business Chronicle's "Who's Who in Residential Real Estate." I'm a graduate of the University of West Georgia, a Licensed General Contractor in Georgia, and hold a commercial real estate license in both Florida and Georgia.

Outside of Work

I'm married to my high school sweetheart and we have three grown sons. Faith and family are at the center of my life. We are members of Sand Harbor Presbyterian Church here in Jupiter. I play in the Thursday night mens golf league at Abacoa.

‍ ‍Let's Connect

If you own a small apartment building in Palm Beach County or commercial property more broadly, let's connect. No pitch, just a conversation.

📞 (561) 510-4694 ✉ art@boxwoodcre.com