Established in 1981, Goldmark Commercial Real Estate is one of the region’s most successful and experienced commercial brokerage firms. Their diverse team includes a licensed architect, a practicing real estate attorney, a commercial lender with over 15 years of experience, a commercial real estate investor with more than 20 years in the field, and several agents with extensive entrepreneurial backgrounds in both small and large businesses.
Q&A with Andy Westby
Q: How did you get into this space?
A: Technically speaking, our firm assists others in developing real estate, as we do not engage in local development ourselves to avoid competing with our clients. I transitioned into commercial brokerage in 2015 after spending over 15 years in the software and technology industry. The travel and corporate grind had worn me down, and I was eager to work more directly with local businesses and owners. Commercial real estate proved to be the perfect fit to do just that.
In late 2019, I assumed the role of president and managing broker. Since then, we have rebuilt our brokerage team, developed a detailed market analytics platform, and launched Goldmark Design & Development (GDD), which is led by Nate Vollmuth. GDD offers comprehensive architectural design and development services, including master planning, preliminary site layouts, cost estimating, detailed architectural plans, city permitting, construction bidding, and much more.
As Confucius said, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” I can truly say that has been my experience. I wouldn’t trade this job for the world!
Q: Please describe the current projects your company is working on.
A: For Land, our firm is currently representing over 15 exciting land development projects across the Fargo-Moorhead metro, including:
The Crossroads — This 50+ acre site sits in the epicenter of the FM metro and is adjacent to both I-94 and I-29. With over 144,000 vehicles passing by each day, this site features the highest combined traffic counts in the entire state of North Dakota! Lot sizes can range from 0.7-10+ acres to support a large mix of uses, including professional office, medical, retail, technology, education, and more. This central location is less than 10 minutes from nearly anywhere in the Fargo-Moorhead metro!
Urban Plains — Urban Plains offers 50+ acres of opportunity to buy, build, or lease in one of Fargo’s most premier in-fill developments. Urban Plains combines commercial, retail office, medical, event centers, multiple dwelling housing, and condo and town home development in a unique and lively mixed-use community. Conveniently located between Veterans Boulevard and 45th Street South, this area is poised for tremendous growth.




