At Gildenson Real Estate, our team combines extensive market knowledge with a client-first approach. We specialize in corporate and residential real estate, offering services that range from advisory and acquisitions to property management and investment analysis.
Our strength lies in building long-term relationships based on trust, transparency, and results.
Eduardo started his Real Estate career in 2012 and currently serves as President and Asset/Property Manager for Gildenson Real Estate and also as a Manager and Advisor for out-of-state ownership, supervising various types of assets across different states in the US. As part of his day to day responsibilities, he is in charge of managing operations and leasing of 400,000 square feet of class-A office space in Dallas.
Mr. Gildenson has been responsible for the general supervision of various multi-million-dollar office renovation projects and has personally negotiated leases in excess of 500,000 square feet. Prior to joining Bradford, he worked for Procter & Gamble and J.C. Penney Company in the supply chain and logistics divisions.
In 2018, Eduardo identified a need for a different approach to traditional Real Estate Brokerage and decided to create Gildenson Real Estate to solve that need. Since then, Mr. Gildenson has represented a variety of Sellers, Buyers, Tenants and Landlords, in both Commercial and Residential transactions.
Eduardo grew up in Mexico City and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechatronics Engineering with Honors from Tecnológico de Monterrey and then subsequently moved to Dallas and graduated from Southern Methodist University after receiving his Master of Science Degree in Engineering Management in 2011. Prior to moving to Dallas, Eduardo spent a semester as an Exchange Student in The University of Melbourne, Australia, and spent 1 year in Israel and served in the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) while being there.
Some hobbies Eduardo enjoys are traveling, playing and watching soccer, trying new restaurants (especially if they are taco joints), mixing music, SCUBA diving and spending time with friends. He is the middle of 3 siblings and married to Dallas native, Emily. Eduardo currently holds a Texas Real Estate Broker’s License and is fluent in Spanish and Hebrew.
Edgar started his commercial Real Estate Career with Gildenson Real Estate in 2019; he also serves as a Senior Expert Adviser at the Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Group, and owns the Luxury brand D’Monti®.
Edgar enjoys an extensive education and experience in the Luxury Industry, Marketing and Branding, Negotiations, Strategy, and Business Development.
Edgar graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) with a Bachelor’s in Science of Marketing, with a focus in Professional Sales, and Strategic Management.
Following graduation, Edgar joined the Southern Methodist University (SMU) to peruse The Graduate Marketing Certificate Program, an executive education certificate from the Cox School of business. At this Program, Edgar’s favorite professor was the Brierley Endowed Professor and Director Marcy Armstrong.
In 2017, Edgar joined the Digital Retailing Program at the University of North Texas (UNT.) Edgar excelled and accomplished all senior classes related to digital retail and was selected as one of the Top 10% faculty students and awarded multiple scholarships. During the program Edgar joined The Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Group, and provided consulting to January Digital, a NYC and Dallas based Digital Marketing Agency, Edgar performed his digital retail and marketing skills with his team for brands such as Oscar de la Renta, Karl Lagerfeld and NARS Cosmetics.
Edgar enjoys humanities and the fine arts, especially those with important historical and cultural value. His appreciation to history is in part due to his family heritage, Edgar comes from a family with tradition of service to society, Edgar and family are direct descendants of the Former Judge, Senator and President of the United Estates of Colombia (1868-1870), His Excellency Distinguished General Jose Santos Gutierrez Prieto.
Devin Oldham begin his career at Merit Tower as a security guard and was quickly promoted to security supervisor after proving his skills. He spent over 5 years at Merit Tower in the security roles, always excelling at what he did, but always aspired to be a Building Engineer of a high rise in Dallas.
Devin has a passion for great Customer Service and he delivers it to all his clients, always with a smile, a great sense of responsibility and utmost care. Devin left Security for an opportunity to train & educate to achieve his goal. He worked, studied & promoted at Hartman Properties in an Engineering role. After working with Hartman Properties for some time, Devin returned to Merit Tower with Gildenson Real Estate as a Building Engineer in July 2021. He continues to master his craft, now back at “home”. After proving himself up, he was promoted to Chief Engineer in January 2022. Devin is great in maintaining all physical aspects of buildings from structure to heating & cooling equipment to electrical infrastructure and everything in between.
Mike Crain has spent 35 years in the multi-housing industry in the DFW area and the last 5 years as a Building Engineer in Dallas.
Mike has been married 39 years and has 3 children.
Mike joined the Gildenson Real Estate team as a Building Engineer for One Legacy Circle, a 214,110 square feet class AA building in Plano, TX
Robert is native to north Texas. Since 2010, Robert has been an active Real Estate Agent in the DFW metropolitan area. With a focus on buyers and expertise in new construction he is well qualified to assist with first time home purchases, relocations, and investment properties.
In addition, Robert has been an active Texas Banker for more than 15 years. He specializes in homebuilder finance, real estate investment and commercial real estate. This added experience allows him to see real estate with vision that many do not possess.
Outside of Real Estate and Finance, Robert enjoys disc golf, fishing and takes pride in enriching the lives of his family and those he surrounds himself with.
DeMarkaus is a DFW native and proud father to one daughter that he loves very much. He is a dedicated professional with eight years of experience in the security industry, including five years in a supervisory role. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated strong leadership, team management, and operational oversight skills while maintaining a high standard of safety and professionalism.
While working full-time in security, DeMarkaus furthered his education by earning his HVAC certification and completing specialized training at Merit Tower, showcasing his commitment to continuous growth and technical expertise. His background combines hands-on field experience with leadership and industry-recognized training.
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Krystal Zahniser has almost forty (40) years experience in property management, twenty-five (25) of which were with Bradford Companies. Her specialties include office, retail, and industrial, and asset manager of a 3.2 million square foot office and industrial portfolio in Dallas and Houston for ML Realty Partners.
Krystal began her career as the Director of Real Estate for Cullum Companies which included management, leasing and development of Tom Thumb shopping centers. After the leveraged buy-out of Cullum, she became one of the first managers in the third party high-rise division of Trammell Crow managing an eight (8) office building development owned by Principal Mutual.
In 2000, on behalf of Bradford and the developer, Krystal assumed management and oversight of the construction/development phase of the Center at Preston Ridge which is a 1.2 million square foot retail development in Frisco, Texas. At the time of construction, this was the highest concentration of retail development in the country.
She continued managing Center at Preston Ridge for Bradford through 2002 when the project was sold to a New York REIT who moved management in-house. Krystal remained with the REIT through 2006.
She has managed portfolios exceeding $300 million with ownerships that have included Principal Life Insurance, Citicorp, Chase Manhattan Bank, General Electric Investment Corporation and Kennedy Associates, and has been a key member of the team at Merit Tower since 2012.
Krystal is a graduate of Baylor University with a BA in Finance and Real Estate and an MBA in Finance. Ms. Zahniser holds a Texas Real Estate Broker license.
Alan Yancelson is a passionate Real Estate Professional and community leader.
Alan enjoys helping with selling or buying any kind of Real Estate from beginning to end through unparalleled customer service and state-of-the-art marketing and technology. Working with people is Alan’s passion and it brings him much happiness and joy when able to help clients sell their properties with ease, or help buyers find their dream property. He is also business savvy and detail oriented, which has allowed him to work in Real Estate Management.
With over 14 years of experience in sales and marketing, you can trust that Alan will negotiate the best deal possible for you and will always pay attention to the details. From beginning to end, he will guide you through every step of the real estate process, whether it is buying, selling, leasing or management. Questions are welcome and he is happy to explain any uncertainty that you may have.
Alan attended the University of Texas at Austin where he obtained a BBA in Business Marketing and an MA in Human Dimensions. Alan is also multi-lingual speaking English, Spanish, Hebrew, and French. He currently holds a Texas Salesperson Real Estate License.
When not working, you can find him by the pool or at the gym, or eating tacos.
Raul Vasquez was raised in Plano and went to Plano East Senior High. He worked up to the position of Traffic Coordinator, always as a team player and helping others. Raul also got into Real Estate as an agent with his oldest sister right before the market went down in 2008.
Due to the Real Estate crash, he decided to get into the medical field as a Medical Record Coordinator, eventually moving up and receiving education to be a Medical Assistant while working for a company for 8 years, until the practice closed due to the Doctor passing away. Raul then decided to move into a Sub Contractor field for Demolition and Remodeling. With the combined experiences and knowledge in various trades, Raul returned to the medical field once again. He worked for Prime Diagnostic Imaging during 9 years, of which he spent 4 years as a workers compensation specialist and 5 years as a maintenance engineer and also doing construction work. In that role, he did extensive remodeling and build-out of a number of offices for the company while being responsible and overseeing the general maintenance of the facilities.
Joe is a passionate entrepreneur and the co-owner of Gringo Joe’s. He began the business in the late 1990’s, importing pottery wire baskets and metal sculptures and selling these unique items at the Dallas Farmers Market and other local fairs and expos.
Joe attended Grapevine High school where he was president of the business class. He was on the football team as a freshman, sophomore and junior and the baseball team as a sophomore. He went on to the University of North Texas to pursue Business degree.
Business has always been a source of passion for Joe and he saw early success while in the Dallas Farmers Market in the early 2000’s. Joe was the official spokesman and president of the nearly 300 market vendors. He was voted in because he is bilingual and was understanding of all of the vendors needs. He fought the city as they forced farmers and importers to leave their market locations. The Dallas Farmers market was sold in 2007 to a private group that has redeveloped it and since changed its atmosphere.
Having a strong following from the Farmers Market Joe rented a warehouse on Slocum Street in the Design District in 2007. With continuing success, Joe decided to begin selling wholesale to other stores and led him to exhibit in many trade shows all over the country. Joe has an impressive client list including TJ-Max (Home Goods), Ross, and many more. Additionally Joe’s Company is an officially licensed collegiate décor manufacturer that represents nearly 75 Universities Nationwide. He has plans of adding professional teams to this list in the years to come.
Joe has attended every major trade show in the country and is an expert marketer. His company carries over 3,000 items, most are hand-made and many are created from recycled materials. His warehouse is still in the Dallas Design District in a property he purchased in 2010. On site, Joe purchased a brand new state of the art robotic plasma cutter with the purpose of bringing back manufacturing to the USA. Joe is a proud member of the GO TEXAN Association that is helping promote Texas made products.
In 2019 after several negative dealings with unscrupulous and uncaring Realtor/Brokers Joe decided to attain his own Real Estate Sales Agent License. He felt he would provide his local community with real value. Always keeping in mind that he is representing his client’s needs in every transaction. After being licensed just 1 year he has several commercial and residential sales and Leases under his belt.
Joe has always been a people person motivated by providing consumers products they will enjoy for a lifetime. Joe has 2 children he loves to spend time with.
Ryan grew up in Michigan. He attended Wittenberg University in Ohio where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree. After graduating from Wittenberg, Ryan moved to Texas where he attended Texas Tech University School of Law and Rawls School of Business earning both his JD and MBA. After completing his education, Ryan moved to Dallas in 2011 where he currently lives and works.
Many interests and activities fill Ryan’s spare time including physical fitness, golf, travel and skiing. His interest in real estate started at a young age and continues to evolve. Having lived in the Dallas area for over 10 years he is very familiar with what Dallas and the surrounding communities have to offer.
Luis Cardenas is an Assistant Property Manager and Executive Operations specialist supporting leasing operations, financial performance, and tenant relations. Originally from California, Luis relocated to Dallas in 2023 to pursue expanded opportunities within the Texas real estate market.
He earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance with a concentration in Real Estate Investment Management from the University of Texas at Dallas in Fall 2025. Prior to his current role, he worked in Irvine, California, alongside a mentor in real estate investment and development, serving as an Assistant Project Manager and gaining experience in project coordination and asset growth.
Luis is driven by a long-term goal of building a real estate acquisitions firm and expanding into development while assembling a diversified investment portfolio.
Outside of work, Luis is passionate about fitness and enjoys traveling and new experiences with friends. He is also an automotive enthusiast and, having grown up riding horses, hopes to one day own a ranch.
