John Riehl
Owner, Obrecht-Riehl Properties
Cockeysville, MD 21030
Phone (410) 769-8300 x102
Markets
Baltimore
Bio
A graduate of St. Paul’s School in suburban Baltimore, John attended Loyola College. In 1979, he began his real estate career as a Property Manager for his grandfather, Henry J. Knott, Sr. The Knott organization owned and managed approximately 10,000 apartment units as well as numerous shopping centers and office buildings throughout Maryland.
He joined MacKenzie and Associates, a commercial real estate firm, as a marketing representative for office, industrial, and retail properties.
In 1988 John joined P. Fred’k Obrecht & Son as Vice President of Marketing and Management, overseeing a two million square foot portfolio of commercial real estate.
John left Obrecht & Sons in 1992 to become a Partner in The Riehl Estate Company, a full service commercial real estate firm. He managed, leased and financed multi-family, retail and office properties.
In 2001 John and Susan founded Obrecht-Riehl Properties. The firm is responsible for management, marketing, leasing, consulting and averaging more than one million square feet of multi-family, residential, office, retail and warehouse development annually in Maryland and Virginia.
