PNC PLAZA DOWNTOWN CUTS OFFICE LEASE RATES AFTER MORTAGAGE PAYOFF
(December 03, 2010)

The owner of PNC Plaza at 155 E. Broad St. in Columbus has paid off the skyscraper's $28.5 million mortgage at a discount, allowing it to drop leasing rates in a tough downtown office market. Public records show Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. on Nov. 24 discharged the loan to NC Plaza LLC, an affiliate of Chicago-based investor Arthur Goldner, amid industry speculation over the status of the loan, which was bundled within a collateralized mortgage-backed securities package. (click here to read more)

Commercial real estate veteran George "Sandy" Simpson has bought out the 50 percent interest of partner Capitol Square Ltd. in his Ohio Equities LLC brokerage after 40 years in business with the Dispatch Printing Co. affiliate. Simpson said Monday that he has held discussions about a buyout since earlier this year. The deal quietly closed three weeks ago. (click here to read more)

Capmark Bank, based in suburban Philadelphia, has hired brokers from NAI Ohio Equities LLC to sell three of the buildings for about $1 million each while keeping the eight-story midrise at 1105 Schrock Road in its real estate portfolio until the 217,000-square-foot building can attract more tenants. (click here to read more)

QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER - 2ND QUARTER, 2010
(August 01, 2010)

The Communique is NAI Ohio Equities' quarterly newsletter. Each issue contains detailed information on various aspects of the company and current activity in the industry. This edition's lead story is "Taking Stock of the Global Commercial Real Estate Market ". (click here to read more)

ORGANIZATION FINDS HEADQUARTERS WITH HELP FROM VALUABLE REPRESENTATION
(July 19, 2010)

Alvis House, a nonprofit organization based in Columbus, Ohio signed a buyer representation agreement with NAI Ohio Equities back on February 5th, 2009. The agents representing Alvis House from NAI Ohio Equities were Peter Merkle and Matt Gregory. (click here to read more)

QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER - 1ST QUARTER, 2010
(April 01, 2010)

The Communique is NAI Ohio Equities' quarterly newsletter. Each issue contains detailed information on various aspects of the company and current activity in the industry. This edition's lead story is "Staying Profitable During the Great Recession". (click here to read more)

KENNY STATION ADDS A NEW TENANT
(January 12, 2010)

Rogue Fitness, formerly of Gahanna, recently signed a lease at Kenny Station for 11,000 square feet consisting of office space for their corporate headquarters, as well as showroom and warehouse space for their fitness equipment. They took possession of the space in early January. (click here to read more)