What You Should Know About a Broker Opinion of Value

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Alexa BroylesBOV, BPO, Broker Opinion of Value, Broker's price opinion, columbus, commercial real estate, CRE, Owner Representation, Property Valuation, real estate analysis, real estate appraisal

What is the Difference Between a Broker Opinion of Value and an Appraisal? Both a Broker Opinion of Value (BOV) and an appraisal utilize the same approaches to determining the value of properties, however, there are some key differences. To begin, an appraisal is performed by a state-licensed third party and performed at a cost. Specifically, in terms of commercial real estate, the cost may be significant. Often, a BOV is at little or no cost, as many brokers provide this service as a means of earning representation for the…

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City of Columbus Aims to Address Affordable Housing with 2021 CRA Abatement Policy

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Alexa Broylesaffordable housing, columbus, columbus ohio, commercial real estate, Community Reinvestment Area, CRE, Department of Development, development, housing affordability, tax abatement

The Columbus Department of Development presented its proposed update to the Community Reinvestment Area Residential Abatement policy as part of a scheduled three-year review, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, during a public meeting. The updated proposal affects tax abatements in both the legacy community reinvestment areas, as well as in designated as “Market Ready” and “Ready for Revitalization” areas, which are determined based on the number of qualifying distress criteria. Distress criteria include population growth, median household income growth, poverty rate, growth in median rent, housing vacancy rate and mortgage foreclosure…

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Steelton Village Rebirth Attracts Small Businesses to The Fort

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Alexa BroylesAnd here we are, columbus, commercial real estate, CRE, Crew Supply, for lease, John Mally, Makerspace, Mission Coffee, Ohio Equities, Southside Columbus, Steelton Village, The Fort, The Smithery, The Speculo Group, transactions

NAI Ohio Equities had a strong October with more than 26 closings last month. Our office sold or leased more than 255,000 square feet, and signed or renewed leases with 17 tenants. Our October closed transactions include the addition of several new tenants to The Fort, our featured property. The Fort, located on Columbus’ south end in Steelton Village, serves as a business incubator to roughly 30 tenants including a number of creative studios and business professionals. Set in a former 19th-century ladder and fire truck factory, The Fort is…

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Ohio Equities Finds Industrial Warehouse Space Fueling BARK Co. Expansion and Job Growth

October 18, 2021January 14, 2022 Alexa BroylesBARK, Blake DeCrane, columbus, columbus ohio, commercial real estate, CRE, Curt Berlin, industrial, Industrial Property Team, jobs, matt osowski, Warehouse

The rapidly expanding Original BARK Company announced in a press release last week that it would be creating 500 full-time jobs in Columbus over the next four years, tripling its staff. Launched in 2012 with its monthly, themed subscription, BARK Box, BARK has now expanded to include BARK Super Chewer, BARK Bright and BARK Eats. The success of these expansions, and specifically the success of BARK Eats, drove co-founder Carly Strife to think about expanding its industrial space here in Columbus, Ohio, which accounts for some of the job creation…

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Looking for an Investment Property? Self-Storage May Offer a Unique Opportunity

October 7, 2021July 18, 2022 Alexa BroylesCarter Stephens, columbus, columbus ohio, commercial real estate, Conor David, distribution, industrial, Investment Sales Team, just leased, multi-family, office, property, retail, self-storage, Tyler Watkins, Warehouse

September commercial real estate transactions remained steady and accounted for roughly 325,000 sq. ft. in sold or leased, office, investment, industrial, and retail properties in our office. One of our largest sales was 485 Lee Street in Belpre, Ohio. The self-storage facility featured nearly 78,000 sq. ft. of rentable space and an astounding 465 units. Self-storage continues to be a desired investment sector, and has gained significant interest recently for several reasons. To begin, explained Investment Team Broker, Tyler Watkins, self-storage properties tend to be easier to manage and have…

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August Transactions in Central Ohio

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 Amy Karnescolumbus, commercial real estate, delaware, for sale, industrial, investment, land, leased, office, ohio, real estate investment, sold, Warehouse

August did not slow down this year for commercial real estate transactions. Our office closed on a number of industrial, investment, land, retail and office properties. One of our largest sales was 105 Innovation Court in Delaware, Ohio. This 60,000 SF industrial investment property sold for $5,700,000 by Doug Shull. The Central Ohio Commercial Real Estate market continues to be a great market for both small businesses and larger corporations. Get in touch with us if you need an opinion of value on your commercial space!

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July Transactions – Another Hot Month for Central Ohio Real Estate

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 Amy Karnescolumbus, commercial real estate, CRE, for lease, industrial, investment, land, leased, mulit-family, office, retail, transactions

July was another busy month for NAI Ohio Equities. Our office closed on another record number of industrial, office and retail properties. One of our large office sales included the sale of the former Volunteers of America building located at 1776-1780 E. Broad Street. It was sold for $3,510,000. You can read more about the sale here. The Central Ohio Commercial Real Estate market continues to be a great market for both small businesses and larger corporations. Get in touch with us if you need an opinion of value on…

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Industrial CRE: the party isn’t over yet!

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Amy Karnesfullfillment, industrial, online sales, trends, Warehouse

Real Capital Analytics (RCA) has released their latest US National All-Property Index data for industrial, apartment, retail, and office sectors, which shows index growth of 8.4% year-on-year to April 2021. The biggest gains were evident in Industrial (up by 9.4%), which we all know has been one of the few spaces for which Covid-19 proved to be a boon. But GlobeSt analysis of Crexi data and Moody’s Analytics suggests that a “market correction” may be on the cards In the monthly Crexi National Commercial Real Estate report, they write, ‘for…

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Green and lean: smart ways retail, and CRE, can clean up its act

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Andrew Schnitkey

Green and sustainable retail has been a talking point for at least two decades, but it has previously been characterized as “unachievable” and even “unaffordable” with some of the big brand retailers detailing how they experienced push back from consumers as greener principles led to increased prices, especially in the early 2000s. This is, however, a very different conversation today in 2021, with Gen Z and younger millennials sustainability-minded. There is a long-overdue green movement in retail, and adoption is often rewarded with customer loyalty. So how can you make…

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What’s Selling the Fastest in Central Ohio? One Word: Industrial

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Amy Karnesclosed properties, columbus, commercial real estate, delaware, january, office, retail, sold, transactions

We kicked off 2021 with over 25 transactions sold or leased for the month. The sector that is doing the best? Hands down, it’s the Industrial market. It allocated over 75% of our sales and leases in January and the sector continues to be great throughout the first quarter of the year. Read, share and download our January Transactions ⬇