Commercial Real Estate 101 

Understanding the Total Cost of Occupancy

When signing a commercial lease, there are many factors that impact your overall cost. Understanding the total cost of occupancy is important both for budgeting and developing accurate financial forecasts over time, as well as for negotiation. Recently, our Office Brokerage Group of Matt Gregory, Andy Dutcher and Philip Bird worked with The Joseph Group to secure a new office space. The Joseph Group had outgrown its current space of roughly 5,500 square feet and sought a space that could accommodate its current needs, but would also facilitate the organization’s…

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Commercial Real Estate 101 

Five Reasons You Should Engage a Tenant Rep to Negotiate Your Commercial Lease

Leases dominated our roster of closed transactions for May with our office signing or renewing leases equating to more than 205,000 square feet. With such a significant amount of leasing activity, we thought we’d take a deep dive into the benefits and misconceptions regarding tenant representation and share with you our top five reasons why hiring a tenant representative is beneficial! Signing a lease for a commercial property is a big commitment, and finding that perfect space is often a time-consuming and sometimes, daunting task. The good news is –…

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September Transactions

NAI Ohio Equities closed over 23 transactions during the month of September, including the sale of an office portfolio at 825 Tech Center and 8101 N. High Street. The 209,440 square feet of Class A Office Space was sold by our Office Brokerage Group of Matt Gregory, SIOR, CCIM, Andy Dutcher, SIOR and Philip Bird. To download our entire report, please click Here.

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Commercial Real Estate 101 

Four Things to Look for When Hiring a Commercial Brokerage

Starting the business was the hard part. Now you are looking for space but how do you find the right commercial building? You need a good commercial real estate brokerage but each brokerage and broker is different. How do you choose the one that’s right for you? Here are 4 things to look for:   #1: A broker that specializes in the type of commercial property that you need.   One of the first things you’ll come up against when you start looking for commercial property is zoning. You may…

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John Mally and Jim Merkel Win at the Columbus Realtors Commercial Award Night

Two agents at NAI Ohio Equities were awarded during the Columbus Realtors Commercial Brokerage Awards dinner on March 8th, 2018. Jim Merkel, SIOR, CCIM received the 2017 Erika Blumenstein Memorial Award and John Mally received an award for Most Unique Commercial Transaction. Jim received the award for his professionalism and outstanding commitment to the commercial real estate industry and to the Central Ohio community. Jim has been in the real estate industry for over 45 years and specializes in office, industrial and investment brokerage. He provides value-add, comprehensive real estate services…

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February Transactions

NAI Ohio Equities closed over 20 properties in the month of February. Some of our larger closings included Apartments on London-Groveport Road, the sale of the office building at 2999 E. Dublin-Granville Road and an office building on E. Main Street in Bexley. We also successfully sold two multi-family units in under a month. For more information on our recent transactions, please download our flyer. NAI Ohio Equities February Transactions

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NAI Ohio Equities January Transactions

Our agents had a busy month! A few of our deals included the sale of 6805 Perimeter Drive in Dublin, Ohio for $6,530,000 by the Office Brokerage Group, the sale of 298-300 Enterprise Drive in Lewis Center for $789,000 by the Industrial Warehouse Investment Team and the lease of 825 Tech Center Drive, 1st Floor in Gahanna. To view all of our transactions, please download the PDF: January Transactions

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