Since 1991, John has
specialized in Retail Real Estate in the Cincinnati market, working
on the marketing of shopping centers, freestanding retail properties
and retail land. John has
also acted as a tenant/buyer representative for a variety of clients
on site selection projects from initial market studies through
multiple store openings. John
has been involved in over 600 lease/sale transactions, totaling over
7,000,000 SF with a value in excess of $175 million dollars.
As the Cincinnati Board of Realtors multi year Top Retail
Producer, he is the man in Cincinnati Retail.
- Miami University -
Oxford , Ohio
- Bachelor of Arts,
English, 1980
- Price Babson
Fellowship in Entrepreneurial Studies, 1991
- Babson College –
Wellesley, MA
- Illinois Real Estate
Sales License, 1984
- Kentucky Real Estate
Sales License, 1990
- Ohio Real Estate Sales
License, 1989; Brokerage License, 1995
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International Council of Shopping Centers, Ohio Program Chairman
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1997 Top Producers Club yearly since 1993
The
Everest Group, Inc. – Senior Vice President
responsible for all retail property brokerage.
John’s concentration is on the leasing and sale of exclusively
listed shopping centers and other retail properties.
He also serves as a tenant
representative for a number of client companies including The Fresh
Market, Calico Corners, Dewey’s Pizza, Popeye’s Chicken, Hancock
Fabrics, Once Upon a Child, Plato’s Closet, La-Z-Boy Furniture,
Graeter’s Ice Cream, and Papa John’s Pizza.
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Worked with Home Depot,
assembling land for their Beechmont, Colerain and Fields Ertel
stores.
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Thoma & Sutton
Optician’s real estate representative for all new stores and store
relocations.
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Multiple Walgreens
transactions in West Chester, Symmes Township, Finneytown, and
Aurora, Indiana.
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Negotiated the
acquisition of Ovation Audio/Video’s newest stores in Deerfield
Township and Northern
Kentucky.
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Sold the former Kmart
at Ridge and Highland in 2006.
Midwest Commercial Group -
Responsible for the leasing of over 20 strip and shopping centers
owned by the company in the Cincinnati market.
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Increased occupancy
from under 10% to 95% at Mariemont Promenade, a 50,000 SF
neighborhood strip
center.
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Acted as the Tenant
Representative for Sterling Cut Glass for their new 14,000 SF
Kenwood
store.
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Cincinnati Youth
Collaborative Mentoring Program, 1991 - present
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Miami University Thomas
C. Page Center for Entrepreneurship, guest panelist, 1990 - 1993
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Christ the King
- Junefest Board, 2005-2007
