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 $100 million dollars.
As the Cincinnati Board of Realtors multi year Top Retail
Producer, he is a valuable resource for retailers and landlords in
the greater Cincinnati market.
- Miami University -
Oxford , Ohio; Bachelor of Arts,
English, 1980
- Price Babson
Fellowship in Entrepreneurial Studies, 1991, Babson College-
Wellesley, MA
- 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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Top Producers Club yearly since 1993, Cincinnati Board of Realtors
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, Popeye’s Chicken, Once Upon a Child, Plato’s Closet, La-Z-Boy Furniture, Graeter’s Ice Cream, Papa John’s Pizza,
Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Party City and Gordon Food Service.
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Worked with Home Depot,
assembling land for their Beechmont, Colerain and Fields Ertel
stores.
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Multiple Walgreens
transactions in West Chester, Symmes Township, Finneytown, and
Aurora, Indiana.
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Negotiated expansions
and relocations for Party City in 2009-2010.
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Sold Carmax their 24
acre site in Forest Park in 2008.
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Helping Five
Guys Burgers & Fries with their new store roll-out in Cincinnati and
N. Kentucky.
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
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Cincinnati Observatory
volunteer