News 

NAI Ohio Equities Completes Sale of 555 Yearling

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Hackman Capital Partners LLC and NAI Ohio Equities announced today the recent sale of 555 Yearling Road to Oklahoma-based WCOL, LLC for $3,517,900. The free-standing, 164,450-square-foot building, sold by a Hackman Capital affiliate, is situated across the street from The Columbus International Air Center Complex and just south of the Port Columbus International Airport.  The building is 100% occupied by Ryerson, one of the largest metal distributors in the industry. Ryerson will remain at the property. “This is a uniquely robust, crane-served industrial building. We’re thrilled the investment was a…

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Commercial Real Estate 101 

Four Factors in Choosing Your Retail Space

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When choosing a retail space to start your business or expand your franchise, there are a few things you need to remember to make sure your business will thrive. Traffic: Whether it be car traffic or foot traffic, you need to make sure people can see where you are located. Retail can live and die by traffic, so knowing your traffic counts is key. Access Points: How will people get in and out of your space? Are their multiple entry points? Will there be a left-turn lane into the area? Also, pay attention…

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Commercial Real Estate 101 

Three Ways to Use Instagram for Commercial Real Estate

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Wondering how social media and in general, Instagram can work for your business? Instagram is one of the fastest growing social media sites, mainly because it is image driven instead of word driven. Here are three ways to make Instagram your new favorite social media site: Showcase your listing. Duh. Of course, this is the first reason. But, you can make it more fun than just posting a bland photo. Instead, create an Instagram Story by taking 1 photo of the inside, a boomerang (this is a .gif that quickly…

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Commercial Real Estate 101 

Why Columbus?

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In the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about the “up and coming” cities in the United States. Almost every list includes our hometown, Columbus, Ohio. “What?” people keep saying, “why Columbus?” Even though we thought we could keep our gem in the midwest a secret forever, we are also proud to be included in such an amazing conversation. Here’s why: It’s Affordable. Columbus ranks number 14 on the CNBC list of “15 Cities Where you Can Live Really Well on $60,000.” It is also one…

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Commercial Real Estate 101 

Did You Know? NAI Ohio Equities is Part of a Global Network

Amy Karnes

Did you know NAI Ohio Equities is part of a global commercial real estate service network with over 400 offices and 7,000 market leaders spanning the globe? NAI has offices all over the world, so with our local expertise, combined with our global reach, we offer innovative, customized solutions and seamless service to our owners, tenants, and investors throughout Central Ohio. Our company has been in operation for over 46 years, specializing in office, industrial, retail, and land development. Whether you’re a small business in the Central Ohio area or…

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Market Reports 

2017 First Quarter 2017: What’s Up With Retail?

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Quarter after quarter, we send our friends these “State of the Market” updates professing the vitality of the current commercial real estate market. We see an abundance of urban mixed-use projects, speculative warehouses, and more apartment buildings than even Don Kenny could have imagined. All of this with no whispers of glut, surplus or oversupply. Clearly, our consumer based economy, which relies on retail sales and consumer spending for a whopping 70% of GDP, is firing on all cylinders. But what’s up with retail? Already this year, we have seen…

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News 

NAI Ohio Equities’ Matt Gregory and Andy Dutcher Receive 2016 CoStar Power Broker Award

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NAI Ohio Equities is pleased to announce that Matt Gregory and Andy Dutcher have been named a 2016 CoStar Power Broker TM by CoStar Group, Inc. Both Gregory and Dutcher qualified as the only team to win both top office leasing and top office sales brokers in Columbus based on the total transactions they closed during the year. In order to be selected for this honor, Gregory and Dutcher’s overall transaction volumes were evaluated by CoStar against other commercial real estate brokers active in the region, and subsequently ranked among…

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Commercial Real Estate 101 

Did You Know? Property Management

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Did you know NAI Ohio Equities has an entire Property Management Division? We manage over 10.5 Million Square Feet of properties, including 20 residential condos and HOAs. We provide the following Property Management Services on behalf of the community in accordance with our Property Service Standard: Client Accounting Property Contracts Leasing Operations Annual Budgeting and Capital Planning Reporting Risk Management Vendor Management Tenant and Owner Operations We also offer maintenance and engineering support services at our managed properties, including responding to tenant calls, preventative maintenance, site inspections, and operational audits. The maintenance…

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