Q&A with Scott Abernethy of Cassidy Turley

With several of our developments getting underway this summer, we decided to interview one the brokers representing these properties. We have had a long standing relationship with Scott Abernethy and are pleased that he is one of the listing agents for our new development, The Greens at Kenwood, along I-71 and Montgomery Road.
Scott Abernethy is a Senior Vice President at Cassidy Turley, located on Fourth Street in downtown Cincinnati. Scott has been with Cassidy Turley since starting his career in the real estate industry in 1998. He is a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, Cincinnati Board of Realtors, Ohio Association Board of Realtors and the National Association Board of Realtors and a Certified Commercial Investment Member.

1. You are one of the main brokers for our newest development, The Greens at Kenwood. What are you most hopeful for with regards to this development? With all of the negative news surrounding the last large development in Kenwood (Kenwood Towne Place), my hope is that The Greens again proves what a successful office market Kenwood really is. The most challenging aspect of this project is always landing that first, anchor tenant. Once we do, I firmly believe Neyer Properties will experience tremendous success with this project.

2. What other properties have you worked with us on? Our team has been a successful leasing partner for Neyer Properties on several other office projects along the I-71 corridor. These leasing include over 40,000 SF at Blue Ash Corporate Center from 2006 – 2008, and also fully leasing the 20,000 SF office/warehouse property on East Kemper Road. Currently, we continue to lease Blue Ash Corporate Center, Central Pointe on the Lateral, and The Greens.

3. What made you decide to work with Neyer? Easy question: the successful track record that Neyer Properties has put together for its properties makes us want to be their leasing partner whenever the opportunity presents itself.

4. With whom do you work with? I have worked with and continue to work with Dan Neyer, Karman Stahl, Charlie Pond, Jeff Chamot, Amanda Neyer, Eden McDermott, Jared Wendling, and even Bryan Kelly (although that work relates more to betting on the horses at Keeneland).

5. What has been your experience working with Neyer? The Neyer employees are extremely detail-oriented group, very responsive, wonderful marketing, and always professional.

6. How long have you been working with Neyer? Since I got in this business at the end of 1998, I have always been aware of Neyer Properties. I have worked with them as a Tenant Rep starting then, and developed our listing relationship in 2005.
7. What do you like about the relationship? See #5….they make it easier for me to help them lease their properties by responding quickly and appropriately to my requests.

8. Any specific positive experiences? On a personal (fun) level, I enjoy the group at Neyer Properties with the Keeneland outing…3 years in a row, and always a good time. The most recent positive work experience is the marketing we put together for The Greens. This is the best marketing I have seen for any project in my 12 years of working in Commercial Real Estate.

Dan Neyer & Neyer Employees Blogging (Part 3 of 3)

For the final part of our three part series, we decided to see what our fellow employees' favorite projects were. There were several similarities between employees but each had a different reason why it is their favorite.

What has your favorite project been thus far? Why?

The Red Cross building because I’ve been able to see it go up every day since it is right outside of our office at Keystone Parke.

-Eden McDermott

Keystone Parke. Being part of a team that built the first “green campus” in the area was very rewarding. I was also very involved in many of the office selections for the Neyer Properties tenant finish.

-Tracy Russell

The Thanksgiving Food from the Heart Drive [with St. Vincent De Paul]. Because of its success last year, Neyer put two food barrels out this year, one at Red Bank Crossing and one Keystone Parke I. Thanks to our tenants and Neyer employees we filled both barrels. It was touching to see everyone working together to help out people in need. I have been told by several professionals that Dan has a good head on his shoulders and a big heart as well.

-Sally Hauser

I love the glass façade of the Beechmont Racquet Club. The owner wanted not only a “racquet” club but there are additional office spaces for tenants. The Design Center is additionally a unique building with colors of red, yellow and blue incorporated in the outside design. It’s very colorful exterior is easy to see off of I-71. Another is the redevelopment of the Working In Neighborhood office in South Cumminsville. An older Catholic Church converted to office space without destroying the integrity and character of the interior; beautiful painted glass windows, the thick massive woodwork, and the overhead Rosetta window.

-Nancy McCune

The purchase of Ross and Section [Central Pointe on the Lateral]. It is our first Clean Ohio project and therefore has been a great learning experience for me. Another part of this project I enjoy is the future planning of the additional acreage to the south. It is exciting to see all of the moving parts come together.

-Jared Wendling

Keystone Parke because although it is a big, complicated and often difficult project to move forward it has the biggest potential impact on the community of all projects I have worked on.

-Jeff Chamot

I have enjoyed the development of the American Red Cross Headquarters and Disaster Operations center the most, since it is such a unique facility and a unique challenging site. It has served as many stakeholders as any project that we have completed (all of which had differing interests and needs), it is on target for LEED Gold, and it is for an incredible organization.

-Charlie Pond

Dan Neyer & Neyer Employees Blogging (Part 1 of 3)

This month we decided to turn the table back onto those whom we know the best, our fellow employees at Neyer Properties. We asked each employee the same set of questions and ended up with a wide range of responses. This is the first part of a three part series. It is interesting to see everyone’s different perspectives.

What are you looking forward to in the coming year?

I see the coming year as having great opportunities for investment in commercial real estate. I also look forward to continuing our effort to help transform the real estate in our community with our continued emphasis on creating value to the overall community, using real estate as one of the vehicles to help improve the lives and efficiencies of others.

-Dan Neyer, President & CEO

What I am looking forward to in the coming year is Neyer Properties continued success in being a development company that is aggressive in acquisitions and secure financially that both lenders and peers see as a leader in our industry.

-Kathy Hennel, Controller

I’m looking forward to getting a large retail project off the ground that we have been working on for most of 2010. I’m also optimistic about a few other opportunities that involve new development at properties we currently own. Finally, seeing as much of our growth in the near future will come from acquisitions, I’m eager to see what we will come across in 2011. Acquisitions require some-out-of-the-box solutions as we reposition property – and it’s very interesting to be part of that process.

-Seth Pirie, Development Project Manager

Seeing more development and construction activity!

-Jeff Chamot, Land Development Manager

I am looking forward to seeing the results of some of the projects which have been in early phases to date, and for which we have been laying the groundwork to truly partner with end-users, with the hope of beginning construction next year – including The Greens at Kenwood, Central Pointe on the Lateral, Gateway 75, Ridge Pointe, Harrison Greene, Middletown Mall, and others.

-Charlie Pond, Director of Building Development