John Jay Schwartz

John Jay Schwartz is a savvy businessman who makes decisions and completes projects that support revenue growth. John's unique talents include over 4 decades of strong relationship-building, negotiation and entitlement skills. He managed up to 60 projects concurrently. He is skilled in national rollouts; experienced in Tier I, II and III markets; and knowledgeable in all areas of commercial real estate support and execution. John cuts to the chase and gets the deal done correct the first time. He doesn't sit on his hands and is always moving. It has been a pleasure working with him over the years. John Jay Schwartz is representing 3 large land investor groups from assemblage to zoning / entitlements to infrastructure and development to marketing and sales and land development delivering the largest “Shovel Ready” industrial/commercial real estate site in Virginia. John Jay Schwartz has consulted to a 150 year old private company on the repositioning of its vast real estate portfolio over a multi state region. The properties include vacant land, existing shopping centers, a 1 million square foot manufacturing conversion to office/warehouse, retail pad sites and the overall real estate strategy for the next generation of owners. John is also representing a host of retailers and restaurants in growing their brands, locations and franchise networks. John Jay Schwartz recently served as exclusive in-house consultant to the national roll-out of Dominion Telecom Inc.'s electronic, telecommunication and support facilities. John successfully negotiated $300 million in leases, equipment and infrastructure (throughout the eastern United States Tier I, II & III cities) - including secure POPS, Regens, Nodes, Collocations, BELA, support facilities and a new Headquarters building - under a very tight and precise delivery time with multiple internal customer demands. At a time when many companies face intense scrutiny by the public, stockholder and government entities, CEO's and CFO's need to watch their bottom line. John is a strategic thinker and hands on manager who consistently delivers results.

• Specialties
  Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep, Tenant Rep
• Languages
  English
• Markets
  Washington, DC, Richmond VA, Hampton Roads, Greensboro/Winston-Salem
• Property Types
  Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Flex, SportsAndEntertainment, Specialty
• Awards
  IAMC-Industrial Asset Management Council
• LinkedIn Profile
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• Websites
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• Company Website
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• Education
  Virginia Commonwealth University BS degree Accounting and finance VCU-Mass Communications-Radio and TV Production VCU-IBC-International Business Certificate Masters of Corporate Real Estate (MCR)-Corenet Global Real Property Administrator (RPA)-BOMA
• Organizations
  RPA - Real Property Administrator, BOMA - Building Owners and Managers Assoc, CoreNet - Global Corporate Real Estate Network, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)