Posts tagged James Roberson
CoStar Broker & Firm Awards
Mar 7th
Congratulations to NAI Knoxville’s Sam Tate, James Roberson and Matt Fentress for winning CoStar Power Broker individual awards for 2012!
NAI Knoxville also ranked as a CoStar Power Broker firm for both Sales & Leasing, so congratulations to all!
Each year, CoStar Group recognizes the top commercial real estate brokerage firms and brokers with the prestigious Power Broker Awards.
As the largest professional research organization serving the commercial real estate industry, CoStar is uniquely positioned to track transactions and identify the top players across the U.S. Every year, CoStar tallies the commercial real estate sales and lease transactions that closed during the previous year then presents awards to the firms and individuals who achieved the highest volume of sales and leases in over 90 markets across the country.
134,000 SF Warehouse Sold in Athens, TN
Oct 31st
Knoxville, TN, October 31, 2011 – NAI Knoxville is pleased to announce Jackson Street Warehouse, LLC’s purchase of a 134,000 square foot warehouse facility in Athens, TN. Townsend Collins, SIOR, John Dempster, and James Roberson, CCIM, of NAI Knoxville brokered the sale of the building at 1930 N. Jackson Street.
Through River City Logistics, Jackson Street Warehouse will use the building to provide third-party logistics services.
For more information contact: James E. Roberson, Jr., CCIM, 865.777.3038, jroberson@naiknoxville.com
Press Release | NAI Knoxville Brokers Sale of Industrial Land to the City of Athens
Jul 21st
Athens, TN, July 2011 – On behalf of Textron, NAI Knoxville is pleased to announce the sale of 86 acres of rail served industrial land. The property is located off of Charles Redfern Drive across from the former Collins & Aikman plant.
The buyer was the City of Athens who purchased the property from Textron to use for economic development for industrial prospects.
The transaction was handled by James Roberson, CCIM and Townsend Collins, SIOR of NAI Knoxville. Jack Hammontree, Executive Vice President of The McMinn County Economic Development Authority assisted with the transaction.
NAI Knoxville Negotiates Purchase on Behalf of Keller Group
Jan 17th
Midlab expanding into new location in Athens
Knoxville, TN, January 17, 2011 – On behalf of Midlab, Incorporated, Townsend Collins and James Roberson of NAI Knoxville, Realtors, are pleased to announce the sale of a 100,000 sq. ft. building on 32.41 acres in Athens, Tennessee. Midlab will be expanding into the building which is located at 3000 George R. Price Blvd. Collins and Roberson of NAI Knoxville represented the buyer and Lee Harper with Grubb & Ellis | Hudson Companies represented the seller, Texas Hydraulics, Inc.
Midlab is a worldwide leader in creating and growing distributor owned ‘National Brand’ chemical product lines that provide more affordable, profitable and environmentally conscious choices for its partners.
Midlab has an umbrella of offerings spanning the most creative brand creation team, a bevy of winning formulas, affordable pricing, on-the-street support and much more.
Midlab has been manufacturing and growing ‘National Brands’ since 1984. The unique formulas in their product offerings cover every aspect of cleaning, from the everyday to the highly specialized cleaning task. Midlab provides the most choices. Product application requirements are satisfied with liquid or powder in both ready-to-use and concentrated formats as well as aerosol. Their packaging choices (single packet, quart, gallon, pail, drum, tote, proprietary and non-proprietary dispensing systems) also open up different markets for their distributor partners.
Both the buyer and seller of the facility expressed appreciation to the McMinn County Economic Development Authority for its assistance with the transaction, and for providing critical information about the community in order for Midlab to make an informed decision about the plant’s purchase.
Jack Hammontree, Executive Vice President of the Authority, said that the capital investment made by the company in building and equipment is very much appreciated, but that the jobs that will be created in McMinn County, now and in the future, are the most important element associated with the County’s new corporate citizen.
NAI inks big Sublease in Clinton
Oct 4th
Eagle Bend Manufacturing has leased an 86,880-square foot industrial building. Read Josh Flory’s Property Scope [article]. Congratulations to our agents: James Roberson, Townsend Collins & Brian Tapp!
SOLD Midtown Acreage
Jun 17th
ROANE CO – James Roberson and Townsend Collins, brokers at NAI Knoxville, brokered the sale of 1.72 acres of undeveloped land at the I-40 Midtown exit. The parcel at 1662 Roane State Hwy, Harriman, is being developed for medical use. The sale closed on 5/28/2010 for $375,600.

