Ed Kercher
President, SIOR
Ed Kercher has an extensive background in many facets of commercial tenant rep advisory services. During Ed’s thirty-nine-year commercial real estate career, he has served numerous clients as their commercial tenant rep broker and advisor.
Before founding Kercher Commercial, Ed began his career in 1987 at Fairfax Properties leasing office buildings anchored by IBM. He was previously with Pinnacle Partners, Kercher & Associates, Julien J. Studley, Inc., Newmark Knight Frank, C&W/Coppedge & Tison, C&W/Thalhimer, and Cushman & Wakefield.
Clients Served
- Ansell
- Beazer Homes
- Blackbaud
- Boeing
- Bosch
- Bunzl
- Cambridge International
- Curtiss-Wright Corp.
- DAB Pumps
- Daewoo
- Dana Inc.
- DC Blox
- Eleckta
- Enstar
- Force Protection
- Frontier Logistics
- Genco/FedEx
- Gerber Childrenswear
- Goodwill
- Graybar
- HCA
- Hussmann
- IHG
- Jacobs
- Johnstone Supply
- KIA
- Lexington Realty Advisors
- ManTech
- Marriott
- Masisa
- Medical Services of America
- Morgan Stanley
- MUSC Physicians/UMA
- Navy Federal Credit Union
- OOCL, (USA) Inc.
- Otis Elevator
- Publix
- Red Bull
- Rivian
- Roper St. Francis Healthcare
- Sears Logistics Services
- Secure Mission Solutions
- Siemens
- Stanley/CGI
- The Home Depot
- The Navy Yard at Noisette
- The Ware Group
- Three Saints Bay
- ThyssenKrupp
- TQL
- Tupperware
- Walmart
- Wells Fargo
- White Cap
- Worldpac
Major Transactions
- Rockefeller Group/MeadWestvaco | Investment Sale (Team) – 1,100,000 SF
- Tupperware | Seller Rep Sale Lease Back /Brokerage (Team) – 1,000,000 SF
- Force Protection | Portfolio Consulting / Brokerage / Site Selection – 1,000,000+ SF
- Crawford & Co. | Portfolio Consulting / Brokerage (Team) – 1,000,000+ SF
- The Navy Yard at Noisette | Investment Sale – 600,000 SF / 50 Acres
- Liz Claiborne | Seller Representative – 525,000 SF
- Blackbaud | Portfolio Consulting / Brokerage – 500,000 SF
- Hussmann | Tenant Representation / Build-to-Suit – 460,000 SF
- Otis Elevator Corporation | Investment Sale – 437,000 SF / 92 Acres
- Jacobs Engineering Group / Investment Sale (Team) – 403,000+ SF / 94 Acres on deep water
- MUSC Physicians | Portfolio Consulting / Brokerage / Acquisition / Site Selection – 400,000+ SF
- Siemens | Seller Representative – 376,000 SF
- Mattel | 300,000 | Seller Representative – 300,000
- Goodwill Services, Inc. | Tenant Representation – 175,000 SF
- Curtiss-Wright Corp. / Tenant Representation / Build-to-Suit (Team) – 142,000 SF
- Dana Light Axle Products, LLC | Tenant Representation – 126,329 SF
- MUSC Physicians | Investment Sale – 120,000 SF
- MediaOne | Tenant Representation – 100,000 SF
- Wells Fargo / Tenant Representation – 56,000 SF & 30,000 SF
- Roper St. Frances North Charleston Medical Campus – 27 Acres
- Roper St. Frances – 3 Urgent Care Locations
Professional Affiliations
- SIOR
Professional Recognition
- CoStar Power Broker Top Office Sales Broker
- CoStar Power Broker Top Office Leasing Broker
- CoStar Power Broker Top Leasing & Sales Broker
- Million Dollar Club Member: ACBR
- Brokered the largest office transaction in the Charleston region (250,000 SF)
- Member of the team that sold one of the largest distribution facilities in the Charleston region (1.1M SF)
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Economics, Florida State University, 1986
