Blake Shell, Msre Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

The Centurion Companies is a 24 year old real estate development, management, and brokerage firm based in Charlotte.Current projects include - 6,900 square foot restaurant space in Matthews- 20,000 square foot medical office in Charlotte

Charlotte

Real Estate Development Manager for the upstate of South Carolina. I identifed new convenience store sites for Circle K, and worked with brokers and owners to purchase their land. I oversee the permitting and entitlement process.

Charlotte, Nc

Real Estate BrokerGibson Smith Realty Co is a small, boutique 55-year-old commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment property sales, retail leasing, office leasing and land sales.Highlights include: • Advising and guiding clients through the leasing process from site selection and identifying acceptable properties to developing relationships with owners and negotiating through to final lease draft and signature• Established and built a CEO relationship that led to representing his company lease over 11,000 square feet of restaurant space worth $2,500,000 in lease value • Represented an architectural practice and sold its office building to a technology company for $1,650,000 at 501 North Church Street in uptown Charlotte • Represented owner of 1725 East Boulevard selling his office building property for $1,140,000 as part of a land assemblage for a large mixed used residential and retail development • Represented owner of 101 North McDowell Street Suite 200 and sold office condo for $275,000• Represented owner of 101 North McDowell Street Suite 100 for $450,000• Represented buyer purchase office building at 1158 Cherry Road, Rock Hill, SC office building for $375,000• Represented owner of office building at 3075 Senna Drive in Matthews, NC sell for $515,000• Represented owner of 2490 Wonder Drive NE renew a 5-year lease with the US Federal Government for 3,694 square feet of office space valued at $411,000• Represented owner of 2498 Wonder Drive NE lease 2,000 square feet of retail space to tobacco tenant valued at $276,000

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

SVN is a commercial real estate and advising firm specializing in brokerage services, commercial real estate, investment real estate, asset management and leasing. Focus was on achieving sales targets on inline shopping center space and assisting clients with land purchase strategy.• Procured a Land lease sale of Taco Bell at 13121 South Tryon Street in South Charlotte valued at $1,500,000 • Acquired site for Zaxby’s restaurant at 8905 Albemarle Road in Charlotte valued at $575,000• Acquired site for Zaxby’s restaurant at 3220 NC-87, Sanford, NC valued at $675,000• Served as the exclusive lead real estate broker for multiple national T-Mobile and Zaxby’s franchisees in the Carolinas • Established and maintained significant C-Level relationships in accounts, driving account growth• Navigated clients through difficult lease negotiations with landlord to find mutually agreeable solutions• Continually built significant sales pipeline in the Charlotte market which has powered new business growth for over ten years

Charlotte, Nc

Divaris is a Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Firm with specialists serving the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States. Leased inline shopping center space on behalf of Food Lion, Ahold and several other owners of neighborhood grocery store anchored shopping centers• Earned Divaris Real Estate’s 2013 Rookie of the Year Award• Maintained relationships with decision makers of profitable accounts to ensure steady lease renewals for major client• Belmont Square-60,000 square foot Food Lion anchored Shopping Center in Reidsville, NC• Former Bi-Lo anchored-50,000 square foot Shopping Center in Hope Mills, NC• Westover Hills-20,000 square foot shopping center in Charlotte, NC• Town Center Business-40,000 square foot shopping center in Charlotte, NC• Village Square-60,000 square foot Food Lion Shopping Center in Rock Hill, SC• Shops at Food Lion-50,000 square foot Shopping Center in Lexington, NC• Shopton Square -55,000 square foot Shopping Center in Charlotte, NC• Kmart Plaza-55,000 square foot Shopping Center in Waynesville, NC• Eastridge Mall - 876,000 square foot mall anchored by Belk, Dillard’s, JCP and Sears in Gastonia, NC• Tenants procured or renewed: Joy In Harvest Church, African Hair Braiding, Edo’s Hair Braiding, Onin Staffing,Monterrey Mexican Restaurant, Tierra Bella Realty, University City Vision Care, Just For You Barber, Great Clips, Hege Jewelers, Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant, Ty’s Closet clothing boutique and Dress Barn, Elizabeth’s Pizza

Cornelius, Nc

Centurion is a diversified provider of real estate services to tenants, property owners, lenders and investors. During the most challenging real estate market in the prior 50 years. Managed four properties owned by Centurion Partners driving sizeable revenue increase. Properties included: • Graystone Crossing - Tega Cay, SC• Shoppes at Conover – Conover, NC• Shoppes at White Knoll – Lexington, SC

Charlotte, Nc

BeavEx is the leading provider of transportation, logistics, warehousing and courier services in the United States.Technology Supervisor & Driver Trainer 2005 - 2007• Instructed and oversaw managers’ and drivers’ use of scanning equipment • Traveled extensively throughout the Carolinas to maintain company standards• Developed and maintained key relationships companywide to keep delivery standards for clientsCustomer Service Representative 2003 - 2005• Served as liaison between client and Beavex• Served as point of coordination for Beavex in escalating client issues and managing resources in resolving client problems• Tracked expectations and worked to continually maintain them

Msre, Real Estate Finance And Development

Activities and Societies: Currently a Board Member of ACRE - Alumni of the Center for Real EstateThis tract of study includes courses.

Liberal Arts, International Studies, French

Activities and Societies: I spent a semester and summer of 2000 doing solo international travel in Holland, France and Spain exploring.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Summer 1993 - Traveled to Russia as a People to People Student Ambassador Summer 1994 - Traveled to Paris.