Jack has a proven track record of work within both the private and non-profit sector. Jack is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has over 25 years experience in Real Estate, development, finance, construction and property management. Shay Real Estate is a full service commercial real estate company, active in sales, leasing and construction management. Additionally Jack is widely known for his expertise in economic development and the transformation of commercial corridors, neighborhoods and the planning and development of Charter Schools, Private Schools and Day Care Facilities. He has developed a real estate based economic development strategy that can be replicated throughout the United States. Jack was the founder and Executive Producer of the West Oak Lane Jazz Festival which ran for 8 years successfully as a tool to rebrand a Northwest Philadelphia Community.Throughout the region, Jack has developed a reputation as a visionary and one that routinely plans, packages and completes difficult projects. In 1998 Jack successfully planned, developed and constructed the first charter school in Pennsylvania. From site selection and lease negotiations to developing the project team and hiring the contractor this school opened four months later. On time and on Budget.Jack Kitchen expanded Shay Real Estate and Consulting in 2014 into a full service company. From the individual investor to the corporate user to the non profit, Shay Real Estate is the source for all your real estate and economic development needs. Shay Real Estate and Consulting can assist you in renegotiating an existing lease... in many cases we have been able to arrange more favorable terms for our clients.
Listed skills include Leadership, Sellers, Public Speaking, Construction Management, and 17 others.