Tommy Morin He grew up in and around the real estate industry, starting with his father, Oscar, a custom home builder keowee l.For example, working with someone who builds a house, the young man would go pick up some drywall. He also fostered a strong work ethic.
“It’s important to know the details,” said Morin, who put up his sign in June.
His commercial real estate company, Anchor Retail Advisor, Operate in domains far beyond the industry’s typical cube model.
“We’re true advisors, and while you’re doing real estate transactions, you’re almost basically part of the client’s business,” Morin explained, offering a list of the work he’s done for major retail tenant buyers, users, and across the Carolinas. State and Georgia investors.
Anchor assesses customer needs; researches the company’s demographics and sales data; understands its previous location and whether the site is working; determines whether the business is going to expand and examines square footage needs; Find the best tenant mix for a given location.
In short, Molin is a one-man SWOT team that delves into a retailer’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
“I really want to be a part of my client’s business—that is, I want to see them succeed. When they open, I want people to hear how good their location is,” he says.
He set his sights on the sites and learned about their availability in and around Greenville. The 43-year-old South Carolinian native has been in commercial real estate since 2001.From 2006 until the opening of Anchor, he served as Vice President CB Richard Ellisretail group and its predecessor companies.
Today, Anchor’s customers sell everything from dollars to donuts — from BB&T to Dunkin’, from AFC Urgent Care to Zoës Kitchen, from Planet Fitness to Plato’s Closet, to name just three dozen large companies.
At the same time, he says he finds it happiest to work on concepts that are new to the market, “they’re fresh out of the oven and exciting.”
“It’s exciting to find a business concept that not only complements, encourages and creates success for that concept,” he said, “but also really contributes to the value of the community.”
Among his favorite projects: posi development of west greenville villageAvailable for lease around 2019. 60,000 square feet of campus housing Greenville Tech’s Culinary and Hospitality Innovation Center Now owns a coffee shop, a chocolate shop, restaurant and cafe, fitness center, a winery and most recently a gallery for local artists joseph bradleyanother of his studios was recently gutted in a fire — a list as diverse as Anchor’s sprawling roster.
He said he particularly enjoyed working with the developers of Poe West, furman corp.because he has to be involved in building and branding sessions.
During his tenure at CBRE, he partnered with Blaine Hart on leasing—an effort that, as the Greenville Journal noted in January 2019, echoes Morin’s MO: “Finding the Right tenant mix.”
Hart, senior vice president of CB Richard Ellis, said he has known Molin for 15 years and has lost count of the number of times they have worked together.
“Tommy was an out-of-the-ordinary personality,” Hart said. “He’s a very likable, relatable guy, so when he gets down to business, people are drawn.”
That’s why Molin ended up opening Anchor: “Going out and starting my own company really gave me the opportunity to slow down and focus on working with specific clients.”
Anchor’s service
- Tenant and Buyer Representatives
- Landlord and seller representatives
- Lease and Contract Negotiation
- site selection
- Project Consulting
- Broker’s Value Opinion
- financial modeling
- Void Analysis
resource: Anchor Retail Advisor
experience
Tommy Molin completed approximately 480 sale and lease transactions totaling $283 million in 35 U.S. markets; completed 94 restaurant transactions totaling $60 million; and represented 39 companies and Franchise clients handle expansion, relocation and disposal planning.
resource: LinkedIn
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In addition to those listed above, past and current clients include:
Biscuit Village
boat barn
CV
dollar general
Fifth Third Bank
eating lion
Gold Gym
good year
ivy college
jersey mike’s
OneMainFinance
pet
TD Bank,
UFC gym
Ryan’s (before joining CBRE, he managed a portfolio of more than 300 restaurant groups in 23 states from 2004 to 2006)
In Greenville, he has been involved in the leasing of urban and mixed-use projects including Poe West, among others:
The cornerstone of Main
Drayton Mills Market
main + stone
Macleigh Station
mcbee station
Norma Plaza
Nanling
source: Anchor Retail Services and LinkedIn