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The Pulse BR: Former rehab facility sells for 15mm

A weekly update on the commercial real estate landscape of Baton Rouge and Ascension. Commercial Sales Recorded Last Week 2414 Bunker Hill Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Type: Office Price: $15,000,000 ($98.68 / SF) Buyer: Avenues Recovery Center Elifin's Notes: Avenue Recovery Center purchases the former Cenikor drug rehab facility. 9118 Bluebonnet Centre Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Type: Office Price: $3,576,254 ($141.53 / SF) Buyer: VPU Baton Rouge LLC Elifin's...

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Apprentice Questions: Protecting Your Time

Today's Question is for Jacob Loveland, Office Sales & Leasing Specialist in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/iOBR8isJD_w?si=Db6pjpZ6fftMGihb[/embed] Josh: What is the biggest mistake that you made starting out in commercial real estate? Jacob Loveland: Not protecting my time properly. You see this a lot with newer agents. It's super common. When you're starting out, you don't have a book of business, you don't have...

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Apprentice Questions: Staying Disciplined

Today's Question is for Adrien Foley, Associate of Industrial Sales & Leasing in New Orleans, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/aGu7JHqNGaM?si=kO_49AylibA3eHRk[/embed] John: What do you do each and every day to remain disciplined, even on days where things come up and it's not necessarily easy to do that? Adrien Foley: Staying disciplined has to do with a couple of things. One of those would be time management....

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Apprentice Questions: Preparing for a Prospect Meeting

Today's Question is for Alex Ruch, Senior Associate of Industrial Sales & Leasing in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EXthVlQ9Sq0[/embed] Laurie: My question is, how do you best prepare for a meeting? Alex Ruch: First, I make sure my hair is well-parted. Second, I make sure I have no food in my teeth. Third, I just wing it—just kidding! When meeting with a seller, I like...

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Apprentice Questions: Success is Simple, Not Easy

Today's Question is for Peter Laville, Land Specialist in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/9VVdQd1JWlc?si=_ReIh84KowGV2yX8[/embed] Katrina: If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice when you were first starting out as an agent, what would it be? Peter Laville: Success is simple, not easy. This is a quote from Gary Keller that I repeat to myself often. Doing the simple things,...

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Apprentice Questions: Why Did You Choose Your Specialty? Pt 5

Today's Question is for Keagan Finley, Senior Vice President of Multifamily Sales in Columbus, OH. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/IC2jHWQ0fVo?si=Nc3uZRCYACHs2BKm[/embed] Josh: Why did you choose your specialty? Keagan Finley: I chose multifamily because I like numbers and making phone calls. It's a specialty you can do from anywhere. Initially, I thought I wanted to do industrial sales and leasing, but I realized I wanted to focus on...

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Apprentice Questions: Why Did You Choose Your Specialty? Pt 4

Today's Question is for Lindsay Redhead, Office Specialist in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/dP4c_YjROhI?si=RR6tvE0D9omk64TX[/embed] Alex: Why did you choose your specialty? Lindsay Redhead: I chose office as my specialty because of my educational background in business and economics. I've always had an interest in that field and love looking at the world through that lens. What I really enjoy is seeing all the different...

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Apprentice Questions: Why Did You Choose Your Specialty? Pt 3

Today's Question is for Alex Ruch, Senior Associate of Industrial Sales & Leasing in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nT_iKJz2ZvI[/embed] Katrina: Why did you choose the specialty that you're in? Alex Ruch: I love working with contractors—people who help build our infrastructure. In many ways, industrial real estate is recession-proof. There will always be a need for contractors who build buildings and provide all the...

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The Pulse LFT: Local investor purchases acreage on Youngsville Hwy

A weekly update on the commercial real estate landscape of Lafayette. Commercial Sales Recorded Last Week 2405 Youngsville Hwy, Youngsville, LA 70592 Type: Land Price: $1,450,000 ($6.91 / Land SF) Buyer: SF VANGUARD VENTURES LLC Elifin's Notes: Local investor purchases 4.8+ acres of vacant commercial land fronting on the Youngsville Highway. 803 Bertrand Dr, Lafayette, LA 70506 Type: Land Price: $1,000,000 ($13.14 / Land SF) Buyer: MOS V RE LLC Elifin's...

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The Pulse CBUS: Gahanna Lanes and Lounge property sold

A weekly update on the commercial real estate landscape of Columbus. Commercial Sales Recorded Last Week 215 Johnstown Rd, Columbus, OH 43230 Type: Retail Price: $3,830,000 ($130.52 / SF) Buyer: STORE MASTER FUNDING XIV LLC Elifin's Notes: The Gahanna Lanes & Lounge property sells. 1523 Alum Creek Dr, Columbus, OH 43209 Type: Industrial Price: $2,381,400 ($91.88 / SF) Buyer: 1523 FARBER LLC Elifin's Notes: An industrial warehouse property on 1.2+ acres...

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