David Hollister serves as a managing director in 星空体育app下载’s Cleveland office. A native of Cleveland, Mr. Hollister joined the company in 2005 and has since become one of the firm’s top producers. He previously worked for 20 years in New York City. A veteran of Wall Street, he spent 10 years as a U.S. government bond trader at Credit Suisse. He previously worked at KPMG and later managed the finances of a dot-com while spearheading its relocation with the help of what was then 星空体育app下载 Lewis. Mr. Hollister also sold interactive pitching machines to Major League Baseball clubs.
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- Negotiated over 150,000 SF of office leases in Central Business District for landlord client Optima
- Disposition of the Dolan family’s 140,000 SF Chardon portfolio
- Procured 48,000 SF tenant Electronic Merchant Systems in Central Business District for landlord client Bedrock
- Renegotiated VHT鈥檚 24,000 SF Lease for Fairlawn HQ
- Comprehensive study of large midwestern public utility鈥檚 real estate portfolio and selective disposition(s)
- Office leasing for Kamalt Corp鈥檚 Rockside road portfolio
- Office leasing for 228,000 sf 6200 Oak Tree Boulevard in Independence
- Disposition assignment for East side entertainment complex
- Negotiation of 10-year lease of suburban cinema multiplex
- Site selection and negotiation for first Northeast Ohio location for client Artis Senior Living
- Negotiated sale and leaseback of client Orca House with the Cleveland Clinic
- Disposition assignment for five properties for the Episcopalian Diocese of Ohio
- Represented Unitrex in centralization of facilities
- Leasing for Century Federal Credit offices and mixed-use facility
- Represented Cardinal Credit Union in two dispositions, leasing and site selections
- Represented Taleris Credit Union in excess disposition
An active industry and community leader, Mr. Hollister’s extensive roster of memberships and charities includes:
- Director of property outreach, Lights Out Cleveland
- Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Cleveland Professionals Group
- University School and Amherst College Alumni Associations
- Friends of Walden Woods (MA)
- Friends of Yellowstone National Park Wolf Project
Education
Mr. Hollister earned his Master of Business degree from New York University’s Leonard Stern School of Business. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College.