Eli Priest currently serves as a managing director in the Salt Lake City office of Newmark. He specializes in the leasing, acquisition and disposition of industrial space, land and investment properties throughout the Wasatch Front. As an agent, he has been involved in more than 2.5 million square feet of successful sales and leasing transactions valued at just over $100 million. Mr. Priest became an agent in 2013, after earning his bachelor’s degree. He began his real estate career at Newmark in 2010, as a researcher and cold caller focused on Davis County.
Mr. Priest’s strength lies in his ability to focus on and understand the real estate requirements of his clients while working together toward successful results. Known for his strong worth ethic, he has never been afraid to pick up the phone to make a cold call or walk door-to-door in order to fill landlords’ space efficiently and with quality tenants. This work has also allowed Mr. Priest to complete millions of dollars in property transactions, including facilities sold to owner-users, investment sales and industrial land transactions. In 2017, Mr. Priest and his team were responsible for the highest level of transaction volume in Newmark Grubb ACRES company history.
Always growing, Mr. Priest is currently working on attaining his CCIM designation. He is always trying to find ways of helping his current clients and building relationships with new ones.
Notable Transactions
- Autoliv - 259,000 SF
- Honeyville - 204,000 SF
- Food for Health - 147,000 SF
- Kaysville Sportsplex - 106,000 SF
- Performance Cold Storage - 94,000 SF
- Colony Industrial - 88,000 SF
- Former Nutty Guys - 62,000 SF
- Falgers - 61,000 SF
- ES Media - 58,000 SF
- Garn Development - 56,000 SF
Partial Client List
| Arka Properties Group | NSC Properties |
| Black Equities | Schindler Elevator Company |
| Colony Financial | Superior Air |
| The Complex | Triad Trucking |
| Elman Partnership | TurnKey Corrections |
| Empire Trucking | Veterans Medical |
| Gam Development | Wanship Transportation |
| GSA | Williamson-Godwin |
| Luxul | ZAGG |
Professional Achievements
- Top 12 Agent, Newmark Grubb ACRES, 2017
- Brokerage Team of the Year, Newmark Grubb ACRES, 2017
- Largest Transaction, Newmark Grubb ACRES, 2017
- Rookie of the Year, Newmark Grubb ACRES, 2015
Education
Mr. Priest earned a Bachelor of Science degree in professional sales and marketing from Weber State University.