James Rainer serves as a director in the Memphis office of Newmark, where he leads in the pursuit of new tenants, conducts property tours for prospective tenants, negotiates lease transactions and sales contracts and markets properties to local decision makers.
Mr. Rainer joined Newmark in 2016, when the firm acquired locally owned affiliate Newmark Grubb Memphis, formerly Grubb & Ellis Memphis. Mr. Rainer had joined Grubb & Ellis in 2011, and for the next two years formed a team there with his father, Jim. Mr. Rainer began his commercial real estate career in 2010 at Memphis-based Coleman-Etter, Fontaine Realtors.
Partial List of Transactions
Sale Transactions
- Represented corporate client in multiple sale/leaseback with a volume of over $15 million
- Represented corporate client in purchasing 13 acres in Memphis
- Represented corporate client in purchasing 9 acres and a 52,000 SF building
- Represented corporate client in purchasing 8 acres in Memphis
- Represented seller in selling 40,000 SF warehouse space in Memphis
Lease Transactions
- Represented corporate client in the renegotiation of a 404,000 SF office space with a volume of over $85 million
- Representing corporate client in 40-plus leases in 12 states with a volume of over $20 million
- Represented industrial client in leasing 24,000 SF of industrial space in Memphis
- Represented client in leasing 11,000 SF of office space in Memphis
Partial Client List
- Baptist Memorial Healthcare
- Behavioral Health Group
- Brg3s
- Thorpe Products
Professional Achievements
Pinnacle Awards, Memphis Area Association of REALTORS®
- Member, Producer’s Club, 2011 - 2014 and 2016
- Land Sales Elite Winner, 2011
- Newcomer of the Year, 2011
Professional Affiliations
- National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)
- Tennessee REALTORS® (TR)
- Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR)
- Memphis Young Brokers Alliance, MAAR Commercial Council
- Licensed real estate broker, states of Arkansas and Tennessee
Education
Mr. Rainer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.