Ed Kercher has an extensive background in many facets of tenant advisory and brokerage services. During Ed’s thirty-five year commercial real estate career, he has served numerous clients in both a strategic advisory/consulting capacity as well as commercial brokerage. Ed began his career at Fairfax Properties leasing office buildings anchored by IBM, he also worked at Julien J. Studley, Inc., Newmark Knight Frank, C&W | Coppedge & Tison and C&W / Thalhimer before joining Cushman & Wakefield.

Ed Kercher, SIOR Senior Director, Managing Broker

115 Central Island Street, Suite 175 | Charleston, SC 29492

Direct +1 843 724 0104

Fax +1 843 958 9757

ed.kercher@cushwake.com | cushmanwakefield.com

Professional Expertise

Ed Kercher has an extensive background in many facets of tenant advisory and agency brokerage services. During Ed’s thirty-five year commercial real estate career, he has served numerous clients in both a strategic advisory and consulting capacity, as well as commercial brokerage.

Before joining Cushman & Wakefield, Ed began his career at Fairfax Properties leasing office buildings anchored by IBM. He was previously with Julien J. Studley, Inc., Newmark Knight Frank, C&W/Coppedge & Tison and C&W/Thalhimer.

Clients Served

· Beazer Homes

· Blackbaud

· Cambridge International

· Curtiss-Wright Corp.

· Daewoo

· Dana Inc.

· Eleckta

· Enstar

· Force Protection

· Frontier Logistics

· Genco/FedEx · Goodwill

· Graybar

· HCA

· Hussmann

· IHG

· Jacobs

· KIA

· Lexington Realty Advisors

· ManTech

· Marriott

· Masisa · Medical Services of America

· Morgan Stanley

· MUSC Physicians/UMA

· Navy Federal

· OOCL, (USA) Inc.

· Otis Elevator

· Publix

· Roper St. Frances Healthcare

· Sears Logistics Services

· Secure Mission Solutions

· Siemens · Stanley/CGI

· The Home Depot

· The Navy Yard at Noisette

· Three Saints Bay

· ThyssenKrupp

· TQL

· Walmart

· Wells Fargo

· Worldpac

Major Transactions

· Rockefeller Group/MeadWestvaco | Investment Sale (Team) – 1,100,000 SF

· Force Protection | Portfolio Consulting / Brokerage / Site Selection – 1,000,000+ SF

· Crawford & Co. | Portfolio Consulting / Brokerage (Team) – 1,000,000+ SF

· The Navy Yard at Noisette | Investment Sale – 600,000 SF / 50 Acres

· Liz Claiborne | Seller Representative – 525,000 SF

· Blackbaud | Portfolio Consulting / Brokerage – 500,000 SF

· Hussmann | Tenant Representation / Build-to-Suit – 460,000 SF

· Otis Elevator Corporation | Investment Sale – 437,000 SF / 92 Acres

· Jacobs Engineering Group / Investment Sale (Team) – 403,000+ SF / 94 Acres

· MUSC Physicians | Portfolio Consulting/Brokerage/Acquisition/Site Selection – 400,000+ SF

· Siemens | Seller Representative – 376,000 SF

· Mattel | 300,000 | Seller Representative – 300,000

· Goodwill Services, Inc. | Tenant Representation – 175,000 SF

· Curtiss-Wright Corp. / Tenant Representation / Build-to-Suit (Team) – 142,000 SF

· Dana Light Axle Products, LLC | Tenant Representation – 126,329 SF

· MUSC Physicians | Investment Sale – 120,000 SF

· MediaOne | Tenant Representation – 100,000 SF

· Wells Fargo / Tenant Representation – 56,000 SF & 30,000 SF

· Roper St. Frances Healthcare / Site Acquisitions – 30+ Acres

Professional Affiliations

· Global Supply Chain Solutions Member/ Cushman & Wakefield (GSCS)

· Charleston Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

· Cushman & Wakefield Industrial Forum

· Cushman & Wakefield Legal Sector Group

· Cushman & Wakefield Healthcare Practice Group

· Cushman & Wakefield Tenant Advisory Group

· C&W Land Advisory Group

· SIOR

· Charleston Regional Development Alliance (CRDA)

Professional Recognition

· CoStar Power Broker Top Office Sales Broker

· CoStar Power Broker Top Office Leasing Broker

· CoStar Power Broker Top Leasing Firm

· CoStar Power Broker Top Sales Firm

· CoStar Power Broker Top Leasing & Sales Broker

· Million Dollar Club Member: ACBR

· Brokered the largest office transaction in the Charleston region (250,000 SF)

· Member of the team that sold the largest distribution facility in the Charleston region (1.1M SF)

Education

· Bachelor of Science, Economics, Florida State University