Doug Sharpe is one of NAI Global’s Top Producing Brokers in 2022. Based in Silicon Valley and specializing in tenant representation and corporate services with NAI NorCal, Doug has leveraged his 30-year career and relationships to become one of the leading experts on real estate requirements for Electric Vehicle (EV) car companies and more recently, a rocket (ship) manufacturing company. He is also working with Vietnamese-based VinFast with site selection and location requirements associated with the company’s first batch of Electric Vehicles that were recently shipped to the U.S.
“We exceed the level of professionalism that I had with my former organization (the largest real estate company in the world).”
Doug Sharpe is one of NAI Global’s Top Producing Brokers in 2022. Based in Silicon Valley and specializing in tenant representation and corporate services with NAI NorCal, Doug has leveraged his 30-year career and relationships to become one of the leading experts on real estate requirements for Electric Vehicle (EV) car companies and more recently, a rocket (ship) manufacturing company. He is also working with Vietnamese-based VinFast with site selection and location requirements associated with the company’s first batch of Electric Vehicles that were recently shipped to the U.S.
Sharpe said during the podcast that he is actively seeking retail and automotive showroom space in numerous U.S. cities and encouraged NAI Global brokers that work in these areas to contact him.
There are numerous challenges to getting EV car dealerships and manufacturing plants opened. In the first instance, many cities and municipalities require that cars be sold through dealerships, whereas many of the EV car makers’ business models are manufacturer-to-consumer direct sales. As for manufacturing, auto manufacturing plants require significant power supplies and not all states or regions have sufficient energy and power capabilities to supply both industry and residential energy requirements. Labor, proximity to ports and rail services are other issues associated with opening any type of manufacturing facility, Sharpe said on the podcast.
Sharpe has sent numerous referrals to NAI Offices in many markets, including a number of deals in South Korea, Hawaii, Alaska. In Florida, Sharpe and NAI colleagues helped facilitate several transactions including logistics, flex industrial and retail space. He has also coordinated some of the work he does with NAI Global’s Elite Corporate Services team.
Remarkably – and after work with Grubb & Ellis, CBRE and NAI BT (before the latter merged into one of the national companies) about 10 years ago Doug was caught in the cross-hairs of the Grubb merger with Newmark Knight Frank and in his own words, “needed a life boat.” He called a friend with NAI Global and that has led to his status as one of the company’s top producers!
Sharpe was recently in New York and in a meeting with iconic investor Sam Zell, the latter shared his opinion about what to expect in the CRE industry in the next 24 months.
Listen to the podcast to hear those thoughts as well as other insights from Doug Sharpe. His story and journey to success will resonate with hundreds of professionals throughout the NAI Global platform.
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