Veteran Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Professional J. Ketchum (Ketch) Secor Joins MCRES
With more than 36 years of experience, Secor will focus on brokerage services assisting users and property owners and will work from MacKenzie’s Baltimore City regional office
J. Ketchum (Ketch) Secor, a commercial real estate brokerage professional with more than 36 years of experience in the warehouse/industrial sector, has joined MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services, LLC as Senior Vice President. Formerly Senior Vice President, CBRE, Secor will work from the Baltimore City regional office of the full-service brokerage division of The MacKenzie Companies, LLC.
In his new role, Secor will provide an array of advisory and brokerage services assisting both users and property owners in the greater Maryland, District of Columbia, and Northern Virginia marketplace. This includes executing timely and successful outcomes to leasing, acquisition, and disposition requirements and concluding tenant representation transactions to companies and organizations looking to enter into or expand within the region.
Secor has represented the real estate interests of companies including AAI Corporation, AT&T, Ford Motor Credit Corp., MicroProse, Proctor & Gamble, SC&H Group, and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. He has also handled real estate leasing and sales for developers and owners such as First Industrial Realty Trust, Obrecht Realty Services and many owner-user dispositions.
Highlights of his career include the sale of a more than one million square foot building to Capelli Enterprises; GFI/AG’s disposition of a nearly 840,000 square foot building; and Weston, Inc’s disposition of a 525,000 square foot asset.
“Joining MacKenzie provides the opportunity to focus on what I enjoy the most and excel at,” explained Secor. With its emphasis on providing commercial real estate solution primarily in the local region, I have additional resources to exceed the expectations of current and new clients. MacKenzie has a tremendous group of diversified brokers and service lines, and I look forward to collaborating with them to serve my clients’ needs and to develop new business. MacKenzie has a sterling reputation and I am honored to join the team.”
“Ketch is among the most highly-successful brokerage professionals in the marketplace and he brings tremendous business relationships, incredible integrity and commercial real estate acumen to our strong warehouse/industrial team,” stated Scott Wimbrow, President and Principal, MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services. “Attracting someone of his stature will bring meaningful value on a number of levels. This includes imparting his experience and acting as a mentor to some of our young professionals, becoming involved in complicated transactions, and providing leadership in business development initiatives.”
MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services is the real estate brokerage arm of The MacKenzie Companies, which operates five full-service divisions addressing all real estate asset classes including MacKenzie Management Company, MacKenzie Contracting Company, MacKenzie Capital, and MacKenzie Investment Group. The company provides customized real estate solutions for institutional owners, investors, private companies, and individuals. For additional information, visit www.mackenziecommercial.com
