Martin Davidson
Broker, Winwood Properties
Lakewood, OH 44107
Broker
Phone (216) 521-2200
Broker
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Tenant Rep
Property Types
Industrial, Office, Retail, Specialty, Multi-Family
Markets
Cleveland
Bio
The Winwood Group of companies provides a variety of brokerage and real estate related services; commercial & residential representation for acquisition and disposition for buyers and sellers, commercial and residential property management, project management, investment consulting for commercial & residential, receivership's, construction, research, et al.
Mr. Davidson brings a unique background to Winwood Properties as he
is involved in brokerage, marketing, leasing, business development and oversees day to day operations. A boutique firm with a dedicated team of professionals; sales agents, leasing agents, operations personnel , maintenance technicians, accounting, all focused on one goal; doing the best job possible for all of our constituents. Including clients, investors, tenants, business owners, trades people, suppliers, community stakeholders, vendors and everyone else we interface with on a day to day basis.
Prior to forming Winwood Properties Mr. Davidson founded and operated Mica Homes, Inc., a residential home building company. He built for sale homes in Geauga County, Ohio, which involved site selection, project finance, land acquisition, design, general contracting and sales.
Prior to founding Mica Homes, Mr. Davidson worked with a regional shopping center developer, Paran Management Company, providing marketing and leasing for 12 retail shopping centers with over 1.5 million sq. ft. of leasable space. Mr. Davidson created personal rapport with existing and prospective tenants, resulting in leasing over 25,000 sq. ft. that had been vacant for over 5 years. Leases were negotiated with tenants and attorneys. During his tenure at Paran Management he successfully leased in excess of 60,000 sq. ft. with over 25 tenants with a gross value of over $2.75MM within a 12-month period. Initiated and maintained relationships with economic development offices, national / regional tenant representatives and commercial brokerage community.
Mr. Davidson served as Vice President and General Manager for E.B. Brown Opticians, a 42-store optical chain with annual sales exceeding $15 million. As vice president, Mr. Davidson managed and supervised more than 200 sales associates, regional managers, store managers, human resources, manufacturing and administrative personnel. His numerous accomplishments with E.B. Brown include structuring a new sales incentive program that resulted in 6% successive annual sales increases. Additionally, he identified new store locations and executed the planning, design, construction and merchandising of over 30 new and existing stores.
Since forming Winwood Properties Mr. Davidson has led the physical transformation of properties under management. Under his leadership, over $50,000,000 in capital improvements were undertaken resulting in increased occupancy and value of the properties.
Other
- Licensed as a Real Estate Broker in the state of Ohio.
- Member of IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
- Member of ACAR (Akron Cleveland Association of Realtors)
- Member of ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers)
- Former Board of Trustees President and trustee for life for a nonprofit housing agency providing housing for seniors and developmentally challenged individuals.
- Bachelor of Arts – Kent State University – Kent, Ohio
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