John Powell Of TradeMark Properties Named To Kraft YMCA Board Of Directors

RALEIGH, NC, May 02, 2013 (Press-News.org) Billie Redmond, CEO of TradeMark Properties (http://www.trademarkproperties.com/), has announced that John Powell, executive vice president of investment services at the firm, has been named to the Kraft YMCA Board of Directors. Kraft Family YMCA serves youth, adults and seniors in the southwest Wake county area, and is dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, social responsibility and healthy living. While on the board, Powell will serve as a community leader working to resolve and strengthen the community through continued efforts of helping those in need.

As executive vice president of investment services at TradeMark Properties, Powell specializes in buyer, seller, tenant and landlord representation; investment analysis; 1031 investment exchanges; land assemblage; corporate relocation and expansion; as well as site selection. With more than 20 years of experience, Powell focuses on industrial, warehouse, research and development, manufacturing, office and medical property types. Currently, he is responsible for more than two million square feet of property listed for sale. Powell is consistently recognized as a leader in commercial real estate by his colleagues and peers. Additionally, in 2010, he was named to the National Commercial Leadership Council and recognized as one of the "Top 10 Producing Individual Agents in the Carolinas Region." Powell is an active member in a multitude of community involvement organizations in the Triangle area and previously served on the Cary Family YMCA Board.

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"We are very proud of John for accepting the opportunity to serve on the Kraft YMCA Board of Directors," said Redmond. "John works endlessly to build and improve the Triangle area, and his passion for community involvement makes him an excellent asset for the board."

"I am very honored to have been given the opportunity to serve on the Kraft YMCA Board," said Powell. "I really love what the YMCA does for the community, especially underprivileged children, and serving on the board of directors, helping to strengthen the local community is a great way to give back.

ABOUT TRADEMARK PROPERTIES:
TradeMark Properties offers a full range of real estate and investment advisory services. From acquisition evaluation and due diligence tasks, through value enhancement and disposition strategies, TradeMark guides its clients through every phase of real estate investment opportunities. Partnering with strategic alliances, TradeMark offers coordination of services such as equity development, financing, credit management, architectural and engineering services, development or project management oversight, and relocation services. TradeMark is organized around advisory services, such as sales, leasing, and asset management, including facility management and maintenance services. Its advisors are market experts in their areas of industry specialization, which include commercial, residential, retail, industrial, multi-family and investment property sales. The executive management team of TradeMark Properties has more than 200 years of combined real estate experience. For the past four years, Triangle Business Journal has ranked the firm as the No.1 Commercial Real Estate Company in the Triangle, and the same publication has named the firm among the area's Best Places to Work. TradeMark is also recognized as one of the Top 25 Women-Owned Businesses in North Carolina. For more information, please call (919) 782-5552 or visit http://www.trademarkproperties.com/.

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