Mark Long serves as President and Chief Executive Officer with 星空体育app下载 Zimmer, where he is responsible for the leadership of one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the Midwest. He was recognized by Kansas City Business Journal as one of the top CEOs to watch in the U.S. He maintains his brokerage practice as one of the most active real estate professionals in the United States. Mr. Long has been involved in more than 1,600 transactions representing more than 150 million square feet of industrial, medical, and office space. He joined 星空体育app下载 Zimmer upon graduating with honors from Rockhurst University in 1995.
Notable Projects
- Logistics Park KC 鈥� Burlington Northern Santa Fe - Intermodal Center, leasing responsibility of 15.5 million square feet Class A industrial park
- Heartland Coca-Cola, site selection and acquisition of 114-acre site for new 700,000 SF bottling facility with Haskell serving as the design-build firm
- Kansas City Last Mile Portfolio, 13-building portfolio, 2,162,572 SF, valued at over $150 million
- Logistics Portfolio, 2.1 million SF 7-building Midwest area industrial portfolio disposition with a transaction value over $100 million
- Oakland Logistics Center (Flint Development), 713,796 SF in Pontiac, Michigan
- Norfleet Logistics Center (LaSalle Investment Management), 702,000 SF in Kansas City, Missouri
- Logistics Park Kansas City Inland Port IV Investment Sale, Edgerton, KS, 575,154 SF
- 1200-acre industrial land disposition to NorthPoint Development
- Coleman Company, Inc. leasing of a 1,107,000 SF distribution center in Gardner, Kansas
- Link Logistics leasing of a 5 million SF underground development
- CenterPoint Properties, Inc., leasing of over 1 million SF and 375 acres at CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Kansas City, Missouri
- Geodis, more than 4 million SF of industrial leases throughout Midwest
- Crown Center and Hallmark Cards in various projects, including more than 500,000 SF of office leases and over 2 million SF of industrial leases.
- Gramercy Property Trust lease of 1,107,000 SF industrial building
- Lenexa Industrial Park 23-building, 721,883 SF Lenexa Industrial Park valued at over $30 million
- Scannell Properties, Lee鈥檚 Summit Commerce Center, 215,730 SF lease to Zoetis
- International Paper, regional real estate activities, including over 1,800,000 SF of transactions
- Brennan Investment Group 560,000 SF 9-building portfolio
- B.H. Properties in a 517,000 SF building lease to Comprehensive Logistics
- Overstock.com in the leasing of a 513,000 SF industrial building
- Niagara Water Bottling, multiple assignments in the US and globally
- Botts Road Investors industrial property investment sale of fully leased 500,000 SF building in south Kansas City, Missouri
- Thematic Capital, $30 million-dollar industrial portfolio acquisition nationwide
- FedEx Freight Mega Cross Dock Terminal, Edwardsville, KS, 280,000 SF, over $90 million value
- Crossroads II, Ankeny, IA, Investment property, industrial building sale of 220,777 SF to Sealy and Company
- Winco Fireworks in 250,000 SF distribution center lease
- Represented Landlord in a 62,000 SF Class A office lease to PGI
- Bank of Labor regional real estate activities, consulting and valuation, acquisition of bank headquarters and subsidiary properties, including 30,000 SF Class A office headquarters
- Represented JE Dunn Construction (8th largest general contractor in the U.S.) for 15 years and over 100 transactions throughout U.S.
- Handled sale of property valued at over $20 million, acquired by University of Kansas Hospital for cancer center
- Lee鈥檚 Summit R-VII School District in various site acquisitions and real estate consulting
- Truman Medical Center, multiple healthcare real estate acquisitions and dispositions throughout metropolitan Kansas City area
- Multiple Industrial building Sales in St. Louis, Missouri, totaling more than 500,000 SF
- Flint Development, 3 industrial developments in Detroit, Illinois with more than 1 million SF of buildings
- 1A Auto, on the lease of a 347,689 SF industrial building
- Flint Development, 330-acre site acquisition in DeSoto, Kansas
- NextEra Energy strategic land assembly and acquisition of multiple midwestern sites
- Executive Park, 7-building industrial portfolio sale of 210,000 SF
Pa颅颅颅rtial Client List
- Arrow Trucking
- Artemis Real Estate Partners
- Bank of Labor
- Brennan Investment Group
- CenterPoint Properties Trust
- Flint Development
- Geodis
- Hunt Midwest Real Estate
- NextEra Energy
- Niagara Water Bottling
- NorthPoint Development
- International Paper
- LaSalle Investment Management
- Lee’s Summit R-VII School District
- Link Industrial Properties
- Lone Elm
- Metro Park Warehouse
- Odyssey Real Estate Capital
- The Opus Group
- The RMR Group
- Port KC
- Sealy
- STAG Industrial
- Truman Medical Center
- VanTrust Real Estate
- Zenith IOS
Professional Achievements
- KC鈥檚 Heavy Hitters in Commercial Real Estate, Kansas City Business Journal, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024
- Top 10 星空体育app下载 Industrial Broker in the United States
- CoStar Power Broker, Top Industrial Broker, Kansas City, 2012-2024
- 2017 Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame, Midwest Real Estate News, 2017
- Broker of the Year, Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors (KCRAR), 2016
- Home Run Award, KCRAR, 2010, 2012 and 2014
- Realtor of the Year, KCRAR
- 40 Under 40, Real Estate Forum
- Kansas City鈥檚 40 Under Forty, Ingram鈥檚 Magazine
- Salesperson of the Year, KCRAR
- Top Producer, 星空体育app下载 Zimmer
- Published in Ingram鈥檚 Magazine, Kansas City Business Journal and Midwest Real Estate News
Professional Affiliations
- Board of directors, SIOR International, 2022
- Member, Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
- Regional director and former chapter president, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
- Board of directors and executive team, Chairman, 2023, 2024, 2025, Kansas City SmartPort
- Board of directors and past president, Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors (KCRAR); board of directors, Commercial Division
- Board of directors and past president, Rockhurst College Alumni Association
- Member, The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED庐) Accredited Professional, U.S. Green Building Council
- Licensed real estate broker, states of Kansas and Missouri
- Board of directors, Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone
- Member, Industrial Asset Management Council
- Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), CCIM Institute
Education
- Helzberg School of Management at Rockhurst University, with honors