Testimonials

"Given the complexity of the deal, a 422,000 SF, ten building, three year corporate sale/leaseback with 1031 objectives, buyer selection was perhaps the most critical component of our job. While not the highest bidder on this deal, Patriot’s expertise and ability to close the deal on time validated our initial recommendation to select Patriot Equities as the buyer. Again, thank you for getting this deal done across the goal line and we look forward to working with you on future deals."

- John McRae, Sr. VP., Capital Markets, Trammell Crow Company

"Everyone we dealt with at Patriot was professional and responsive and it was clear your experience was key to meeting our aggressive timeframe. By closing this large and complicated transaction on time, we were able to meet the timing needs of our reverse 1031 exchange transaction. Now that we have settled on the transaction, we can look back and know that we made the right decision in selecting Patriot Equities as the purchaser of our headquarters campus. We look forward to continuing our relationship and being your tenant."

- John Doshna, Jr., Asset Management Director, Darden Restaurants

"Erik Kolar and I have worked on several projects together over the years which reinforced his reputation as an innovative, successful professional in the real estate industry. Mr. Kolar has shown the tenacity and creativity necessary to successfully complete large, complex transactions with several of our corporate clients. Erik and his team, collaboratively Patriot Equities, have created an extremely impressive business plan that is in direct alignment with the model corporate America is moving toward. Patriot has assembled a vast arsenal of resources for the corporate real estate professional. With their capital platform they have the financing to get deals done quickly and efficiently."

- David Bernhaut, Executive Vice President, Cushman & Wakefield

"...We had previously engaged with another National entity that made representations of disposition and professionalism which went unfulfilled. I continually felt undermined, and none of our Agreements were being met. With Patriot Equities, we negotiated the deal and closed in a relatively quick time frame. Your due diligence team was fairly transparent, and all requests were sound and reasonable. Finally, when some issues arose, we were able to meet, discuss and equitably resolve the same."

- Dino S. Bazianos, VP, Corporate Real Estate Services, LandAmerica Financial Group

"Patriot’s experience and creativity enabled us to overcome many hurdles. On the one hand, we were negotiating with one business unit to sell the property and another separate business unit to lease it back. As you know this was not always smooth sailing. Your team, however, remained committed throughout the deal and sought solutions that produced a “win/win” for everyone. It was refreshing to be involved in a transaction where issues were resolved fairly in a non confrontational manner. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Geof Gardner, Alan Werther, Mike Kolar and Dan Fuchs on this deal. You have assembled a great team, whose members bring strong skills to the table. I certainly look forward to working on more deals with you."

- John Greenwald, Principal, Beacon Commercial Real Estate

"We had a 320,000 SF office and industrial complex on 18 acres in Towson, MD…the site presented a number of environmental, zoning and title challenges. Erik was resolute in working through all of the problems. He understood the marketplace exceptionally well and had a clear vision of what his reuse would be. Consequently, he did not engage in the usual developer techniques of uncovering a list of latent problems during the due diligence period and attempting to renegotiate the deal. Instead he held his original offer and closed on time."

- James A. Sladack, Former Director of Real Estate, Honeywell

"Now that the dust has cleared, I wanted to say thank you for purchasing the 350,000 SF headquarters building in Greenville, South Carolina from RBC-Liberty Life. After having a false start with another buyer, our client was very concerned about replicating the process again but your team moved quickly to buy it, identified the challenges, and worked through to a timely settlement. I know buying things in a secondary market can be challenging for a buyer and it was a pleasure to get the acquisition completed with your team. I will recommend Patriot Equities to any of our corporate clients. It is refreshing to work with buyers who roll up their sleeves to get deals done. Thank you again and I look forward to working with you again in the future."

- Steven H. Gassaway, Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis

"My clients are Fortune 500 companies, with reputations to protect both locally and nationally. There are few real estate investors that have the ability to play in this arena, and Patriot is one of them. Erik Kolar and his team have the knowledge, capital, resources, and experience to work shoulder-to-shoulder with my corporate clientele. Erik has always been there to help solve problems, close deals, and better deploy the capital resources of the corporation."

- Andrew J. Merin, Vice Chairman, Cushman & Wakefield

"We founded Patriot to help North American businesses extract capital from real estate holdings, lower their real estate operating costs, and reduce their transaction costs by consolidating relationships with our team. Our goal, quite simply, is to become the largest purchaser of corporate real estate assets in North America."

- Erik E. Kolar, President & CEO