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Our expertise in project selection, acquisition strategy, underwriting, deal structuring, and collaborative design and execution management allows for successful delivery of real estate development solutions tailored to every client’s needs.

We can provide turn-key development solutions covering many uses. From capital sourcing, economic feasibility analysis, and land acquisition to preconstruction, construction delivery, and occupancy, we engage creative and flexible approaches to development projects.

Our Services
Rehabilitation / Historic Restoration

We identify distressed and historically- significant assets with the vision of restoring them to their highest and best use. An integral part of this process includes sourcing complex tax credits and procuring alternative capital solutions to make development of these historic assets viable.

Industrial

Proven track record of developing built to suit and speculative industrial assets throughout Central Ohio. Through extensive experience in the industrial market we help clients identify properly located and properly suited industrial assets to ensure maximum economic upside and long term stability.

Multifamily / Mixed Use

We actively pursue urban sites where our team expresses its passion for creating vibrant projects that gracefully integrate and blend different property types into the surrounding neighborhood; cultivating a more vibrant area and a greater sense of community.

Medical Office

In close partnership with medical service providers throughout Ohio, we offer a variety of built to suit, and existing medical office options.

Land Development

Whether an industrial park or expanding commerce center, Marker Development has the expertise to work with public and private partners to create and deliver a multi-phased, cohesive development.

Student Housing

In conjunction with our university partners, Marker Development has a history of providing alternative housing solutions to institutions of higher learning to accommodate the ever-changing preferences of today’s students.

Advisory & Consulting

Our team has the experience and acumen for financial efficiency to advise and consult with clients, to capture the most economically viable development project through deal structuring, capital stack analysis, sourcing equity, construction and permanent capital.

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About Us
Kirk Marker
Kirk Marker

As Marker Inc.’s General Counsel and President of Marker Development, Kirk oversees the corporation’s legal activities, policies, and risk management.

He focuses his real estate development efforts on front-end deal structuring, land acquisition, diligence, and transitioning deals to preconstruction activities. Before joining Marker Development, Kirk was a commercial real estate and construction attorney at an Am Law 200 law firm. Kirk’s real estate practice focused on real estate acquisitions, dispositions, development, financing, and leasing, where he was involved in transactions totaling over $1.8 billion. He regularly drafted, negotiated, and analyzed commercial purchase and sale agreements, loan agreements, subordination agreements, mortgages, notes, leases, licenses, easements, and CC&Rs. Kirk’s real estate transactions included a due diligence component identifying and curing title and environmental issues and corporate due diligence, including reviewing operating and partnership agreements.

In addition to Kirk’s real estate experience, he has extensive experience in construction and development. Before law school, Kirk worked for Marker, Inc., where he served in several positions, including project engineer, project manager, senior project manager, preconstruction manager, project executive, BIM technology manager, and civic/municipal division manager.

Sherrie Howard
Sherrie Howard

As Controller of Marker Development, Sherrie is responsible for financial reporting both internally and to external project stakeholders. Sherrie’s extensive experience with finance and accounting procedures has helped her refine back-end processes, increase communication efficiencies, and expedite the production of financial reporting for Marker Development. Additionally, Sherrie plays an essential role in helping to progress the company’s long-term objectives by creating the additional structure needed for continued growth and future developments.

Before joining Marker Development, Sherried worked for a Columbus-based property management firm. She was responsible for financial reporting to third-party owners for various industries, including office, retail, industrial, medical, and residential properties. Sherrie holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Franklin University.

Ryan Freet
Ryan Freet

As the Director of Asset Management & Development, Ryan focuses on finance and accounting of all development deals, enacting deal-specific reporting procures, and interfacing with banks and equity partners throughout the deal. Ryan is integral to analyzing deal financial feasibility and assisting with closing deal debt and equity financing.

Before joining Marker Development, Ryan was a Financial Analyst for a Central Ohio-based real estate developer. He was responsible for project funding, financial planning, and analysis. Ryan has extensive experience working with various lending institutions and equity partners facilitating funding structures, having processed over $200M. He utilized his expertise at each phase, working closely with cross-functional teams throughout the project lifecycle, including predevelopment, construction, lease-up, and stabilization. Ryan holds degrees in Finance Management and Business Administration from Franklin University.

Spencer Kuhlman
Spencer Kuhlman

As a Senior Development Associate, Spencer supports the development team on numerous deals, assisting with planning, due diligence, leasing and tenant engagement, design, entitlements, title matters, and closings of acquisitions, dispositions, and financing. Spencer also focuses on construction management activities from preconstruction to closeout, assisting with design and bidding documents, evaluating proposals, and overseeing construction progress and schedule.

Before joining Marker Development, Spencer worked for a national appraisal firm, where he developed valuations on proposed and existing commercial properties for financing, tax, and estate planning purposes. He has experience appraising retail, office, industrial, ground lease, development land, and mixed-use and multifamily assets. Spencer holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The Ohio State University, specializing in Finance and Real Estate. He also has experience in wealth management.

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Whether you’re looking to partner with us or you just have some questions, we’d love to hear from you.

Contact 
Kirk Marker
(614) 754.8349
kmarker@buildwithmarker.com

Columbus
(614) 754.8349
2011 Riverside Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43221

Bellefontaine
(937) 599.2160
PO Box 250, 2084 US 68 South
Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311