John Hassler joined Newmark Grubb Zimmer in 2010. At NGZ, John’s primary responsibilities include advising clients in the acquisition and disposition of industrial properties as well as representing clients in the analysis and acquisition of investment transactions across all real estate product types.
John focuses primarily on properties located in the Kansas City metropolitan region and throughout the Midwest. He is intimately familiar with all notable building tenants, owners, lease expirations and transactions in his territory. Additionally, John is trained in multiple real estate systems such as CoStar, REApplications and Xceligent as well as Newmark Grubb Zimmer proprietary software.
Partial List of Lease Transactions
As a landlord representative
- 17150 Mercury Road, Gardner, KS, Coleman Company, 1.1 million SF
- 5300 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS, Overstock.com, 517,391 SF
- 5300 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS, Matheson Flight Extenders, 215,000 SF
- 5300 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS, Roll On Transportation, 188,100 SF
- 5224 Winner Road, Kansas City, MO, Aspen Products, 80,000 SF
- 5300 Winner Road, Kansas City, MO, Arrowhead Containers, 70,000 SF
As a tenant representative
- 1746 Levee Road, North Kansas City, MO, Southwest Technologies, 77,400 SF
- 901 Northwest Platte Valley Drive, Riverside, MO, Nitto Denko Automotive, 74,880 SF
- 10815 West 78th Street, Shawnee, KS, University of Kansas Hospital, 36,000 SF
Partial List of Sale Transactions
As a seller representative
- Last Mile Portfolio, Kansas City, MO, nine-building portfolio, 560,000 SF
- Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS, BH Properties, 517,391 SF
- Lone Elm Logistics Center, Olathe, KS, Odyssey Real Estate Capital, 496,150 SF
- Midtown Park, Kansas City, MO, 4-building portfolio, 320,400 SF
- Executive Park, Kansas City, MO, 7-building portfolio, 210,751 SF
- 2101 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS, International Paper, 143,500 SF
- 5910 Winner Road, Kansas City, MO, Winner Industries, 138,000 SF
- 20 Central Industrial Drive, Granite City, IL, Gateway Central Industrial, 117,245 SF
- 108th Street and Congress Avenue, Kansas City, MO, West Bancorporation, 68 acres
As a buyer representative
- Lenexa Industrial Park, 23-building portfolio, 722,000 SF
- 131-165 West Ninth Avenue, North Kansas City, MO, 76,000 SF
Partial Client List
- Artemis Real Estate Partners
- Bender Warehouse Group
- BH Properties
- Brennan Investment Group
- Enterprise Precast & Concrete
- Gateway Packaging Co.
- Gramercy Property Trust
- Hiland Dairy Foods
- International Paper
- Nitto Denko Automotive
- Odyssey Real Estate Capital
- Privitera Realty Holdings
- Rainen Companies
- The RMR Group
- Sealy & Company
- Shaw Electric Supply
- Southwest Technologies
- Space Center RE
- STAG Industrial, Inc.
- Stoughton Trailers
- West Bancorporation
Professional Achievements
- KC’s Heavy Hitters in Commercial Real Estate, Kansas City Business Journal, 2017, 2018 and 2019
- CoStar Power Broker, Top Industrial Leasing Broker, Kansas City market, 2018
- CoStar Power Broker, Top Sale Broker, Kansas City market, 2017
- Home Run Award, Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® (KCRAR), 2014
- Published in Ingram’s Magazine, 2017 and 2018
- Published in Kansas City Business Journal, 2017
- Published in SIOR Professional Report, 2015
- Published in Midwest Real Estate News, 2014
Professional Affiliations
- Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
- Chairman, SIOR Western Missouri/Kansas Development Day, 2020
- Commercial board member, Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® (KCRAR)
- Advisory board member - industrial property, CoStar
- Licensed real estate salesperson, states of Kansas and Missouri
Education
John holds a bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in business from the University of Kansas. He lives in the Brookside area of Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife, Jessie; daughter, Charlotte; and son, Will.