Interactive Intelligence achieved interstate visibility, long-term flexible growth capabilities and a multimillion dollar economic incentive package for their world headquarters build-to-suit campus. Woods Equipment Company saved 23% and 40% on occupancy costs by consolidating three regional distribution centers and one office across the country into two facilities. Lantech of America saved more than $214,000 on their early lease renewal. Copeland Corporation increased their space by 46% while only increasing their monthly rental obligation by 2.2%. ADESA, Inc. estimated savings on their new build-to-suit headquarters facility exceeded $20 million.

Meridian Real Estate’s professionals are recognized by many as the leading Tenant / Buyer Representation experts in negotiating aggressive terms for many of the largest space users in Indianapolis. Our professionals consistently help clients develop and implement strategies that reduce their occupancy costs and improve their space efficiency, employee productivity and shareholder value. Meridian Real Estate has developed a proven, defined process through our more than 150 years of combined experience to coordinate and manage your multifaceted and complex lease or purchase transaction. Meridian Real Estate’s specialists can help you save significant money on your next major facility lease or purchase.

Meridian Real Estate’s tenant advisory specialists use their market leading experience, superior local market knowledge and proven processes to negotiate the most favorable tenant-driven renewal deals in today’s market. We have done this hundreds of times and know how to create substantial renegotiation leverage for our clients by maximizing current market conditions, unique space and available opportunities to your benefit. We draw on these factors along with our extensive databank of recent and historical transactions to force your current landlord to compete for your business, ensuring that you achieve a competitive, fair market deal.

Meridian Real Estate professionals have millions of square feet of build-to-suit experience, and have extensive multi-market build-to-suit experience, as well. We use our proven process to help clients evaluate build-to-suit vs. leasing existing space and owning vs. leasing. Because we have an in-depth understanding of the cost to build/develop, know the top available sites and site costs, and understand debt/equity costs, we can help clients negotiate their most aggressive build-to-suit deal. We can then monitor the construction from ground-breaking through move-in.

Some of Meridian Real Estate's professionals have 20+ years of multi-market experience, and have handled projects for companies such as Haverstick Consulting, ITT Educational Services, Guidant Corporation, Lau Industries, Celadon/Zipp Logistics and Bell Techlogix.

As a buyer agent, our experts help clients buy buildings and/or sites upon favorable terms using our intimate local market knowledge of recent comparable sales and leases and recent market trends. Knowing who the “ motivated” sellers are and what’s happening in the area are keys to making sound real estate decisions. Our counsel on recent Meridian Real Estate client purchases of One Indiana Square (662,000 sq. ft. Class A office building and 215 space garage) and 30 South Meridian (321,000 sq. ft. Class A office building and 854 space garage) helped our clients create millions of dollars in instant equity. We are very good at helping clients determine property value and underwrite and analyze properties to help ensure they buy the right property at the right price.

Meridian Real Estate has a rare level of sophistication in the area of land brokerage and site selection. Ross Reller has over 20 years experience using his knowledge of “ paths of progress” and “ highest and best” land use to enable buyers to identify outstanding investment opportunities on the acquisition side and for sellers to realize tremendous returns on the disposition side. Ross has assisted clients with the myriad details in raising a property’s value to its highest and best economic use, and in leading development teams to obtain municipal approvals. The level of sophistication that Meridian Real Estate brings to site assemblage and pre-development services is seldom found outside of the development arena.

Meridian Real Estate can help clients strategically manage their leased/ owned real estate portfolios using leading software programs. We can abstract leases, actively manage key dates (e.g. renewal/cancel notice, expansion options, etc.,) review and pay monthly rent and tax/expense pass-through per your lease terms. We provide clients with custom-tailored real-time reports that help them actively manage their lease/owned portfolio, using key matrices and benchmarks. This can save clients time, staffing costs, and accounting costs, while greatly improving their control over their portfolio of properties.