Industrial Team

 
 

Joseph V. Barna, SIOR

Joseph V. Barna, SIOR

Principal, Co-Founding Partner

Phone: 216-525-1464
jbarna@crescorealestate.com

Joseph V. Barna, principal with CRESCO Real Estate since 1991, has been in the real estate industry for over twenty-four (24) years.

Joe has established a reputation as a results oriented overachiever and continues to focus on industrial/commercial real estate brokerage and consulting. His specific areas of expertise include the sale and leasing of industrial/commercial property, land sales and development, tenant representation and consulting services. Joe is also experienced in the procurement of tax abatement as well as other incentive programs available through local, county, state and federal government. Additionally, regional, national and international strategic alliances provide Joe the unique capability of servicing his clients on a global basis.

Joe was the 2005 recipient of the “Construction Project of the Year” by Duke Realty Corporation for the construction of a 220,000 square foot division office and international headquarters for the Rolled Material & Fason division of Avery Dennison. Joe was also recognized for Office Development of the Year, Office Transaction of the Year, Industrial Transaction of the Year and Industrial Broker of the Year in Northeast Ohio, as acclaimed by NAIOP. As an industry leader, Joe has been featured in publications, such as Midwest Real Estate News, Smart Business Network, Costar Advisory, The Professional Report and The Journal of Energy Management.

Joe graduated from Cleveland State University with a B.A. in Communications. Joe has also completed and facilitated management and sales courses at the Xerox Corporation International Training Center in Leesburg, Virginia.

Notable Achievements

  • Over 24 years of real estate experience
  • Industrial Specialist, Society of Industrial & Office Realtors (SIOR)
  • “Industrial Broker of the Year,” 1999 & 2005
  • “Office Transaction of the Year,” 2006
  • “Office Development of the Year,” 2006
  • “Investment Transaction of the Year,” 2008
  • “Industrial Transaction of the Year,” 2008
  • “CoStar Power Broker,” 2003-2009

Prior Experience

Joe started his commercial real estate career in 1986 after enjoying eight (8) years as a major account team sales manager with the Xerox Corporation. Joe then worked as an Industrial Specialist with Grubb & Ellis (formerly Alder, Glavin & Rogers) for five (5) years before co-founding CRESCO Real Estate.

Partial List of Clients

  • Amware Distribution
  • Avery Dennison
  • Faber-Castell
  • Federal Express Corporation
  • G.E. Capital
  • Graybar Electric Company
  • Hallmark Cards, Inc.
  • ING Clarion Partners
  • Iron Mountain
  • Liberty Development Company
  • M.B. Biomedicals
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation
  • ProLogis
  • The Sherwin Williams Company
  • Sysco Foods

Affiliations & Community Involvement

  • Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) – Recently elected Director of the Great Lakes Region (Chicago, Indiana/Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin)
  • Serves on the Board of Directors for SIOR, Trustee for SIOR Foundation and past President of Ohio Chapter
  • National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
  • Cleveland Area Board of Realtors (CABOR)
  • National Association of Realtors (NAR)
  • Westside Industrial Retention Network (WIRENET)
  • John Carroll University “Entrepreneurs Association,” the Edward M. Muldoon Center for Entrepreneurs

Call us today at 216.520.1200 to find out more about how we can help you.