John Hassler

John Hassler joined Newmark Zimmer in 2010. His primary responsibilities include advising clients in the acquisition and disposition of logistics properties as well as representing clients in the analysis and disposition of logistics real estate investment transactions.

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 Argus as well as Newmark Zimmer proprietary software.

Partial List of Sale Transactions

Representing seller:

• Kansas City Last Mile Portfolio, 13-building portfolio, 2,162,572 SF

• Coleman Distribution Center, Gardner, KS, Link Logistics Properties, 1,107,000 SF

• Norfleet Logistics Center, Kansas City, MO, LaSalle Investment Management, 702,000 SF

• Central Last Mile Portfolio, Kansas City, MO, 9-building portfolio, 560,000 SF

• Overstock.com Distribution Center, Kansas City, KS, BH Properties, 517,391 SF

• Lone Elm Logistics Center, Olathe, KS, Odyssey Real Estate Capital, Artemis Real Estate Partners, 496,150 SF

• Midtown Park, Kansas City, MO, 4-building portfolio, 320,400 SF

• FedEx Freight Mega Cross-Dock Terminal, Edwardsville, KS, 238,000 SF, 335-doors, 126 acres

• Executive Park, Kansas City, MO, 7-building portfolio, 210,751 SF

• 2101 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS, International Paper, 143,500 SF

• ProAmpac Manufacturing Plant, Kansas City, MO, Winner Industries, 138,000 SF

• ProAmpac Distribution Center, Granite City, IL, Gateway Central Industrial, 117,245 SF

• 108th Street and Congress Avenue, Kansas City, MO, West Bancorporation, 68 acres

Representing buyer:

• Lenexa Industrial Park, 23-building portfolio, Lenexa, KS, 722,000 SF

• Stadium Business Park, 5-building portfolio, Kansas City, MO, 276,000 SF

• Lone Elm Commerce Center 1, Olathe, KS, Sealy & Company, 212,000 SF

• Seegar Industrial, St. Louis, MO, Sealy & Company, 129,000 SF

• Iron Mountain, North Kansas City, MO, Rainen Investments, 76,000 SF

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 #1, Kansas City, KS, Matheson Flight Extenders, 215,000 SF

• 5300 Kansas Avenue #3, Kansas City, KS, Roll On Transportation, 188,100 SF

• 5224 Winner Road, Kansas City, MO, Aspen Products, 80,000 SF

• 141 W Ninth Avenue, North Kansas City, MO, Iron Mountain, 75,517 SF

As a tenant representative:

• 15250 S Green Road, Olathe, KS, 1A Auto, 347,689 SF

• Executive Park Logistics Center 1, Kansas City, MO, 132,556 SF

• 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 Client List

• Artemis Real Estate Partners

• Asset Management Group

• BH Properties

• Brennan Investment Group

• Enterprise Properties

• Gramercy Property Trust

• Heilman Investments

• International Paper

• LaSalle Investment Management

• Link Logistics Properties

• Metro Park

• Nitto Denko Automotive

• NorthPoint Development

• Odyssey Real Estate Capital

• Privitera Realty Holdings

• Rainen Companies

• The RMR Group

• Sealy & Company

• Scannell Properties

• STAG Industrial, Inc.

• Wagner Logistics

• West Bancorporation

Professional Achievements

• KC's Heavy Hitters in Commercial Real Estate, Kansas City Business Journal, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020

• CoStar Power Broker, Top Industrial Leasing Broker, Kansas City market, 2018

• CoStar Power Broker, Top Sale Broker, Kansas City market, 2017, 2021

• 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, 2019 and 2020

• 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, 2021

• 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 from the University of Kansas.

He lives in the Brookside area of Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife, Jessie; daughter, Charlotte; and son, Will.