George J. Pofok, CCIM, SIOR

Principal Lic# SAL.0000432922
  • Direct: +1 216 525 1469

Professional Experience:

George has been in the commercial real estate industry for over 25 years. George started his commercial real estate career as a college intern with Ostendorf-Morris in 1995. Upon graduation from college in 1996, George worked for the Sherwin-Williams Company as an Internal Field Auditor before coming back to Ostendorf-Morris in 1997 as the Industrial Database Manager and then Sales Associate. George joined Cushman & Wakefield | CRESCO Real Estate as a Senior Sales Associate in 2003 and was promoted to Vice President in 2005, Senior Vice President in 2010 and Principal in 2021.

He has been a consistent top producer as evident by receipt of his CCIM designation in 2005 and his SIOR designation in 2009. A Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) is a recognized expert in the disciplines of commercial and investment real estate. The SIOR designation is a personal achievement for those individuals who are highly qualified commercial real estate practitioners with a strong transactional history in brokerage, fee-based services, or executive management.

During his tenure, George has assisted both locally owned and national clients in all aspects of real estate, including property acquisitions, dispositions, valuations, leasing, lease termination, subleasing, land sales, build-to-suit transactions and various consulting services. George has successfully handled over 1,000 transactions in 13 states.

Clients Served:

  • Ames TrueTemper
  • Avery Dennison
  • Chester Hoist
  • Crown Lift Truck
  • Dollar Bank
  • Fat Head’s Brewery and Saloon
  • Federal Express
  • First Merit Bank
  • The Gladstone Companies
  • Georgia Pacific Corp
  • Iron Workers Local 17
  • Lexington Precision Corp.
  • Magna International
  • Norfolk-Southern Corp.
  • Penske Logistics
  • Shell Oil Company
  • The Shelly Co.
  • Viking Sewing Machines
  • Weyerhaeuser Company
  • Ziegler Tire

Professional Affiliations:

  • Cleveland Area Board of Realtors (CABOR) - Former Board of Directors and President
  • Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
  • Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM); Ohio Chapter of CCIM - Former Board of Directors and President
  • Kamm’s Corners Development Corporation - Former Board of Directors and President
  • Wire-Net, Redevelopment Committee - Former Chairman

Recognition and Accomplishments:

  • CABOR Commercial Realtor of the Year
  • CoStar Power Broker
  • Duke Realty Co-recipient of “Construction Project of the Year”
  • NAIOP Office Transaction of the Year
  • NAIOP Office Development of the Year
  • NAIOP Industrial Transaction of the Year
  • NAIOP Industrial Investment Transaction of the Year
  • NAIOP Industrial Development Project of the Year
  • NAIOP Industrial Broker of the Year

Education:

Cleveland State University, B.B.A. in Finance
Cuyahoga Community College, Associates of Arts
Cuyahoga Community College, Associates of Science

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