Jim Rainer

Senior Managing Director

Memphis
Jim Rainer - Newmark
E: Jim.Rainer@nmrk.com P: 901-761-1717

Jim Rainer, SIOR, LAI, serves as a senior managing director in the Memphis office of Newmark. In this capacity, Mr. Rainer leads in the pursuit of new clients; prepares and implements strategic plans for multi-property portfolios; negotiates lease and sale transactions; and markets the properties to decision-makers. A commercial real estate practitioner with more than 30 years of experience in the Memphis market, Mr. Rainer has also assisted clients in most major metropolitan markets across the nation and in more than 15 states.

Prior to joining Newmark, Mr. Rainer was with Rainer and Company, a family real estate firm, where he built his practice in the recreational and investment land segment of the business. In 2008, before joining Rainer and Company, he co-founded Commercial Advisors LLC, a multi-specialty commercial real estate firm. Mr. Rainer began his commercial real estate career in 1985 at Cushman & Wakefield.

Partial List of Transactions

  • Assisted TruckPro in the acquisition of 45,000 sf of Headquarters office space at 1900 Charles Bryan Road, Memphis
  • Represented FedEx Corporation in the acquisition of 125 acres for the development of the World Headquarters at Winchester Road and Hacks Cross Road, Memphis, TN
  • Represented FedEx Corporation in the acquisition of 110 acres and 500,000 SF of build-to-suit office space for the World Tech Center at Winchester Road and Bailey’s Station, Collierville, TN
  • Represented Baptist Memorial Healthcare System in the acquisition of 50 acres for future development at Winchester Road and Forest Hill, Collierville
  • Represented Baptist Memorial Healthcare System in the acquisition of a 200,000 SF office building at 350 North Humphreys Boulevard, Memphis
  • Represented Baker, Donelson, Bearman and Caldwell in the renewal and expansion of a 90,000 SF office lease at 165 Madison Avenue, Memphis
  • Represented Fed Ex Corporation in the renewal of 75,000 SF of office space at 3175 Lenox Park Boulevard, Memphis
  • Represented GTx in the acquisition of 42,000 SF of office lease space for the corporate headquarters at 175 Toyota Plaza, Memphis
  • Represented Sun Trust Bank in the acquisition of an 18,000 SF office lease at 80 Monroe Avenue, Memphis
  • Represented brg3s in the acquisition of 10,000 SF of office lease space in Memphis

Partial Client List

  • Baptist Memorial Healthcare System (200,000 SF office and 150-plus acres)
  • FedEx Corporation (500,000 SF office and 235 acres)
  • Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz (90,000 SF office)
  • FedEx Corporation (75,000 SF office)
  • GTx (42,000 SF office)
  • SunTrust Bank (18,000 SF office)
  • brg3s (10,000 SF office)

Professional Achievements

  • Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR)
  • Pinnacle Producers Club Life Member
  • Pinnacle Producers Club, 2013
  • Pinnacle Land Broker of the Year, 2011 and 2012
  • Pinnacle Award, 2001 and 2005

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR); former board member, MAAR Commercial Council
  • Member, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
  • Member, Lambda Alpha International (LAI)
  • Graduate of Leadership Academy
  • Professional selling/skills CourseBasic analytical tools course
  • Commercial agency marketing program
  • Licensed real estate broker, states of Tennessee and Mississippi

Education

Mr. Rainer holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Memphis and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Virginia.