Scott Bluhm joined Newmark Zimmer in 2012 and currently serves as a Senior Managing Director at the company’s Kansas City, Missouri, office. His primary responsibilities include the sale and leasing of industrial properties, as well as national tenant representation of all property types throughout the United States.
Bluhm helps lead the industrial leasing team focusing on spec and Class A projects. He is intimately familiar with building tenants, owners, lease expirations, comps (lease and sale) and notable transactions in the market. Bluhm also has extended knowledge and experience with land acquisition for industrial development. In addition, he is trained in various real estate systems such as CoStar, Loopnet, REApplications and other Newmark Zimmer proprietary software.
Bluhm is an active member of both the Lenexa and Olathe chambers of commerce and participated in the Leadership Lenexa program, where he helped run the Economic Development Day program in 2017. Leadership Lenexa is an intensive, nine-session program of the Lenexa Chamber of Commerce, devoted to strengthening and educating area business and community professionals.
Partial List of Tenant/Buyer Representation
- BMS Logistics: 850,000 SF
- Brennan Investment Group: 324,000 SF
- Lathrop & Gage: 350,000+ SF
- CK Power: 75,000+ SF
- Locke Capital: 130,000 SF
- Katalyst Group Inc.: 70,000 SF
- Duranotic Door: 35,000 SF
- Scannell Properties: 80 acres
- International Builders & Consultants: 75,000+ SF
Partial List of Landlord/Seller Representation
- Brennan Investment Group: 560,000 SF
- Bayer Healthcare: 170,000 SF
- Lloyd & MacLaughlin: 102,000 SF
- Commerce Bank: 150 acres
- Allen Family Partnership: 28,500 SF and 30 acres
- Bank of Blue Valley: 11.63 acres
- REW Materials: 150,000+ SF
- Scannell Properties: 220,000+ SF
Professional Achievements
- Rookie of the Year, Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors, 2012
- Kansas City Heavy Hitters in Commercial Real Estate, 2017-2022
- Published in Kansas City Business Journal, 2021, 2022
Professional Affiliations
- Leadership Lenexa Graduate, Lenexa Chamber of Commerce, 2012
- Member, Lenexa Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Olathe Chamber of Commerce
- Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
- Co-Recruitment Chair, SIOR Western MO/KS Chapter
- Licensed real estate salesperson, states of Kansas and Missouri
Personal Affiliations
- Past President, Young Friends of Operation Breakthrough
- Former Head of Sponsorship and Fundraising, Young Advisory Board, The Children’s Place
Education
Bluhm graduated from Miami University with a bachelor’s degree in history and a secondary focus in economics. While at Miami University, he served on the executive committee of the phi gamma delta fraternity. He lives in Leawood with his wife Natalie.