John Drinkard

John Drinkard began his commercial real estate career in the late 1980s. John began his career as a Leasing Director for The Austin Group for 12 buildings totaling 910,000 square feet and was quickly promoted to Senior Leasing Agent. In 1994, John was promoted to a Minor Partner and started the brokerage division of The Austin Group. In 1998, John founded Drinkard & Company, Inc., specializing in Tenant Representation, Investment Sales and Corporate Advisory Services. Over the years, John has executed leases and purchases for over one million square feet. He has a track record of negotiating office, warehouse, retail, land and investment purchases, build-to-suite transaction services, negotiating financial and tax incentives, financial and acquisition strategy analysis, and extensive government negotiations. John is actively engaged in the community from coaching basketball for the past 10 years at the local Bob Sierra YMCA to serving as an Usher at his church. John, his wife, Jacquie, youngest daughter and two dogs, live in the Tampa Bay Area. John is a recent first time ‘Granddad’ with his oldest daughter and son-in-law in the South Carolina area.

• Specialties
  Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep, Landlord Rep (Full Service), Landlord Rep (Office), Tenant Rep (Full Service), Tenant Rep (Office), Tenant Rep (Retail)
• Languages
  English
• Markets
  Tampa/St Petersburg, Southwest Florida
• Property Types
  Office, Retail, Multifamily
• Awards
  Office Finder Top #1 volume Broker in 2003 and 2004
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• Education
  Virginia Tech, B.A. in Communications