DIVERSE DEVELOPMENTS
REAL estate PJ MORGAN REAL ESTATE OWNERS RYAN ELLIS AND SUSAN CLARK
Community Knowledge PJ MORGAN OWNERS DIVERSIFY PROJECTS From adding an event management division targeting projects in Millwork Commons and the Capital District to plans for development work in re-emerging neighborhoods, PJ Morgan Real Estate owners Ryan Ellis and Susan Clark are leveraging their community knowledge to diversify the services of the business they purchased three years ago. Ellis, CEO/sales and leasing broker, said the diversification thrust is to “offer all things real estate and all under one roof.” President Susan Clark said the service expansion thrust, which was initiated last year, offers the firm’s 40 employees and 60 independent contractors additional opportunities in which to thrive.
Big Moves PJ Morgan Real Estate, with 10,000 square feet of office space at 7801 Wakeley Plaza, has plans for growing a new office recently opened in Elkhorn. With the expansion of revenues fueling additional hires, especially in the administrative support and property management positions, the Omaha-based firm has grown to become one of the state’s largest full-service real estate businesses.
The business units of property management, buying and selling of commercial and residential units, and rentals each contribute approximately an equal share toward PJ Morgan Real Estates’ overall revenues. Clark, who joined PJ Morgan Real Estate as vice president in 2013, admits that the Morgan name had been firmly entrenched with commercial real estate ventures and property management at a time nine years ago when she brought her strong background in residential sales to the table. Her ownership partner, Ellis — who started his real estate career with Morgan as a Creighton University business finance student — said it is the “high-profile passion projects” that drive him in seeking to add diversity to the revenues of PJ Morgan Real Estate.
Collaborative Ideas Ellis said PJ Morgan Real Estate will likely be seeking out partnerships with projects similar in scope to Flywheel/WP Engine’s move of their headquarters into renovated space in Millwork Commons or the move of Scoular’s corporate headquarters from its long-time downtown location into a 52,000-square-foot renovated building at 13360 California.
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