ABOUT PROXYMITY
ON YOUR SIDE OF THE TABLE
Who We Are
Proxymity represents business owners and organizations who lease, or want to buy, commercial real estate. We only represent tenants and buyers, never landlords or sellers, so our advice is never shaped by a listing, a loan, a design contract or a construction bid.
For nearly two decades we've worked at the intersection of real estate and workplace strategy, helping business owners get what they need from the real estate industry without the noise. Our job is to make the property you occupy a competitive advantage.
We Start With Questions
Every engagement begins with understanding your business: where you're headed, how your people work, and what success looks like. From there we guide you through seven phases (Strategy, Programming, Site Selection, Financial Modeling, Negotiation, Construction and Move-in), and we weigh every option against our 5+5 Framework of physical and financial criteria. Along the way we act as your owner's representative, quarterbacking the attorneys, architects, contractors and other vendors so you can stay focused on running your business.
Meet John Garvey
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John Garvey is the broker and owner of Proxymity, with more than thirty years of experience running businesses and managing real estate.
John started out in operations and sales at his family's printing business, where he helped grow revenue by more than 140% from 2000 through 2002, which led to the company's sale. He stayed on for three years as a consultant, focused on new technology, strategic acquisitions and developing people.
In 2006 he moved into commercial real estate as a transaction advisor with Grubb & Ellis | Mid-America Commercial Real Estate. Having run a business himself, he saw firsthand how heavily property decisions weigh on owners, and how often tenants and buyers take on real risk trying to navigate transactions without an advisor fully on their side. He founded Proxymity to protect clients from stressful, risky deals, uninformed decisions, and wasted time and money.
Today John's work spans client representation, comprehensive property planning, financial and property modeling, contract negotiation, and project and construction management as an owner's representative. His personal approach to understanding each client's needs is at the heart of every engagement.
Our Pledge to You
No listings. No dual agency. No conflicts. As a 100% tenant and buyer representative, we never take a listing from a landlord or seller, never act as a dual agent in your deal, and accept no referral fees from the vendors we recommend.