Erik Graser, CCIM
Associate

Mr. Graser serves as an Associate for Ciminelli, and is responsible for prospecting and consummating leases in Ciminelli’s portfolio of properties. His focus is landlord and tenant representation for office, and retail space and he has been an integral part in growing the Ciminelli portfolio to its current level of approximately 2 million square feet. His responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lease prospect canvassing
• Negotiating lease contracts
• Tenant relations and retention
• Negotiating lease renewals
• Market research
• Market analysis
• Tenant representation

In addition to his commercial real estate experience at Ciminelli, Mr. Graser has also been an associate with Studley, Inc., the top tenant representation firm in the United States. While at Studley, he focused on negotiating office leases for large corporate tenant clients. Through the efforts of Mr. Graser and his team, his clients enjoyed a 20% to 30% average reduction in their overall real estate cost structure.

Mr. Graser’s experience outside of commercial real estate includes an extensive background in client solutions with a concentration in business consulting at Accenture. In this capacity, he worked with clients such as United Parcel Service, Pepsi Bottling Company, and the Transportation Security Administration. While working on these projects his roles included payroll and pension system implementation, workforce organization, and security checkpoint development for more than 400 public airports in the United States.

He has been an active member in EMERGE Tampa, a program for young professionals through the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. In 2006-2007, while a member of EMERGE, he served as the program’s Co-Chair for the Grow segment which consisted of about 185 participants. Mr. Graser’s Tampa involvement also includes Real Estate Investment Council and Toastmasters.

In 2008, Mr. Graser received a Pinnacle Award from Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors for #2 regional office producer and in November of 2006, he was recognized as one of the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 30 Under 30. Mr. Graser has also obtained the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation.

He graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering.