Experience
Jim Allaire serves as Principal for Foundry Commercial’s Raleigh, NC office and specializes in the sale and leasing of industrial and R&D facilities throughout the Research Triangle region. He brings over 25 years of experience to the team and is consistently among the top performers within the market.
Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Jim was a principal member of the Industrial Services Group for Cushman & Wakefield Thalhimer Raleigh. Over the past 10 years, Jim has participated in the sale of over 100 premier office and R&D facilities totaling over 21 million square feet and $1.5 billion in value. These have included pharmaceutical, microelectronics, data center and laboratory facilities as well as general industrial buildings. He is also one of the region’s most accomplished land brokers. In addition to providing site selection services for key clients, he has been involved in the sale of some of the premier business mixed-use sites in the region, including the 1,000-acre Veridea project in Apex and over 2,000 acres in and around Research Triangle Park.
Key Assignments
- Sumitomo | Industrial | 640,000 SF
- Sentinel Data Center | Data Center Purchase | 423,000 SF
- Crown/EMC Data Center | Industrial Sale | 450,000 SF
- Syngenta Biotechnology | R&D land | 400,000 SF
- GlaxoSmithKline | Pharmaceutical HQ | 700,000 SF
- Catalent Pharma Solutions | R&D Leases | 180,000 SF
- Research Tri-Center | Industrial Park Sale | 1,550,000 SF
- Cree, Inc. | R&D/Manufacturing | 1,075,000 SF
- Scannell Properties | 2,100,000 SF
- Syngenta Biotechnology | 329,000 SF
Clients Served
- WakeMed
- BD
- GSK
- Liquidia
- Cree, Inc.
- Clarion Partners
- Scannell Properties
- Ag Biome
- Longfellow Real Estate Partners
- Pfizer
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
Awards & Recognition
- Raleigh-Durham Commercial Broker of the Year (2013)
- Triangle Business Journal SPACE Magazine Awards
- Top Sales Transaction
- 1st Place (2010, 2009)
- 2nd Place (2007)
- Top Land Sale Transaction
- 1st Place 2016, (2015, 2014, 2009 – 2011)
- 2nd Place (2015)
- 3rd Place (2011, 2010, 2008, 2004)
- Top Warehouse | Flex Lease Transaction
- 1st Place (2016, 2014, 2011, 2009, 2008)
- 2nd Place (2015, 2011, 2007, 2006)
- 3rd Place (2015, 2011, 2009, 2006)
- Triangle Commercial Association of Realtors (TCAR)
- Lease Transaction of the Year (2008)
- Sales Transaction of the Year (2010, 2007)
- Top Sales Transaction
Professional Affiliations & Community Service
- Licensed Broker in North Carolina and South Carolina
Education
- State University of New York
- Bachelor of Science, Business Management
