12. Brett Setzer on Commercial Construction & the Development of Industrial Real Estate

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Brett Setzer, CEO of Brett Construction and Setzer Properties, is a Lexington Native and has been involved in the construction industry since 1981 when he worked part-time while attending college. After gaining field experience, Brett began working with customers to help develop their ideas into working designs and is currently active in marketing, project estimating, and client coordination during all phases of the construction project.

Setzer Properties was established in 1989 by Brett T. Setzer as a national real estate investment and development firm based in Lexington, Kentucky. The company plans, develops and maintains a broad portfolio of properties throughout the United States, with emphasis on industrial, office and retail spaces. A client list of Setzer Properties includes well-known organizations like FedEx Freight, FedEx Ground, FedEx Express, XPO Logistics (formerly Con-way Freight), Penske (formerly Transfreight), Kentucky One Health (Saint Joseph), Baptist Health, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. To date, the company has developed projects using that business model in 28 states totaling more than $750 million and more than 6.5 million square feet of space.

In this episode we were able to cover the topic of Industrial Real Estate and all of the facets that being a developer, owner, expert of that product includes as well as some other topics... like Kentucky Football, a passion of many in the Bluegrass.

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