CHARLOTTE—Calkain is beating the expansion drum. The net lease specialist is opening new locations in North and South Carolina.

Patrick Nutt, the firm's managing partner, has secured a North Carolina brokerage license and is servicing developers and investors in the Charlotte, Research Triangle, Asheville, and coastal markets. Chris Koepenick has joined Calkain as an associate director to spearhead the firm's efforts in the South Carolina market. 

"We are thrilled with Calkain's new offices and the fact that we have a strong presence in the Carolina's,” Jonathan Hipp, Calkain president and CEO, tells Globest.com. “We are additionally grateful that we're able to attract high caliber colleagues to our firm where proven performers understand the dynamics of the ever-changing net lease environment."

Formerly with Lee & Associates, Koepenick is a 12-year commercial real estate professional who specializes in net lease investments throughout the Palmetto State. He has executed hundreds of transactions representing landlords, tenants, and investors.

In November, 2007 Koepenick earned his CCIM designation. Only 6% of the estimated 150,000 commercial real estate practitioners nationwide hold the CCIM designation.

For his part, Nutt is a proven performer and leader within the global net lease investment market and is broadening his scope of geography into North Carolina. An eight-year Calkain veteran, Nutt is a sought after professional and speaker on single tenant related topics.

“We are excited to have seasoned professionals familiar with North and South Carolina's local markets, culture and customs in order to better serve the developers, investors and landlords in those markets,” David Sobelman, executive vice president and managing partner, tells GlobeSt.com. Calkain plans to continue expanding its platform across the US but did not offer its next stop.