AUSTIN—Longtime commercial real estate vets Nick Nelson and Jim Young have launched a new firm in Austin, Longbow Real Estate Group, which will build on the duo's considerable experience in the industry.

“It was really by design from Day 1,” says Nelson, a CCIM designee, of the new company, which builds upon the client base and contacts he and Young, also a CCIM designee, gained while working at KW Commercial.

The team's tagline – “We leverage high tech, and high touch” – speaks to Nelson's and Young's ability to readily access CCIM network contacts.

“We really feel our new company is second to none as far as marketing – on the extensive verified email side – and we've also got extremely strong personal relationships, which we credit the CCIM Institute,” says Young.

While the team initially thought they would open small, they already have six agents working in the office who come from an array of backgrounds, including law and sales. While their previous niche has been in retail and multifamily, Nelson and Young are interested in doing business in all asset classes.

And in the next couple of weeks, the firm is primed to make major lease announcements as well as notch two “very visible listings near downtown Austin,” says Nelson.

“We're hitting the ground running,” he says.