Jamison J. Downs

Jamison Downs, Managing Principal, began his career in commercial real estate in 2004 and it wasn’t long before his passion for the industry and entrepreneurial spirit allowed him to forge ahead and partner with Veritas Realty in 2011 to carry out his vision of building a full-service commercial real estate company by using impeccable service, staffing and technology to assist retailers, restaurants and healthcare businesses in developing and implementing strategic plans for penetrating markets nationwide, as well as bringing an experienced, multidisciplinary approach to working with landlords and investors on the acquisition, leasing, development and dispositions of shopping centers and outparcels.

Throughout his career, Jamison has completed more than $1 billion in lease & sale transactions. He has been consistently recognized for accomplishments in the commercial real estate industry including “Forty Under 40” (Indianapolis Business Journal), “National Power Broker” (CoStar) numerous times, “Largest Retail Leases” (CCIM Institute, Indianapolis Business Journal) numerous times, and “Indy’s Best and Brightest” (Junior Achievement of Central Indiana). His experience encompasses many facets of leasing, site selection, land assembly, development, management, finance, and sales on both the tenant and landlord side.

Jamison has orchestrated hundreds of transactions in major markets throughout every region of the country, including all large Midwest cities and many of the surrounding suburban and rural areas. He has a proven track record having developed and executed successful “market entry” strategies for clients including Verizon, Starbucks, Hy-Vee, Andretti Racing, TESLA, Total Wine & More, Fresh Thyme Market, Darden Restaurants, Chili’s, Cooper’s Hawk, Chicken Salad Chick, CoreLife Eatery, Garden Table, Landry’s Restaurant Group, Lou Malnati’s, Swenson’s, VASA Fitness, uBreakiFix, Kirkland’s, ATI Physical Therapy, WellNow Urgent Care, and Aspen Dental. Furthermore, he has negotiated 240+ leases and build-to-suits across the country for The Cellular Connection, the largest Verizon Premium Retailer. In addition to his core tenant representation work, Jamison has counseled numerous municipalities and landlord clients on assemblages, developments and redevelopments of single and multi-tenant retail, restaurant and medical across 18 states ranging from local owners, institutions and top tier landlords including CIM, Gershman Partners, Hendricks Commercial, Keystone Realty Group, Kimco, Lauth, RPT Realty, Sandor, Sansome Pacific, Simon, TWG, VEREIT, Viking Partners, and Washington Prime.

Prior to Veritas, Jamison spent six years with Sandor Development where his primary role was the leasing and development of 7 million square feet of shopping centers nationwide. He graduated with a degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Dayton where he was a scholarship athlete playing four years of Division I Men’s Tennis and served as team captain. Jamison is an active member and advisor of ChainLinks Retail Advisors (Principal’s Committee), International Council of Shopping Centers, and Meridian Hills Country Club. He has served on numerous boards and is a coach of several youth athletic teams.