TCI Group is the first and largest commercial real estate group in the Tri-Cities region of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Our team of expert, knowledgeable brokers is experienced and skilled in every facet of commercial real estate, drawing on avast network of affiliations to provide comprehensive real estate services. Specializing exclusively in commercial properties allows usto focus our efforts where it serves our clients best — office,retail, commercial, financial, medical, industrial, land, hospitality,and government properties along with all types of commercial real estate investing.

REGIONAL LEADER:

• The TCI Group consists of two independently owned agencies:The Jerry Petzoldt Agency headquartered in Kingsport,Tennessee; Lowry & Foster, Inc. with an office in Bristol,Tennessee. We maintain the largest inventory of commercial properties in the region represented by 15 agents, several holding dual state licenses in Tennessee and Virginia.
• Jerry Petzoldt, CEO & President of TCI Group-Jerry Petzoldt Agency LLC, has been involved in commercial real estate brokerage and development for 50 Years and has beenawarded REALTOR EMERITUS by the National Association of REALTORS. In 2021, Jerry became the first broker in North America approved to become an individual member of NAI Global Unlimited. NAI Global is a leading global commercial real estate brokerage firm. Other honors include one of thetop 101 most influential people in the commercial real estate industry for five consecutive years by Business Tennessee magazine. Petzoldt was also awarded the TechStar Champion Award by the Northeast Tennessee Technology Council (NETTC) for his contribution to regional development and service to the technological community.
• Jerry Petzoldt and the TCI Group-Jerry Petzoldt Agency ledthe regions commercial property sector by spearheading the establishment of a Commercial Multiple Listing Service (CMLS) at the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR).
• Membership in multiple national, regional and local associations including National Association of Realtors (NAR) and NETWORKS Sullivan County Partnership.
• Comprehensive Marketing –
  • Property Signs – our regionally recognized and highly visible property signs and banners.
  • Online Technology – We incorporate our property listings via our website and with most major commercial property websites including NETAR Commercial Multiple Listing Service,Commercial Exchange, NAI Global, and CREXi.
  • We also share our property listings with many city, county and regional economic development group websites, along with local media and regional interest sites. We also maintain an active presence in social media including LinkedIn and Facebook.

Commercial Property Services:

• Retail, Office, and Industrial Property Sales and Leasing
• Land Sales and Leasing
• Retail, Office, and Industrial Property Site Searches
• Build-To-Suit and Existing Facilities Evaluation
• Investment & Development Counseling
• Development Land Acquisitions
• Tax Free Exchanges
• Broker Price Opinions
• Business Brokerage

Other Services

• Market Profiles and Trends
• Regional Commercial Property Sales Data
• Housing and Retail Sales Trends
• Economic/Demographic Statistics