​TCI Group is the first and largest commercial real estate group in the Tri-Cities region of Upper East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Our team of expert, knowledgeable brokers is experienced and skilled in every facet of commercial and industrial real estate, drawing on a vast network of affiliations to provide comprehensive real estate services. Specializing exclusively in commercial properties allows us to focus our efforts where it serves our clients best — office, retail, commercial, financial, medical and industrial properties.

REGIONAL LEADER:

• The TCI Group consists of two independently owned agencies: The Jerry Petzoldt Agency with two offices in Tennessee – Kingsport and Johnson City; Lowry & Foster, Inc. with one office in Bristol, Tennessee. We maintain the largest inventory of commercial properties in the region represented by 10 agents, several holding dual state licenses in Tennessee and Virginia.
• The National Association of Realtors has honored Jerry with the status of Realtor Emeritus in recognition of 40 cumulative years of membership and contributions to the real estate profession. Other honors include one of the top 101 most influential people in the state’s 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 led the regions commercial property sector by spearheading the establishment of a Commercial Multiple Listing Service (CMLS) at the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR). This data exchange shares commercial property listings not only with area commercial brokers but also through many associated commercial information exchanges.
• Membership in multiple national, regional and local associations including National Association of Realtors (NAR), Northeast Tennessee Technology Council, Johnson City Chamber of Commerce, NETWORKS Sullivan County Partnership, and Kingsport Chamber of Commerce.
• 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, Catylist, CREXi, and CoStar/Loopnet. 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 online presence in social media including 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