President/Primary Broker
Coleman Group
Specialties
• Limited Partnership Acquisitions
• Investment Sales
• Third Party Management Assignments
• Retail and Office Redevelopment Specialist
Career Summary
Robert Cole is a specialist in the management, marketing, sale and repositioning of institutionalassets. He joined the Midwest division of Paragon Group, responsible for the Lexington division in 1990 and has specialized in the restructuring disposition of office, retail, and industrial assignments. In 1995, Mr. Cole was promoted to Vice President for the East Region of Paragon Group Property Services, Inc. In July of 1996, Insignia Commercial Group, Inc. purchased Paragon Group’s commercial division, and Mr. Cole was promoted to Regional Director responsible for Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
In July 1997, Mr. Cole purchased Insignia’s Lexington holdings and established Coleman Group. Mr. Cole. is President and Managing Partner in Coleman Group Property Services. Coleman Group currently has in excess of $100,000,000 of Real Estate under management.
Education
Eastern Kentucky University | BA Finance & Economics
Civic and Professional Affiliations
Mr. Cole is a member of Centenary United Methodist Church, the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Property Association for Lexington, Better Business Bureau of Central and Eastern Kentucky, Downtown Lexington Corporation and is a Principal Broker in Kentucky.
Leasing/Sales Associate
Coleman Group
Specialties
• Business Development
• Marketing
• Sales and Leasing
Career Summary
Although Bo is new to the real estate industry, he brings excitement and new opportunities to Coleman Group. Due to his entrepreneur background and vast business contacts, the expectations for growth and success inthe industry are a welcome trait.
Bo attended the University of Kentucky on a full basketball scholarship and graduated with a business degree in 1982. After UK, his business experience began in the satellite industry as a co-owner of Starpath Corporation that grew into one of the largest satellite distributors in the country.
Since that time Bo has focused the majority of his business opportunities in the intellectual properties industry and has developed numbers products, trademark and business concepts patents. Due to the nature of that industry and his background of dealing with both start-up companies and high profile venture capital groups the connection to the commercial real estate industry is a natural.
Education
• University of Kentucky