ECHO Realty

Overview

ECHO Realty is a privately held developer, owner, and operator of grocery-anchored retail real estate. The company focuses on necessity-based retail properties, emphasizing grocery-anchored shopping centers and select power centers with a grocery component. Their portfolio spans over 10 million square feet of retail space across the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Midwest regions of the United States. ECHO Realty's services encompass development and construction management, property management, leasing and brokerage (operating as ECHO Retail), and partnership management. They seek core/stabilized and value-add supermarket-anchored shopping centers, with an investment minimum of $15 million, primarily located east of the Mississippi River and anchored by dominant grocers in the market. ECHO Realty is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with additional offices in Nashville, Tennessee, and Indianapolis, Indiana. The company's leadership team includes CEO Thomas Karet, CFO John Thomas, and Executive Vice President of Operations Aaron Savin, among others. ECHO Realty's properties are integral to daily life in the communities they serve, offering positive shopping experiences and prosperous environments for tenant partners. They are committed to developing relationships with first-tier grocers and other complementary necessity-based tenants, balancing ambitious growth goals with a long-term approach to properties, relationships, and the communities they serve.

Investment Focus

• Core/stabilized and value-add supermarket-anchored shopping centers
• Select power centers with a grocery component
• Properties located east of the Mississippi River
• Anchored by dominant grocers in the market