Commercial Real Estate Testimonials

Sekisui engaged Hughes Marino in 2011 to help with the renewal of a mission critical 45,000 square foot diagnostic research and manufacturing facility. Hughes Marino knew the market situation very well, and negotiated a below market lease for this very difficult to move facility. Since then, the Hughes Marino team has guided us through expansions to support our diagnostics businesses for 53,000, 23,000 and 4,000 square feet, as well as an additional renewal of the original 45,000 square foot facility in 2019. Hughes Marino always has our interests at the forefront, and supports us in our forward looking strategic real estate requirements.

Hughes Marino has been our real estate partner for many years, helping us scale from 35 offices to 75 offices. I trust them to deploy our real estate strategy and advocate for our preferences and limitations across the country in dozens of states, including Canada. They’ve become our outsourced real estate department, working effectively both with my executive team and local general managers to strike the right balances with all our leased and owned properties.

The Hughes Marino team has been an incredibly effective partner for Redfin. They have a deep understanding of our office needs nationwide, and we have complete trust in their ability to find us the right space and on the right terms. If we’re looking to rent a whole floor somewhere, or just a desk in a coworking space, they treat every transaction with the same impressive amount of care and attention. Their team regularly audits our office portfolio and operating expenses, which on several occasions have yielded surprise savings for Redfin. We’ve over the moon about our relationship with Hughes Marino. They’re a wonderful team.

2024 marks pSemi’s 20th year working with the Hughes Marino team for all of our commercial real estate endeavors in the region. Throughout our company’s many cycles of growth and repurposing of building space, Hughes Marino has helped us tremendously with their knowledgeable review of available properties, expert assistance in the negotiation and execution of property leases, and provided us with highly competent project management services to, in three cases, refit older leased facilities to meet our specific high-tech business needs. I am very happy to rank Hughes Marino as our trusted partner in all things real estate.

Our partners at Hughes Marino are extremely responsive in identifying options for us in critical markets. They help leverage our position in the market on renewals and really go above and beyond to drive savings.

The partnership with Hughes Marino resulted in an office space of which I am really proud. Our employees have an environment that encourages collaboration, drives engagement, and fosters meaningful relationships. The negotiated improvements allowed us to focus on taking the design to the next level in a way that fosters well-being and joy on a daily basis. It is truly an office space that will support our continued success well into the future.

Hughes Marino expertly advised Make-A Wish throughout the entire real estate process, ultimately securing us an amazing new space (at below market rates), while working with our landlord to fund the build out of our new space. Their team turned what could have been a stressful process into an enjoyable experience with the results we had hoped of achieving. After the new lease was signed, they remained involved through the TI construction to ensure our best interests were met. We are currently using them on two additional negotiations, and look forward to continuing our relationship with Hughes Marino.

I and my various companies have worked with the team at Hughes Marino since 1999. During that time and across a half dozen or more space searches, they have been the consummate professionals. Always responsive and thorough in their work, they are a pleasure to do business with. Even though we regularly get approached by others, Hughes Marino is the only tenant rep we use – I highly recommend them.

I would like to express my gratitude for the expertise and professionalism of this team. I needed to locate a facility with strict requirements. They took the time to understand our needs, educate me on the steps we needed to take and identify options, which led us to find the correct facility for our company. In addition, they were able to ensure that we were covered for every aspect for the lease by recommending outstanding legal representation and a strong project management representative. We are using them again to help us locate our next facility to accommodate our expansion needs. Due to their ability to adapt to changing needs and requirements, patience, expertise and knowledge I strongly recommend this team for your needs.

Hughes Marino has been my real estate partner of choice since I started the company. They’ve advised on numerous expansions and lease renewals, and supported my team through issues around design and construction, operating expenses, and even dealing with our landlord on EV charging stations. They nail the details, and we trust them to ensure that we get the best deal, and help guide us to make the right operational and strategic decisions.

I worked with Hughes Marino on a 10-year, 24,000 SF Class A office lease; and a 5-year renewal at the expiration. I had worked with a broker from a national firm on a similar transaction years earlier, and the comparison was night and day. I found Hughes Marino to be cool, calm, and most importantly, creative. We were able to leverage their vast knowledge of the Class A office market, and complete lack of conflict
as no one in their office represents landlords, and strike two below-market deals. My partners and I 100% endorse Hughes Marino and look forward to working with them on our next transaction.

Hughes Marino has been a value-added partner to Eurofins | EAG Laboratories for nearly ten years now. Significant value has been created through strategic planning, negotiation and execution around lease renewals, minimizing real estate related operating costs, site acquisition for new organic growth and greenfield labs, project management for tenant improvement as well as space planning. The approach is rigorous and disciplined and grounded in local market economics with a full understanding of costs for lease versus buy versus build. The results have had a positive impact on our business by lowering real estate related costs as a percentage of revenue, which is a KPI we track closely in our business, with a portfolio of 15 sites and growing throughout the United States. Whether on the West Coast in Silicon Valley and Southern California, or on the East Coast in Princeton, New Jersey and Raleigh, North Carolina—Hughes Marino has delivered for us on a national level and is a highly-valued partner to our business.