Greg Johnston
Managing Director • United States
Local Office:
405 Colorado Street, Suite 2300
Austin, TX 78701
United States
Office: +1 (512) 370-2418
Greg Johnston
Managing Director • United States
About
Professional Expertise
Greg Johnston aggressively represents office tenants/buyers in finding, negotiating and securing the most flexible lease agreements and contracts with the best possible terms for his clients. He has negotiated hundreds of office lease agreements and is a frequent Top Producer. His client testimonials tell it best.
Greg was raised in Tupelo, MS and moved to Austin in 1985. He began his real estate career as a Property Manager with Trammell Crow Co., managing 65 commercial buildings comprising 5M sq ft. He handled all relations with 200 tenants and consulted frequently with legal counsel regarding interpretation and enforcement of lease agreements. For six years, he worked with CBRE as an Office Tenant Representation specialist and was consistently a Top 5 Producer. Afterwards, Greg spent 6 years representing Lloyds of London with exclusive authority to underwrite environmental and pollution liability risks.
Clients Served
- Advanced Solutions International
- Advocate MD Insurance Company
- Art Institute of Austin
- Arts + Labor, Inc.
- Blackboard
- BMC Software
- Boy Scouts of America/Capitol Area Council
- Brown & Brown Insurance
- Cokinos / Young
- Cranial Technologies
- CWS
- Halcrow Engineering
- Mitchell Williams
- Northwestern Insurance
- OnPrem
- Pepperidge Farm
- Reliant Energy
- Renaissance Systems
- Seagate Technology
- Stone, Loughlin & Swanson
- Surveying And Mapping, Inc.
- Texas Cable Association
- The Medical Institute
- TRW
- U.S. Risk Insurance
- Wind Energy Transmission Texas
Professional Recognition
- Largest Commercial Office Lease in '16
- Multiple Top Producer Awards
Professional Affiliations
- Real Estate Council of Austin
- Member, InfraGard (F.B.I. Sponsored Program)
Community Leadership
- Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America
- Eagle Scout, recipient of National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (2019)
- Chair, Friends of Scouting (2020- Raised $320,000)
- Chair, Disaster Preparedness and Response
- Board, YMBL Sunshine Camp Foundation
- CE-Bar Fire Department, Engineer
- CE-Bar Fire Department, Rookie of the Year
- CE-Bar Fire Department, Fireman of the Year
- Austin Ridge Bible Church
- Austin Disaster Recovery Network
Education
- B.B.A. Banking & Finance, University of Mississippi