Throughout his career, Mr. Kennedy has been recognized as one of the most active office leasing and sales brokers in the Austin area.

Most recently Mr. Kennedy represented the seller of a 6 acre urban parcel and resultant $30 million dollar 1031 exchange.

Mr. Kennedy’s other notable accomplishments over the last two decades include the negotiation of the over 200,000 sf anchor leases which led to the construction of 300 West Sixth Street, the first Central Business District (CBD) high-rise building in the city in 15 years at the time.

Ten years later in 2015 he represented a 25 year client to kick off 301 Colorado, a 373,000 sf downtown Tower. He played an integral role in the consolidation and relocation of Franklin Federal Bancorp’s 81,000 SF headquarters at 111 Congress Avenue, the sale of the 380,000 SF Republic Plaza building, the $21 million dollar sale of Lavaca Plaza in the Austin CBD in 2000, the sale of the 400,000 SF Chase Tower in 2006, and the record breaking sale of 300 West Sixth Street for $131 million.

Mr. Kennedy is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas and the South Texas College of Law in Houston. He holds an SIOR designation and is an active member of the affiliated Society of Industrial and Office Realtors®. This prestigious designation is recognized throughout the industry for denoting the most well-studied, capable, ethical and experienced brokerage practitioners. He is a charter member and past president of the Austin Commercial Leasing Brokers Association (CLBA), and a member of the Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA), the Texas Bar Association, the Austin Bar Association and the Austin Chamber of Commerce.

Mike served as a member President of the ZACH Theatre Board (2003 - 2014) and is a former Board of Trustees Member of the Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) and a Founding Fellow for the Austin Bar Association. He is immediate past Chair of the Downtown Austin Alliance. He has contributed numerous times to the Annual Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) Forecast Forum and has spoken at Austin Technology Council and Continuing Legal Education events. Mr. Kennedy is a frequently quoted expert on commercial real estate trends in Austin and has published numerous articles.

Professional Experience

Throughout his career, Mr. Kennedy has been recognized as one of the most active office leasing and sales brokers in the Austin area.

Most recently Mr. Kennedy represented two of the largest lease transactions in Austin: Arthrocare’s 136,000 SF campus consolidation in Southwest Austin and Convio’s 132,000 SF Austin expansion in Northwest Austin. He also represented the buyer of the 174,000 SF Tower of the Hills office building in Northwest Austin and American YouthWorks in its sale of a half block of prime property in downtown Austin.

Mr. Kennedy’s other notable accomplishments over the last two decades include the negotiation of the Austin anchor leases in 2002 of Clark, Thomas and Winters, Akin Gump and Austin Ventures, which led to the construction of 300 West Sixth Street, the first Central Business District (CBD) high-rise building in the city in 14 years. He also played an integral role in the consolidation and relocation of Franklin Federal Bancorp’s 81,000 SF headquarters at 111 Congress Avenue, the sale of the 380,000 SF Republic Plaza building, the $21 million dollar sale of Lavaca Plaza in the Austin CBD in 2000, the sale of the 400,000 SF Chase Tower in 2006, and the record breaking sale of 300 West Sixth Street for $131 million.

Mr. Kennedy is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas and the South Texas College of Law in Houston. He holds an SIOR designation and is an active member of the affiliated Society of Industrial and Office Realtors®. This prestigious designation is recognized throughout the industry for denoting the most well-studied, capable, ethical and experienced brokerage practitioners. He is a charter member and past president of the Austin Commercial Leasing Brokers Association (CLBA), and a member of the Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA), the Texas Bar Association, the Austin Bar Association and the Austin Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Kennedy served as President of the ZACH Theatre Board (2008 - 2010) and is a former Board of Trustees Member of the Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) and a Founding Fellow for the Austin Bar Association. He has contributed numerous times to the Annual Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) Forecast Forum and has spoken at Austin Technology Council and Continuing Legal Education events. Mr. Kennedy is a frequently quoted expert on commercial real estate trends in Austin and has published numerous articles.