Nicole Key started hear real estate career doing property management and leasing for family owned properties while she was in College and officially joined the industry in 2011. From 2011 to 2017, Nicole established herself as a pillar in retail leasing and investment sales. In 2017, Nicole joined Cushman & Wakefield as a Managing Director of Retail Services to expand the company’s retail platform into the Central Valley. In February 2023, Nicole moved to The Econic Company where she opened their first Central Valley office.
Nicole has 15 years of experience in the real estate with an extensive background in all aspects of commercial real estate including investment sales, leasing, valuation, entitlements, escrows, asset management, and strategic advising. Her expertise includes financial analysis and modeling; investment advising for value appreciation, wealth management, and estate planning; procuring buyers and sellers for commercial investments; assessing and recommending solutions to reposition properties; effectively negotiating and advising throughout leasing assignments; and project managing developments and entitlements along side her clients.
Nicole’s abbreviated client list includes First Washington, Evergreen Development, Red Mountain Group, Krausz Company, Darden Restaurants, Chase Bank, Dutch Bros Coffee,
McDonald’s, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Denny’s, Fresh Dining Concepts, Mountain Mikes Pizza, and more. Key leasing projects include:
• Lone Tree Plaza – Brentwood, CA
• Union Crossings – Manteca, CA
• College Square – Stockton, CA
• Spreckels Park – Manteca, CA
• Vintner’s Square – Lodi, CA
