Nelson Way
Director, Leasing and Development, Ensemble Real Estate Investments
Philadelphia, PA 19112
Phone (610) 506-0631
Specialties
Landlord Rep (Full Service)
Property Types
Office, Flex, Specialty, Health Care
Markets
Philadelphia
Bio
Nelson Way oversees leasing of the company’s existing portfolio in the Philadelphia region and at the Navy Yard, where Ensemble is the largest private landlord.
Way’s role also incorporates leasing and development for the company’s partnership in Ensemble/Mosaic, a joint venture between Ensemble and Mosaic Development Partners. In 2022, the partnership will begin to execute its $4.5 billion development plan starting with a 135,000 square foot speculative laboratory and office development at 1201 Normandy Place. Way comes to Ensemble from Workspace Property Trust where he managed the leasing of a 40-building, 2.5 million square foot portfolio of office and flex buildings. While there he executed more than 2.2 million square feet of lease transactions valued at $250M.
Way's first role in commercial real estate was at global brokerage firm Avison Young, where he represented both tenants and landlords. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Entrepreneurship from the University of Notre Dame. He is a member of NAIOP where he has served on the Developing Leaders Board and is a member of the Notre Dame Club of Philadelphia. A Philadelphia-area native, Way is married with two children.
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