Dave Allison

Specialties: Office, Medical Office, Investment, Retail, Business Development, Corporate Services

Scope of Service Experience

Mr. Allison joined NAI Southern Real Estate in 2005. He provides commercial real estate services to institutional and individual clients, as well as business development services within the firm. He focuses on medical office / office, retail, industrial, investments, land assemblages, development and multi-family. He also provides project and property management services for institutional and individual owners, providing a wide range of expertise relied on by the firm and our clients.

He has an active leadership and management role in determining the best ways to showcase the company, market the real estate represented by the company, promote and prospect for business development as well as providing real estate expertise directly to clients. He manages and directs the firms communications and technology resources as well, managing vendors and third parties within the business. He has 23+ years experience in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) where he researches, develops and utilizes GIS, supplying clients with valuable tools for real estate and business analytics.

Background & Experience

Mr. Allison is a native of Charlotte and has 26+ years experience combined in Real Estate, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), design, technology and the supply chain / logistics business. Prior to joining NAI Southern Real Estate he had extensive experience in the GIS and cartography business involving areas in: GIS Analysis, Instruction, Consulting, Sales, Business Management, Business Development, Product Development and Operations. He was a previous ESRI business partner, attended ESRI conferences, seminars and workshops regionally and nationally.  He also had several years experience in the warehousing, supply chain / logistics business as an account manager on 20+ accounts with small to large industrial suppliers and manufacturers throughout the southeast region.

He has also owned small businesses, providing services in marketing, design and IT. The services provided were; marketing, advertising, design, web development, photography, print and digital media services. He provided technology services specializing in systems implementation, networking, backup systems, security, software and hardware integrations, and implementation of cloud based services.

Professional Associations & Designations

• Member of CRCBR (Charlotte Regional Commercial Board of Realtors)
• Licensed Broker in North & South Carolina (2008 to present)
• Licensed (eligible) BIC in North Carolina (2020 to present)
• LEED® Green Associate – Member of USGBC

Community Involvement

• Member of BNI – 2022
• Sponsor for Wake Forest ALP (Action Learning Projects) Masters Program – 2018 & 2019
• Charlotte Curling Association – Board of Directors – 2019-2022
• Charlotte Curling Association – Director of Corporate Events – 2018 to Present
• Member of Charlotte Excelsior Lodge, #261, York Rite and Scottish Rite

Strategic Clients

Novant Health, CATs (Charlotte Area Transit System), City of Charlotte, Duke Energy, Harris Teeter, Duncan Parnell, Allen Tate, CEENTA, Guardian IT, Truliant, United Bank, Anchor Health, Service Masters, Charlotte Natural Healing, Project LeanNation, US Fried Chicken, Barefoot Archery, H&S Therapeutic, Studio 321, Kid 2 Kid, Uptown Cheapskate, ArKay Beauty Supply, Vidlexinfo, Whicks and Whiskers, PACE Senior Day Care,