Jason M. Allen joined Dean Realty Co. in September of 2009 as a company leasing manager. Jason focuses on Dean Realty's Downtown Business Park, land holdings and surface build-to-suit development at Solar Business Park.
Jason began his real estate career in 2002 with Sight Commercial Realty, Inc. There he focused on tenant and landlord representation. He was instrumental in working with and assisting Dan Sight and Chris Herre with Rose Construction in the development of K.C. Road Business Park in Olathe, Kansas, a flex and office warehouse complex.
In 2005, Jason joined Block Real Estate Services, LLC (then Block & Company, Inc. Realtors) as a sales associate specializing in office and industrial tenant representation transactions. He has represented both landlords and tenants in a broad range of assignments, including landlord representation and consultation. His primary project at Block was College Crossing Business Park in Lenexa, Kansas, an approximately 500,000 square foot, high-end industrial office/warehouse flex space development. Jason was in charge of renewing existing tenants and filling available space.
Jason graduated from Kansas University with a Bachelor of Science degree in communications. He is a licensed real estate salesperson in both Missouri and Kansas. Memberships include the National Association of Realtors, the Kansas Association of Realtors, the Missouri Association of Realtors and the Realtors Commercial Alliance of Kansas City. He is currently an active member of the RCA KC Board of Directors and CCIM, and presently serves on committees for both organizations. Jason earned the national CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation in October of 2008.
In his spare time, Jason likes to work on projects around the house, play roller hockey with the neighbors and spend time at the local dog park with wife Kathi and son Henry. He is an avid KU basketball and football fan, and enjoys going back to his alma mater as often as possible. Although he hasn't participated in many extreme sports, past exploits include skydiving, bungee jumping and canyoning.