TCI President Jerry Petzoldt Named to Tennessee’s Most Influential List

TCI Group president Jerry Petzoldt has been named one of Tennessee’s most influential people in commercial real estate for the fifth consecutive year by Business Tennessee Magazine.

The magazine complies the peer review list annually as part of its review of Tennessee’s top 101 leaders in commercial real estate. The list includes property owners, developers, brokers, leasing agents, lawyers, appraisers and government agency officials.

Petzoldt began his career as a real estate appraiser in commercial and investment property in Clearwater, Fla.  He has an associate degree in architecture and a broker’s license in Tennessee, Virginia and Florida. He is a certified residential appraiser in Tennessee and received the SRA designation in 1976, from the Appraisal Institute in Chicago.

Petzoldt moved to Blountville, Tenn., in 1982 and founded East Tennessee Realty Group. In 1996 he changed his company name to TCI Group - Jerry Petzoldt Agency LLC.

The firm has offices in Kingsport and Johnson City and specializes exclusively in commercial and industrial real estate.  TCI’s services go beyond those of many traditional commercial real estate companies by helping clients develop business strategies and plan projects to maximize long-term rewards. The agency offers the services of 10 commercial real estate specialists, managing hundreds of commercial and industrial properties throughout the region.

Petzoldt said the recognition from his peers is both humbling and gratifying. 
“The real reward we all receive comes from knowing how our work creates economic development and new opportunities for all our neighbors in the community,” he added.

For more information on TCI Group and Jerry Petzoldt, visit the company’s website at http://www.TCIGroup.com