Braintree Real Estate Agent With Longtime Civic Involvement Starts Business

Jay Nuss, a resident of Braintree, member of the Zoning Boadrd of Appeals and Board of Trade, is a commercial real estate broker now taking his 30 years of experience into a new practice, set to specialize in office and industrial properties.

He has recently established the Jay Nuss Realty Group, LLC, located at Braintree Hill Office Park, according to a press release. Previously, Nuss was one of the principals of Paramount Partners LLC commercial real estate services.

He will focus on tenant advocacy and negotiating (and renegotiating) the most favorable terms for enhancing or enlarging office tenants' space. Over the years, Nuss has negotiated transactions on warehouse buildings, mill buildings, nursing homes, research and development buildings, retail centers, medical buildings, mixed-use properties, school buildings, churches, vacant land and various properties owned by non-profit organizations.

His group will continue to cater to the Boston Metro South commercial market, according to the release. It will also bring technology to bear for is clients.

Nuss has incorporated QR codes, optimized for viewing on mobile devices, on Jay Nuss Realty Group, LLC commercial real estate signs to better connect potential tenants and buyers with available properties.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University, is a graduate of the Realtors Institute and has completed various commercial real estate courses and seminars at MIT, Harvard University, Boston University and Northeaster University. He has also been a Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager.

Nuss is involved with a number of Braintree-based and South Shore organizations. In addition to zoning and trade, he previously served on the Braintree Economic Development Commission and as chair of the Braintree Business Council and is a past president of the Braintree Rotary Club where he is distinguished as a Paul Harris Fellow, among other areas of participation.

In his spare time, Mr. Nuss runs a voluntary service which matches up cancer patients with alternative treatment practitioners and programs. As a member of the executive committee for The Campus for Caring, based in Norwell, he is working with Kathy and Ralph Tedeschi on a project to construct the first not-for-profit hospice home on the South Shore.