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In early 1989, John formed Mogen Real Estate Company and established headquarters in downtown Akron.  In the course of its early history, the company moved to larger quarters and, after ten years, purchased its own building in Akron/Fairlawn, where the firm is today.  It has established itself as a real estate company that does business in Summit County and the contiguous counties and accepts consulting and representation assignments in other parts of Ohio. 

By way of background on John Mogen, he holds two degrees from the University of Minnesota, the BA degree with a major in Architecture and the MA in administration.  Over the years, he also has taken additional courses at The University of Akron, The Ohio State University and Arizona State University, all on subjects related to commercial, industrial and investment real estate.

Early work experience included two years with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in Chicago, two years with a Cornell University/Ford Foundation consortium in Santiago, Chile, and several years with an Akron/Cleveland developer as Development Manager.  Among the duties in that position was to identify, negotiate for and purchase sites in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida for multifamily and hotel projects.

John has served on the Board of Directors of Akron General Medical Center and the Akron Chapter of the American Red Cross, where he also was part of the Executive Committee.  Other previous board affiliations include United Disability Service, the Greater Akron Musical Association (Akron Symphony), Sumner on Merriman and Summit County’s Social Services Advisory Board.  He is on the Investment Committee of the Akron Rotary Foundation and is Vice-Chairman of the Greater Akron Musical Association Foundation.  A long-time member of the local Board of Realtors, he has been selected as a Commercial-Industrial Broker of the Year and serves on the AABOR Finance and Budget Committee.  Since it was formed, the firm has been a member of the Greater Akron Chamber and has participated as an Investor.

His current focus includes brokerage services in marketing properties both for sale or lease, assisting buyers and tenants in site selection work and real estate acquisition projects.

John has brought to us his experience in residential real estate sales and also years of retail business history.  He is part of the January Paint family, which has long held the reputation for quality and integrity in our Akron marketplace.  John serves on the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries of Akron.

A devoted father, John enjoys activities that involve the family.  He is an enthusiastic participant in Akron's many artistic and civic activities.

Ed serves a number of different roles for Mogen Real Estate Company. In addition to his commercial brokerage duties which include representing Buyers, Sellers, Tenants and Landlords, Ed also serves as the Property Manager for several properties.  Ed has managed a 72-unit complex of townhouses in Stow for the last twelve years.  He also has been managing a 35,000 SF retail/office complex in the Portage Lakes since 2005 and a 25,000 SF office building in Green since 2006.

At the corporate level, Ed is responsible for the accounting of all of the properties that Mogen Real Estate Company manages.  He has been doing these duties since he joined the company in 1999.

Ed earned a Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University where he had a dual major of Finance and Real Estate.  After graduation, Ed worked as a loan officer at First Merit Bank for three years where he gained valuable experience dealing with the public sector.  Ed has been with Mogen Real Estate Company since 1999.

Ed served as the Chairperson for the Commercial/Industrial Committee of the Akron Area Board of Realtors in 2010. He currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Summit County Chapter of the Salvation Army and has done so since 2009.  Ed is part of the Salvation Army’s Finance Committee and he is also the Chairperson for their Property Committee.