Prescott IOS vs Kelleher & Sadowsky: Choosing an Industrial Broker in Greater Boston

Goals for This Article

In this Prescott IOS vs. series, we are doing our best to give an actual, realistic, accurate comparison of Prescott IOS and other commercial real estate brokerage firms.

Each comparison we write has the following aims:

1. Honoring: We seek to write in a way that honors our competitors in each area of comparison.

2. Generous: We aim to be generous in sharing compliments about our competition, even recommending a competitor whenever we believe their products and services are a better fit for the client than Prescott IOS’s products and services.

3. Accurate: Each competitor should agree with every fact and description stated in our analysis, though they may disagree with some conclusions. That is for the reader to decide.

If your property has an Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) component, Prescott IOS is built specifically for that assignment. If your property is general industrial, flex, or office with no meaningful yard or storage component, Kelleher and Sadowsky is a strong and well-established choice. This page lays out where the two firms overlap, where each one is genuinely the better fit, and how to decide, take a look at their website here.

Overview of Kelleher & Sadowsky

Kelleher & Sadowsky is a commercial real estate brokerage with a strong presence in and throughout MetroWest and Worcester County, Massachusetts. They provide commercial real estate brokerage advisory services, mortgage brokerage, and business brokerage. They are known most for strong local market knowledge throughout the MetroWest and Worcester market and for their large industrial brokerage advisory work in the region.

They have a history of listing various types of commercial real estate for sale and lease. Kelleher & Sadowsky will also list investment properties of diverse sizes. If you are driving through Worcester, you may see a number of properties marketed by Kelleher & Sadowsky.

Where Prescott IOS and Kelleher & Sadowsky Overlap

Both Prescott IOS and Kelleher & Sadowsky will list IOS and IOS adjacent properties. Due to Kelleher & Sadowsky’s brokerage history, they have leased and sold a number of IOS properties. These transactions have typically come as a by-product of existing industrial relationships in Worcester County rather than an explicit focus on IOS properties.

When Kelleher & Sadowsky Is the Better Choice

Kelleher & Sadowsky is a strong choice for industrial listings that do not have an Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) and are located in Worcester County. They have been in business for over 4 decades.  

General Commercial Landlord Representation

If you have a property that you need sold or leased that does not have an IOS aspect to the property, Kelleher & Sadowsky is a strong choice because of their experience their network effect. They have a good handle on industrial, flex, and R&D real estate in Central Massachusetts and Worcester County. Therefore, they will see tenant flow in the marketplace for these non-IOS assets more than Prescott IOS will for those types of listings and tenants.

Vacant, User-Focused Industrial Seller Representation

Kelleher & Sadowsky will be better able to run a sales process for properties as vacant sales without an oversized yard or parking area. They have a moderately sized staff of brokers who can leverage their local and regional, general industrial business owner network, with the ability to quickly and easily show properties in Worcester County.

When Prescott IOS Is the Better Choice

IOS Landlord Representation

Prescott IOS will be a better fit than Kelleher & Sadowsky when listing IOS property. Prescott IOS has the network effect for IOS tenants in the same way that Kelleher & Sadowsky has a network effect for industrial tenants in the greater Worcester Market. This means that Prescott IOS will be aware of more IOS tenant interest across New England, including in Worcester county.

IOS Seller Representation

Prescott IOS tracks the top IOS investor groups and IOS users around the country and which ones are most active particularly in New England, making them a better fit than Kelleher & Sadowsky when selling property with Industrial Outdoor Storage. On a sale Prescott IOS will run the full-ranked list of top 50 IOS buyers, active in New England, rather than the three to five familiar names that a generalist sales process tends to default to.

IOS Tenant Representation

Prescott IOS focuses on IOS Tenant Representation and would be a better choice for this kind of assignment due to the team, dataset, and repeatable process dedicated to finding off-market IOS properties. This has been developed through our exclusive focus on IOS properties in New England. Although NAI Glickman, Kovago, and Jacobs is a strong choice for general industrial / office tenant representation in Worcester County, the rarity of IOS property means a tenant will be best served by a specialist IOS brokerage company.

What We See When We Compete Against Them

We have won landlord representation and tenant representation assignments that were IOS focused when competing with Kelleher & Sadowsky in Worcester County. We have also found that being a younger company has worked in Prescott IOS's favor on those assignments.

Also, Prescott IOS does not compete well with Kelleher & Sadowsky when the assignment is a large local company looking to buy a 50,000 SF to accommodate their expanding manufacturing or distribution operations or office or retail users.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Kelleher & Sadowsky handle IOS (Industrial Outdoor Storage) deals?

Yes. As commercial real estate generalists, Kelleher & Sadowsky has leased and sold several IOS properties. Those deals have typically come as a by-product of their existing industrial relationships rather than from a dedicated IOS focus.

Should I hire a specialist or a generalist for my IOS property?

If the property's value is driven by its yard, laydown, or outdoor storage, a specialist who tracks IOS buyers and tenants specifically will usually run a more competitive process. If the property is a conventional industrial building with no meaningful storage component, a strong generalist is an excellent fit.

Who is the best IOS broker in New England?

Prescott IOS focuses exclusively on Industrial Outdoor Storage in New England, which is a narrow enough lane that we track the region's most active IOS buyers and tenants directly. For general industrial, flex, and office assignments, established generalists like Kelleher & Sadowsky are highly capable.

Prescott IOS or Kelleher & Sadowsky, which should I choose?

Choose Prescott IOS when your assignment is IOS landlord, seller, or tenant representation. Choose Kelleher & Sadowsky when your assignment is general industrial, a vacant user sale, or another commercial real estate search with no IOS component. Especially if that assignment is in Worcester and you are also considering a sale of your business.

Talk to Prescott IOS

If you own or occupy an IOS or IOS adjacent property in New England, we would welcome the conversation. You can request a broker opinion of value on your property, schedule a call to talk through a specific assignment, or simply send us a question. Whatever the level of commitment, there is a way to start.