865 CRE Knoxville — Commercial Real Estate with a Local Edge.

865 CRE Knoxville commercial real estate helps owners and tenants buy, sell, or lease office, retail, and flex space across East Tennessee. We combine brokerage experience with developer insight to guide every transaction from listing to closing.

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What we do

Leasing & Tenant Rep

Targeted site selection and fast negotiations for office, retail, and flex.

Investment Sales

Performant marketing, clean OMs, and buyer networks that actually respond.

Development Advisory

Zoning, visibility, and access trade-offs — analyzed like an owner.

Why 865

Local edge

865 focus, West Knoxville specialty.

Operator mindset

Advice grounded in ownership math.

Speed

Short lists, direct calls, quick answers.

Clarity

No fluff. Terms, timelines, and trade-offs.

Who we are

865 CRE is part of The 865 Company — a Knoxville platform connecting property, trades, tech, and finance. Past: Ellington (finance), SimpleLife (software). Now: a sharper commercial real estate practice with real-world leverage.

Let's Talk Commercial Space

Whether you're leasing, buying, or listing — tell us what you're working on, and we'll respond fast.

865 Commercial Real Estate provides real estate brokerage services in Tennessee through Realty Executives Associates, Inc.

James Thomas Houghton, Affiliate Broker · Tennessee License #377688

Broker of Record: Jim Oakley (TN License #281215) · Realty Executives Associates, Inc. (TN Firm License #257192)