Ron Lyman

Ronald Edward "Ron" Lyman (born January 27, 1955) is an American businessman and sole owner of Lyman Real Estate Brokerage & Development, a Connecticut real estate brokerage and development firm.
Early life
Ron is one of three children of John Lyman and Marjorie Lambert. Prior to doing real estate, Ron was a landscaper.
Career
Ron Lyman oversees all aspects at Lyman Real Estate including retail leasing, investment sales, and development. Ron has over thirty-five years of expertise in real estate transactions. Throughout this time he has acquired, developed, managed and sold numerous projects. He is also an active broker throughout Connecticut, representing tenants for their expansion but specializing in landlord leasing.
Ron has completed transactions with retailers such as Big Y, Stop & Shop, Kohl's, Home Depot, Dollar Tree, Rite Aid, CVS, ULTA Beauty, AutoZone, McDonald's, Family Dollar and many others.
In addition to his membership in various real estate associations, Ron received the Certified Commercial Investment Designation (CCIM) after extensive training.
Additionally, he is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Ron holds real estate broker's licenses in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Florida.
Notable Brokerage Transactions
* Hired to sell the 8,000 sf former West Marine building in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Mr. Lyman was the only broker in the transaction in which he produced a tenant-buyer, Food Works, who relocated from another parcel in town.
* The only broker involved in brokering a 55,000 sf lease with Big Y in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
* Brokered several large transactions to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe- a $4.5 mill sale of 220 acres in Quaker Hill and $3.5 mill sale of "Midway", a 167,000 sf industrial facility- both of which were owned by General Dynamics.
Notable Development Projects
* Early in his career, Ron bought, restored and/or converted several structures into approximately 60 apartments in the Norwich, Connecticut area. He later sold these and acquired large tracts of land, which he subdivided into approximately 600 residential building lots.
* In 1985, Ron obtained prime land on Main Street in Willimantic where he developed, and currently owns and manages Tyler Square, a fully leased 80,000 sf office/retail shopping center. All tenants have AA credit rating and include AutoZone, Dollar Tree, Sherwin Williams, Taco Bell, Connecticut Veterans Administration, Connecticut Department of Labor, Social Security Administration, State Judicial Department, and State Library.
* In 1999, Ron developed a new freestanding Rite Aid in Willimantic, Connecticut.
*In 2000, Ron optioned land in Colchester, Connecticut, for a 350,000-sq. ft. retail center that was later sold after obtaining approvals.
*In 2001, Ron bought "Sam Center," a retail development center anchored by CVS with a double drive-thru and another 9,000-sq. ft. building at Main Street and Burnside Avenue in East Hartford, Connecticut. He later sold it for an estimated $6 million that resulted in a 1031 exchange into a CVS in Manchester, Connecticut and various parcels of land across the state.
* Ron purchased land and gained approvals for a 68 unit apartment complex in Norwich which he sold just prior to construction, this resulted in a 1031 exchange into land he purchased in Old Saybrook, Connecticut (now known as Max's Place).
* Max's Place is a $30 million 128,000 sf retail shopping center in Old Saybrook, Connecticut that opened in September 2014. It is co-anchored by Kohl's, and Big Y. Other retailers in the project include ULTA Beauty, Pet Valu, Five Guys, SuperCuts and T-Mobile US, just to name a few. Phase II of the project will have another +/- 20,000 sf of retail and will open in 2018. Mr. Lyman has worked very closely with local planning and zoning boards on this New England style architectural development to make sure all requirements are met and expectations are exceeded in the shoreline community.
* Currently developing retail centers in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, abutting the on/off ramp to I-91 North (exit 24) on the Silas Deane Highway, and on the Boston Post Road in Clinton, CT at the traffic light where the Stop & Shop is located abutting Walgreens for a to be named national restaurant and other retailers.
Personal
Mr. Lyman is a native of Southeastern Connecticut, born in Norwich, Connecticut. Prior to presently living in Westbrook, Connecticut, he lived in Lebanon, Connecticut for more than twenty years. He currently lives with his wife Jackie and three boys - Sam, Max, and Jack. Ron's oldest son, Tyler is following in his father's footsteps and is also in the commercial real estate business.

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