
Our People
After ten years with a major real estate brokerage firm, Nick Barela founded a boutique commercial real estate company focused on who we like to work with best — local owners, sellers, entrepreneurs, individuals, and companies.
Republic Commercial Real Estate is focused on the local market and works diligently on behalf of individuals and organizations vested in the community. Commercial real estate needs are a challenge. There is nothing more rewarding than defining the objective, creating the plan, and then working the plan to completion.

President, Principal
Specialty: Office, Medical, & Land Transactions
"Commercial real estate needs are a challenge. There is nothing more rewarding than defining the objective, creating the plan, and then working the plan to completion."

Vice President
Specialty: Unique Retail, Industrial, and Office Transactions
"It has been said, 'If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life.' Commercial real estate does not feel like work to me."

Vice President
Specialty: Lease Negotiations, Financing & Acquisition/Disposition
"I have navigated complex transactions involving multiple factors like tenant negotiations, construction budgets, and long term financing. My experience helps me personalize the needs of my clients."

Marketing & Social Media Director
Specialty: Brand Strategy, Social Media & Digital Marketing
"Great marketing tells a story. My goal is to make sure Republic's story reaches every owner, investor, and entrepreneur in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky."

Associate
Specialty: Property Management — Multi-Family, Office, Medical, Retail & Industrial
"Decades of experience across every asset type means I can anticipate challenges before they arise and deliver results that protect my clients' investments."

Associate
Specialty: Commercial Investment — Office, Retail, Multi-Family & Mixed-Use
"With over 25 years as an owner-operator of commercial properties, I understand what investors and business owners need — not just from a broker's perspective, but from the seat of someone who has been through it themselves."

Vice President
Specialty: Office Properties, Commercial Sales & Leasing, Investment Properties
"You make a living by what you make, you make a life by what you give."