Lucas Witt was born and raised in Lexington, KY, which is where he and his wife Lyndsey call home. Lucas attended Lexington Christian Academy High School and then proceeded to the University of Kentucky on a baseball scholarship. He graduated from the University of Kentucky’s Gatton School of Business with a Master’s in Business Administration in 2015.
Lucas brings a unique set of skills and background to the Block + Lot team. He spent two years at the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development as a project manager within the Business Development department. During those two years, the Cabinet attained record years in announced capital investment and new jobs created. During his tenure, Lucas closed projects totaling more than $1 billion in capital investment and 2,000 new jobs.
At the start of 2019, Lucas began his career in commercial real estate while also establishing an economic development consulting firm. Along with Amy Mellinger, MWM Consulting was founded, a firm that represents new and expanding industries and Economic Development Authorities across the state. MWM is involved in all aspects of economic development and specializes in assisting clients in site selection, industrial related real estate, and tax incentive consulting based upon capital investment and new jobs created. Through these experiences, Lucas has specialized in industrial real estate, transactions, and leasing while bringing unique opportunities to our real estate clients at Block + Lot.