The Sarasota Association of Realtors® will honor 11 of its members with National
Realtor® Emeritus status at the organization’s first 2010 Quarterly Membership Meeting
on Friday, March 12th at Pine Shores Community Center, 6210 Crestwood Ave.
Each year, SAR and the National Association of Realtors® recognizes persons who have
been a member of NAR for a cumulative period of [...]

TAMPA, FL, March 11, 2010 – In a period of reduced capital markets activity, the challenge lies in sourcing, funding and closing attractive commercial real estate opportunities. Foundation Realty Advisors is one of those firms finding success and attracting capital in today’s market. The company, formed in late 2009, closed its first [...]

TAMPA, FL –March 7th- RMC Property Group, a leading full-service commercial real estate company, announces its appointment as property manager of four commercial office properties totaling over 360,000 square feet. The four properties are located in Florida and include two 104,000 square foot office buildings – University Corporate Center in Orlando and Tampa Oaks [...]

TAMPA, FL – March 10, 2010 – Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY) today announced that William Carroll has joined Liberty Property Trust as a Regional Property Manager. In his new role, he will be responsible for overseeing the property management of Liberty’s Southern region portfolios, including Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, South Florida, Houston and Phoenix.
“Bill is a [...]

Clearwater, FL – March 2010
The Ross Realty Group, Inc. is proud to announce the sale of the Former Clearwater Mattress Manufacturing &
Warehouse/Distribution Facility located at 1185 Gooden Crossing Road in Largo, Florida.
The facility consisted of three concrete block buildings totaling 55,735 square feet on 2.51 acres of land. The property
sold for $1,250,000 ($22.43 per square [...]

Tampa, FL – March 9, 2010 – Cushman & Wakefield has successfully negotiated the sale of University Park, located in Tampa, Florida near the University of South Florida, for $12 million.
University Park includes three single story garden office buildings totaling 99,234 square feet. The Property was 100% occupied at the time of [...]

The NAI Tampa Bay Troubled Asset Optimization (TAO) team completed the sale of the lender
owned; Offices at Palmer Ranch complex in Sarasota, Florida. Mike Myers was the lead broker in
the transaction and handled asset management during the assignment for special servicer ORIX
USA.
T. Sean Lance, President of the TAO program said “this was a textbook example [...]

Tampa, FL – March 8, 2010 – CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) is pleased to announce the following transactions on behalf of the tenants:
Rasmussen, Inc. has signed a new, 29,428-square-foot lease at Highland Oaks IV at 4042 Park Oaks Boulevard in Tampa.
Fidelity National Insurance has renewed their lease for 24,982 square feet at the Gilchrist Building [...]

TAMPA, FL –March 7th, 2010 – RMC Property Group, a leading innovative full-service commercial real estate company, has hired Linda Podlaski to serve as its new Director of Property Management. Linda’s multifaceted career in property management spans more than 25 years in the Tampa Bay market.  Linda joined RMC on January 1, 2010, and is [...]

Tampa, FL (March 5, 2010) – Jeff Tolrud, CCIM, Managing Director with the Office Services Group was recognized in this year’s Annual Retreat as Colliers Arnold’s Top Producer for 2009. This prestigious achievement was awarded to Tolrud for closing on five of the company’s largest deals. The 2009 deal mix included a combination [...]

COLUMBUS, OH – Pizzuti Solutions President James S. Russell has announced that Christopher N. Wrenn has joined the firm.
Wrenn, a certified planner, earned a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Florida. He is based in Pizzuti’s Orlando office and reports to Tom Harmer, Vice President of Pizzuti Solutions.
“I’m extremely pleased to [...]

Orlando, Florida – March 4, 2010 – CB Richard Ellis has been named the premier global brand in commercial real estate, according to a survey of worldwide real estate professionals by The Lipsey Company. CB Richard Ellis has topped Lipsey’s annual ranking of commercial real estate brands for nine consecutive years.
The Lipsey survey measures commercial [...]