Recent activity across the Florida commercial real estate landscape includes brokerage promotions, office expansion, recruiting for an investment role and a marina acquisition.
LQ Commercial has promoted Kris Kral to Market Leader. Kral, previously a Senior Associate, focuses on retail leasing and has represented several national brands in the Tampa Bay market, including Ross, Ollie’s Bargain Outlets, LA Fitness, Club Studio, Michael’s and TopGolf. Kral has been active in the commercial real estate industry for more than 20 years in Tampa and throughout Florida, and has held prior roles with The Shopping Center Group (TSCG) and RIPCO.
CBRE has opened a new office in Fort Myers, Florida, expanding its on-the-ground brokerage presence in southwest Florida. Seven brokerage professionals will operate from the new location at 13350 Metro Parkway, Suite 210, in south Fort Myers. The team includes Adam Palmer, Derek Bornhorst, Patrick Fraley, Jim Shiebler, Adam Bornhorst, Steve Wood and Edward Larsen.
Outside Florida, Novare Group, described as a leading developer of innovative mixed-use communities in the Sunbelt region, is recruiting for an Investment Analyst / Associate based in Atlanta, GA. The position will support the firm’s chief investment officer in evaluating and executing new developments, acquisitions and broader investment initiatives, with exposure across the full lifecycle of real estate investments. The ideal candidate is expected to bring one to four years of experience in investment banking, private equity or real estate, along with strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities. Executive search firm RETS Associates is managing the search, and inquiries and resumes are being directed to Mandy Haines at mandy@retsusa.com.
In an investment sales transaction, Southern Marinas has acquired F3 Marina Fort Lauderdale, a 59,000-square-foot, hurricane-rated, automated dry stack marina located at 1335 Southeast 16th Street in Fort Lauderdale. The facility is described as one of the world’s fastest automated dry stack marinas. Colliers’ Leisure Property Advisors team of Matt Putnam, Andrew Cantor and Dan Grovatt partnered with Lloyd Berry of Colliers’ REMS & Asset Management to represent F3 Marina in the sale.
Together, these updates highlight ongoing brokerage platform growth, talent moves and specialized waterfront asset trading activity across key Sunbelt markets, with Florida remaining a focal point for both leasing and investment sales.
