The recovery of commercial real estate in Florida has seen a revival in firm-building. Franklin Street, a Tampa-based commercial real estate services firm, started in 2006 and now is up to 200 employees in four main offices in Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville and Atlanta. It’s expanding into Nashville, Kentucky and Dallas. Its model, in addition to the standard leasing, sales and management services, also offers financing and insurance. “It’s been pretty powerful,” says CEO Andrew Wright. “We’ve fortunately had a lot of success.” Download PDF
