The Collier Companies Acquires Near USF

March 27, 2015

Tampa, Fla. — The Collier Companies acquired Sunset Square Apartments from Blackhawk Realty Advisors for $6.4 million on June 25, 2014. Franklin Street represented the buyer and the seller.

Student Housing Developer Transforming Tampa MF Site

TAMPA, FL—Student housing is in demand in Tampa and developers are finding more than one way to tap into the need. A two-story multifamily building just sold to a developer who plans to transform the asset into student housing.

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Franklin Street Insurance Services has added Andrew Kiernan as director of captive services.

Brokerage revival in Florida real estate

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.”

ICSC Coverage: Retailers Modify Store

ATLANTA — If attendance at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Southeast Conference is any indication of how the retail market is performing, things are looking up. This year’s conference, held Oct. 28 – Oct. 30 in Atlanta, attracted more than 2,500 attendees, up 9 percent from last year.