Q4-22 Retail Report: Orlando

January 9, 2023

As migration to the Southeast continues, retail real estate in Orlando remains intensely competitive. Demand continues to significantly outpace supply as vacancy rates sit at historic lows and factors such as supply chain delays and increased construction costs slow the pace of new development. Despite these tight conditions, retail leasing and investment sales activity is…

Franklin Street Arranges Sale of Newly Constructed Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Tampa Bay

Fairway Investments acquired the grocery anchored retail property TAMPA, FL (January 9, 2023) – Franklin Street has arranged the sale of a newly constructed shopping center, anchored by top-performing grocer Publix. The 64,441-square-foot Livingston Market Place is located in Lutz, a suburb of Tampa approximately 15 minutes north of the city’s center. The Franklin Street…

Jacksonville Daily Record: Duval at 1 million: What population milestone means for city, region

January 6, 2023

Reaching the mark helps attract luxury retailers but raises challenges for managing growth. Without a party, Duval County likely surpassed 1 million in population between 2020 and 2021. Consider it another quiet moment during the coronavirus pandemic. It was 25 years earlier, in January 1996, when the five-county metro area reached a million people and…

Franklin Street’s Andrew Wright to Deliver Economic Outlook Presentation at Tampa Bay Business Journal Event Jan. 12

As the Tampa Bay market continues to show tremendous growth going into the new year, the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2023 Economic Outlook event will explore the latest information concerning the global, national, and regional trends impacting the economy. Franklin Street invites you to join us at this year’s event, where Andrew Wright, our company’s…

Atlanta Business Chronicle: Franklin Street Director Monetha Cobb Learning to ‘Fail and Fail Faster’

January 3, 2023

Note: The below is a an excerpt from the Atlanta Business Chronicle. As a finance major in college, Monetha Cobb wanted to be a commodities broker. She had spent high school stuffing envelopes and separating blueprints for New Market Development Co., a now-defunct real estate firm where her sister worked, and her college days interning with…