Commercial Observer: DeSantis Calls Special Session on Property Insurance

April 22, 2022

A confluence of issues have caused residential and commercial insurance premiums to rise in Florida, sometimes by 40 or 50 percent. As the frequency of disasters increased over the last few years, insurance companies had to cover the higher payouts, leading some insurance companies to leave high-risk states like Florida, said Bradley Cassidy of Franklin Street Insurance Services,…

Jacksonville Daily Record: Commercial Real Estate Entering the post-COVID world

Jacksonville’s industrial and retail markets remained strong while the office market continued to struggle during the fourth quarter of 2021. The metropolitan area’s unemployment rate dropped and population growth continued, both positive for commercial real estate. When completed, the first-quarter 2022 real estate firms’ analysis likely will reflect rising inflation and interest rates. … RETAIL…

Connect CRE: Franklin Street Adds Laura Stephens as Director, Corporate Occupier Accounts

Franklin Street has expanded its Atlanta team with the addition of Laura Stephens, as senior director of corporate occupier accounts. Her primary focus will be on growing the firm’s service offerings for office occupiers throughout the Southeast. Stephens brings 13 years of experience in the industry, working with and representing a wide variety of real estate…

Franklin Street Arranges $44.5M Sale of Trophy Class A Retail Property in Tampa’s Westshore District

The 67,019-square-foot property sold for $664 per square foot in one of the largest post-pandemic retail sales in Tampa Bay  TAMPA, FL (April 21, 2021) – Franklin Street has arranged the sale of one of Tampa Bay’s most prominent Class A retail destinations, The Corner at Westshore I & II, located in Tampa’s fast-growing, highly…

Franklin Street Welcomes Corporate Real Estate Specialist Laura Stephens in Atlanta

April 20, 2022

Stephens brings extensive experience representing occupiers of commercial and office real estate in Atlanta and nationally ATLANTA (April 19, 2022) – Franklin Street has expanded its Atlanta team with the addition of Laura Stephens, a diversely experienced corporate real estate specialist, who will focus on growing the firm’s service offerings for office occupiers throughout the Southeast. She joins…