Invest: Fort Lauderdale with Evan Seacat, Regional Managing Director

August 19, 2022

In an interview with Invest, Evan Seacat, Regional Managing Director in Franklin Street in Fort Lauderdale office, discussed the continued investment flowing into Broward County, as commercial opportunities remain relatively robust. What is your assessment of the South Florida real estate market? It has been an extremely hot market. In 2021, Franklin Street had our…

Shopping Center Business: Optimism Abounds in Sunshine State

Franklin Street’s Carrie Smith, Senior Vice President of Retail Services, and Len Erickson, Senior Director of Retail Services, were recently interviewed by Shopping Center Business on the state of the Florida retail market. Below are excerpts from their interview: Florida’s top markets are seeing robust demand for retail space, prompting new development despite macroeconomic headwinds….

REBusiness Online: Franklin Street Negotiates $34M Sale of Apartment Community on Florida’s Space Coast

August 18, 2022

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Franklin Street has negotiated the sale of Paradise Cay Apartments, a 197-unit multifamily property in Melbourne. Topaz Capital Group LLC purchased the community from Wells Boys & Girls Management for $34 million, or $172,588 per unit. Darron Kattan, Zachary Ames, Avery Jordan, Mark Savarese, Cary Brown and Cameron Wolfe of Franklin Street…

Tampa Bay Times: Are shoppers starting to pull back as Florida’s cost of living rises?

… There is also some relief coming for consumers, retail experts noted. Gas prices have fallen and some big-box stores have overstocked their inventories to avoid shortages, resulting in more discounts and sales. “There’s a disconnect right now that we’re all noticing,” said Brian Bern, managing director of retail tenant representation at Tampa-based brokerage Franklin…

Zack McNamara Joins Franklin Street’s Retail Team in Orlando

August 16, 2022

McNamara brings extensive retail leasing experience to his role as Senior Director ORLANDO, FL (August 16, 2022) – Franklin Street has added Zack McNamara, CCIM, a retail leasing expert specializing in landlord and tenant representation, to its growing retail leasing team. With a decade of experience working in the Central Florida region, McNamara brings extensive…