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Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

SR VP of Acquisitions, Disposition and Leasing Identify and negotiate the acquisition of new real estate opportunities for both J Square Development and third party clients.Prioritize and complete multiple tenant representation leasing and site acquisition assignments for third party financial institutions, retailers and restaurants. Manage the execution of Real Estate Acquisition Projects including acquisition, permitting, leasing and asset management.Strong… Show more SR VP of Acquisitions, Disposition and Leasing Identify and negotiate the acquisition of new real estate opportunities for both J Square Development and third party clients.Prioritize and complete multiple tenant representation leasing and site acquisition assignments for third party financial institutions, retailers and restaurants. Manage the execution of Real Estate Acquisition Projects including acquisition, permitting, leasing and asset management.Strong industry relationships with brokers, developers, landlords and commercial real estate owners throughout Florida in order to stay abreast of real estate opportunities and trends. Notable Achievements Include:Responsible for land acquisition, strategic planning and leasing of a $52 million transaction known as Southshore Commons in Southern Hillsborough County. Consummated site selection, lease negotiations and assisted with development of the first Trader Joe's in Pinellas County (4th Street N)Disposition of two office buildings for a California based Receiver with total sales in excess of $6 million. Successful completion of acquisition and tenant representation leasing assignments for such clients as Chase Bank, Wachovia, Florida Bank, Bay Cities Bank, TGI Fridays, Buffalo Wild Wings and Tijuana Flats among others.Acquisition, repositioning, permitting and lease up of several retail centers on behalf of a local developer.Selected by special servicer CWCapital to re-position and re-lease the high profile BayWalk specialty retail complex in St. Petersburg, Florida. Responsibilities included creating a new merchandising plan, consulting on renovation/improvements to the complex and all leasing. Show less

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Directly responsible and managed brokerage services, site selection, land acquisitions, tenant representation and build to suit opportunities internally as well as for clients.Completed acquisition and leasing assignments for institutional clients such as: Bay Cities Bank, Wachovia Bank, BB&T, Florida Bank, Union Bank, Colonial Bank, Republic Bank, and ORIX Real Estate Equities. Co-managed all aspects of office management, including payroll, accounting and budgeting… Show more Directly responsible and managed brokerage services, site selection, land acquisitions, tenant representation and build to suit opportunities internally as well as for clients.Completed acquisition and leasing assignments for institutional clients such as: Bay Cities Bank, Wachovia Bank, BB&T, Florida Bank, Union Bank, Colonial Bank, Republic Bank, and ORIX Real Estate Equities. Co-managed all aspects of office management, including payroll, accounting and budgeting. Grew the brokerage arm to include 8 agents and increased gross yearly sales while reducing operating expenses.Facilitated the sale of Rorebeck Marini Real Estate Group to Equity, Inc in 2006. Show less

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Directed all aspects of Wachovia’s Florida Real Estate Portfolio upon initial penetration of the Florida market including strategic planning, acquisitions, lease negotiations, permitting and divesture of surplus assets. Responsible for all bank branch site selection throughout the state of Florida.Key member of strategic planning board that incorporated demographics, bank deposits and competition maps in order to maximize market penetration.Identified, negotiated and… Show more Directed all aspects of Wachovia’s Florida Real Estate Portfolio upon initial penetration of the Florida market including strategic planning, acquisitions, lease negotiations, permitting and divesture of surplus assets. Responsible for all bank branch site selection throughout the state of Florida.Key member of strategic planning board that incorporated demographics, bank deposits and competition maps in order to maximize market penetration.Identified, negotiated and acquired 50+ sites for new bank branch developments within a 3 year period totaling in excess of $150 million in new construction. Negotiated lease buyouts of 35+ bank branch and ATM locations based on net present value assumptions providing a total savings of over $3 million to Wachovia Bank. Located and negotiated leases for 25+ remote ATM machine installations throughout the state.Sold $5 million of excess real estate acquired via bank mergers and consolidations. Show less