Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) recently received a sixth gift from B & I Contractors, Inc., in support of its Physical Plant Endowed Scholarship Fund. The company’s latest contribution of $5,000 brings the total it has given towards the endowment to $30,000. For more than a decade, B &... Read more
Agents with CRE Consultants recently negotiated a number of significant sales and leases in Southwest Florida. • Catholic Charities, Diocese of Venice, Inc.: 10,240sf office space at 3174 Tamiami Trail East in Naples, from Janice S. Hudson and Judith A. Bice for $1.2 million ($117.19/psf). (Fred Kermani, CCIM, AIA... Read more
The Ted Todd Insurance Agency has again been recognized as an Allstate Premier Agency for having met the highest standards of balancing business performance with excellent customer experience. Since Todd established the agency 29 years ago, it has become one of the largest Allstate agencies in the country, with... Read more
KOVA Announces First Quarter Activity
SUITE TALK June 11, 2015
Naples-based KOVA Commercial and KOVA Property Management recently reported the following transactions in Lee and Collier counties. Leases • Domino’s Pizza: 1,362sf in the Orion Center on Daniels Parkway, Fort Myers, from NBF Holdings, Inc. (Bryan Myers represented the tenant and Chip Olson represented the landlord.) • Franklin Seckinger... Read more
LBIA BBQ Event Benefits Builders Care
SUITE TALK June 11, 2015
The Lee Building Industry Association raised $61,000 during the sixth annual BBQ, Bands and Brew event held in April at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts to benefit Builders Care, its non-profit charitable arm. All Star Equipment Rentals and Sales sponsored the event, which featured local musicians and... Read more
First Florida Rib City Franchise Opens
SUITE TALK June 11, 2015
The first Rib City franchise in Florida opened in April in Grant-Valkaria. The new 70-seat location marks Rib City’s 17th franchise. Grant-Valkaria is on Florida’s east coast, between Palm Bay and Sebastian. Additional Rib City locations are planned to open between Merritt Island and Vero Beach. For more information,... Read more
Knäak Design Group (KDG), a landscape architecture and planning firm based in Bonita Springs, announced several projects it has been working on in Lee and Collier counties. At the Isles of Collier Preserve in Naples, KDG recently completed the outdoor living, pools and landscape design for homes in the... Read more
Premier’s Major Transactions Include Sales of Estero Development Parcel, Bonita Office Building
SUITE TALK June 11, 2015
Andrew DeSalvo, MBA, and Matt Stephan, CCIM, of Premier Commercial, Inc. in Bonita Springs, recently closed the following transactions in Lee and Collier counties. SALES • Estero Three Oaks Partners, LLC: 18.14-acre commercial parcel at Estero and Three Oaks Parkways, Ft. Myers, to Royal Palm Companies, LLC for $3.4... Read more
Woodyard & Associates, LLC, has received a 2014 CoStar Power Broker award from CoStar Group, Inc. The award recognizes top commercial real estate brokerages with the greatest number of closed property sales or leases for the year within their respective markets. Todd Holman, a broker with the firm, also... Read more
Janet Davis Named Senior Project Manager for KOVA
SUITE TALK June 11, 2015
Janet Davis, CCI M, has joined KOVA Property Management, LLC, as Senior Project Manager. In this role, Davis will oversee the investment and development plans for KOVA clients. Davis is a Florida-licensed real estate agent who comes to KOVA with several years of experience in the national real estate... Read more