MIAMI, Florida—March 25, 2022 — Lee & Associates South Florida announces the addition of Andrew Whitby as Senior Vice President. Whitby bolsters the brokerage’s Industrial Sales and Leasing team, specializing in South Miami-Dade County submarkets.

Whitby brings seven years of experience in both sales and leasing covering all areas of commercial real estate, including office, retail, apartments and a heavy focus in warehouse and industrial transactions. His extensive background in finance includes seven years working for a multi-strategy hedge fund, with a focus on credit and equity markets.

“We are thrilled to welcome Andrew Whitby, who is already leveraging his strong relationships and knowledge of the markets he serves,” Lee & Associates South Florida President Matthew Rotolante said. “Our firm is consistently attracting top commercial real estate talent and providing these individuals with strong resources and an exclusive national referral network.”

Prior to joining Lee & Associates, Andrew Whitby served as a commercial real estate sales and leasing specialist with Southeast Property Management. While there, he aided clients with commercial property sales, leasing and property management, developing and executing strategic marketing plans, conducting ROI analysis on properties for potential investors and ‘best use’ analysis on specific properties. Whitby also has experience as a strategist and trade specialist in fixed income, equities, currencies and commodities.

Whitby is currently listing an industrial property in the thriving Palmetto Bay/Cutler Bay Industrial Submarket for $4.6 million.

“Lee & Associates has a unique and hands-on structure that enables brokers to develop and execute long-term business plans,” Whitby said. “That is especially evident with the South Florida office. I am excited to see what we can accomplish together during a time of unprecedented demand for industrial real estate here.”

Andrew Whitby is a graduate of the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration (MBA), with a focus in Management, International Business and Economics.

About Lee & Associates South Florida

Lee & Associates South Florida is a fully vertical commercial real estate brokerage firm focused on industrial, office, retail, multifamily, investment and land sectors. Our dedicated team of professionals is led by Matthew Rotolante, SIOR, CCIM, a 4th generation South Florida native in a family that has owned and operated commercial property here since 1928. Lee & Associates is the largest agent owned brokerage in the nation with Senior Agent’s ability to earn profit share resulting in the highest splits while still receiving full resources, support and leads from our national network. Our collaborative and cheerful culture allows for open communications throughout the company, fostering the sharing of information and best practices to better enable client decision making.  The Lee & Associates’ robust national network that sold and leased nearly $19 Billion in 2021 offers clients a cross-market platform of expertise and deal opportunities across all asset specialties and representation roles. For the latest news from Lee & Associates South Florida, visit leesouthflorida.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram, our company local news.

About Lee & Associates

Lee & Associates is a commercial real estate brokerage sales, leasing and management firm. Established in 1979, Lee & Associates has grown its service platform to include over 75 offices in the United States and Canada. Lee & Associates is the largest agent owned commercial real estate brokerage where agents get the greatest return for their efforts and hence are more committed and better enabled to provide superior results for their customers.  For the latest news from Lee & Associates, visit lee-associates.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Link, our company blog.