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MIAMI, Florida—January 1, 2020— Lee & Associates South Florida continues to expand adding Cliff D. Weisner as Principal.  Cliff will continue to focus on Retail Investment Sales & Leasing throughout South Florida, and use his 35+ years of experience and expertise to provide keen insight and advisory to his private and institutional investment clients in the lucrative South Florida real estate market. Prior to joining Lee & Associates, Cliff Weisner served as a Senior Associate with…

Since the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts, South Florida has seen a surge in the amount of new financial services companies expecting to reinvent the region as a major finance and global business center, sizing up to New York and Chicago. Local economic development agencies have been anticipating this transformation, with the Miami Downtown Development Authority and the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County actively recruiting hedge funds, private equity firms and wealth…

Lee & Associates South Florida President, Matthew Rotolante, SIOR, CCIM, was recently interviewed by The Miami Herald discussing the key factors contributing to investment focus on cold storage in South Florida. Over 400,000 square feet of new cold storage product is in the pipeline providing new supply for perishable pharmaceuticals, fresh flower distributors, perishable food industries and the hospitality supply chain. With the cruise line industry introducing  new terminals and expanded fleets, a bolstering pharmaceutical…

MIAMI, Florida—November 7, 2019—Lee & Associates South Florida, the largest broker-owned national commercial real estate firm in North America, proudly announces the sale of a retail shopping center located at 12109 Sheridan Street in Cooper City, Florida for $9.5MM, closing in less than 90 days. The Shoppes of Cooper City is positioned on nearly 5 acres and consists of 35,129 square feet of leasable area over three buildings. The center currently offers 21 inline retail…

MIAMI, Florida—November 7, 2019—Lee & Associates South Florida, the largest broker-owned national commercial real estate firm in North America, announces the 10-year lease of an office and commercial kitchen property near Miami’s trending design district at 4200 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127. The space consists of approximately 4,200 SF of building at the corner of NW 2nds Ave and NW 42nd Ave. Lee & Associates South Florida Vice President, Calum Winsor, represented the Tenant,…

Lee & Associates was recently named #9 overall in the 2019’s Most Powerful Brokerage Firms ranking by Commercial Property Executive and #6 in Leasing. Congratulations to all of our offices and brokers throughout North America, this could not have been achieved without everyone’s dedication and hard work!

Lee & Associates South Florida President, Matthew Rotolante, SIOR, CCIM, recently sat down with Connect Media CRE to discuss cold storage trends in the marketplace. Born and raised in South Florida, Matt is 4th generation in a pioneer family that has bought and sold over 3,000 acres of land in South Florida since 1928. Matt has held his real estate license in Florida since 2004, and in this tenure has been involved in over $500…

Global container carriers CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) recently announced they will be joining TradeLens. TradeLens is an open and neutral digital shipping platform underpinned by blockchain technology jointly developed by A.P. Møller – Maersk and IBM. The platform promotes the efficient, transparent and secure exchange of information in order to foster greater collaboration and trust across the global supply chain. The TradeLens platform is supported by several major players across the global…

The National Association for Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) has been lobbying to eliminate sales tax on Florida commercial leases. Currently, Florida remains the only state to charge sales tax on commercial leases which is applied not only to base rent, but also to any common area maintenance, property taxes, and other charges required under a lease as a condition of occupancy. In an effort to help make Florida more competitive and attractive for businesses,…