Berger Commercial Realty announced today that the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) has leased spaced at two local properties represented by the full service commercial real estate firm.

In the first transaction, Lloyd Berger, founder and president of Berger Commercial Realty, represented Northwest 5th Avenue LLC in a lease renewal with the Sheriff’s Office for 47,000 square feet of flex space, located at 820-880 N.W. 5th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale.

The air-conditioned warehouse serves as BSO’s Evidence Unit, which receives, catalogs and stores evidentiary, abandoned, forfeited and found property in accordance with state and local law.

Additionally, Berger Commercial Realty Vice President Joseph Byrnes represented Lauderdale Marketplace Investments in leasing 36,000 square feet of office space to the agency. Located at 2926 N. State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes, BSO’s new office houses the agency’s department of community control.

Berger Commercial oversaw the design and renovation of BSO’s Lauderdale Marketplace office, which opened in late October.