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Industry Veterans Launch New Brokerage Firm, Hit Ground Running With 120,000 SF Assignment

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South Florida commercial real estate brokers Patrick Conness and Mike Crissy are pleased to announce the launch of their newly formed company, Conness Crissy Real Estate Advisors (CCREA), a boutique brokerage and advisory firm based in Fort Lauderdale.

With over 30 years of combined industry expertise, the duo boasts a successful track record of representing local business owners as well as Fortune 500 companies throughout South Florida, including notable clients’ City Furniture, Sunbelt Rentals, West Marine, GE Aviation, Atlantic Southern Paving, and Delta Apparel. Their trusted relationships with these firms and their deep roots in the community have been instrumental to their success.

Patrick and Mike’s partnership began in 2013 at Stiles Realty. They have individually worked for several renowned firms previously, including Massey Knakal Realty, Jones Lang LaSalle, Berger Commercial Realty and The Staubach Company.

“We’ve been fortunate to have had the opportunity to work for some of the most well-respected brokerage firms in the industry,” commented Conness. “With our new venture, we’ve taken the good from each of these companies and combined them with our own methods. We see a lot of room for improvement in the brokerage business and now have the opportunity to offer our clients a unique platform that will help them achieve their real-estate focused goals.”

“As Fort Lauderdale natives, we feel a deep connection to our hometown and are committed to helping property owners and businesses succeed, added Crissy. “We have built trusted and long-standing relationships with some of the best South Florida real estate brokers, lenders, attorneys, contractors, and other industry professionals that are necessary to complete a commercial transaction. We are building winning teams that are producing positive results for our clients.”

As part of their first order of business, CCREA has been engaged by IBB USA to offer advisory services on its 120,000-square-foot headquarter facility in Sawgrass International Corporate Park in Sunrise.

With offices in New York, London, Bangkok, Paris & Tel Aviv, IBB USA is an international jewelry design company that distributes product to major retailers such as Kohl’s, Amazon, Belk, Macy’s and Zales.

IBB USA is currently building out 9,000 SF of office space for their executives on the second floor and will have +/-33,500 SF coming available in April 2018. With a 7 per 1000 square feet parking ratio and attractive lease rate, the available space is ideal for any tenants with high parking requirements.

The entire building will be extensively renovated, enhancing the overall curb appeal of the asset. Additionally, IBB USA has excess land adjacent to its headquarters and has plans to build either a 35,000 SF office building or a 40,000 SF industrial building, which CCREA will be marketing in 2018.

“We are in the preliminary stages of planning this project, but early interest has been very encouraging,” explained Crissy. “We are in a unique position of having the flexibility to respond to market demand by offering either office, industrial or flex space.”

 

 

Stiles Realty Expands Again With Two More Key Hires

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As part of its continued strategic expansion in South Florida,Stiles Realty today announced two key hires to its industrial and office brokerage teams.

Mike Crissy joined the company as Industrial Sales and Leasing Associate and Brian Batchelder joined as Office Leasing and Sales Associate.

Both of these professionals carry more than a combined 30 years of commercial real estate experience.  With the addition of Crissy and Batchelder, the company has welcomed four new agents in the last six months alone.

“We are very excited to welcome Mike and Brian to our team,” said Paul Marko, president of Stiles Realty. “As the market continues to recover, Stiles Realty is keeping pace, growing quickly in Miami and Fort Lauderdale to meet the needs of our clients. These two new additions bring to Stiles a depth of real estate experience and industry knowledge that adds dimension to our team and directly benefits our clients in South Florida.”

Mike CrissyCrissy, pictured right, is charged with growing Stiles’ third party industrial and flex property sales and leasing business in South Florida. With more than 17 years of commercial real estate experience in markets across the nation, Crissy comes to Stiles from Pointe Group Advisors, where he led the Broward and Palm Beach County tenant representation and investment sales division. Prior to that, Crissy served with Jones Lang LaSalle in Miami-Dade as the exclusive tenant representative focused on corporate users throughout the Tri-County area. His most notable clients include GEICO, Janney Montgomery Scott, ESRI, Bank of America and United States Postal System. Crissy holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami.

Brian BatchelderBatchelder’s primary focus is growing third-party business in the Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach office markets. A Fort Lauderdale native, Batchelder brings more than 14 years of commercial real estate experience and local market knowledge to Stiles. Most recently, he served as a landlord representative for CBRE where he was responsible for more than 750,000 square feet of office, retail and land product. Batchelder’s track record includes about 150 leasing and sales transactions valued at more than $200 million. In addition, within the past five years he represented the State of Florida and Gilman & Ciocia in more than 50 transactions. Bachelder holds a bachelor’s degree in International Economics from Florida Atlantic University and is fluent in English and Spanish.

“It is all about timing,” commented Marko on what is driving Stiles’ expansion efforts. “We see a quick and steady recovery of the office and industrial markets in Broward with leasing and sales activity picking up over the past twelve months. We also continue to see positive absorption and increasing rental rates in key submarkets. Mike and Brian, in addition to all of our newest team members, will help service our clients and their expanding needs in South Florida.”

Crissy and Batchelder join Stiles Realty’s extensive sales and leasing team consisting of 15 professionals whose range of specialties also includes retail, land and marina properties. Stiles Realty has deep roots in the South Florida market and provides a full range of services including landlord representation, tenant representation and investment sales.  

Pointe Group Awarded Leasing For 60,000 SF Office Building

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Mike Crissy and Alfie Hamilton of Pointe Group Advisors have been awarded the leasing assignment for the Galleria Professional Building in Fort Lauderdale.

The building is 60,000 SF and sits along the Middle River adjacent to the Galleria Mall.

The building is owned by the Cornfeld Group, which previously handled the leasing in-house.