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Tower Commercial RE Expands Tenant Representation With New Division Associate

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Rob Foster has joined Miami-based Tower Commercial Real Estate as an associate with the firm’s expanding Tenant Representation division, bringing experience in contract negotiation, site selection, disposition and business development.

Tower’s Tenant Representation division is headed by industry veteran Scott Allen, Senior Managing Director.

“We are thrilled to have Rob join the Tower team, bringing his diverse expertise to South Florida as we are seeing increasing demand for experienced on-the-ground tenant representation professionals,” Allen said.

Before joining Tower, Foster was recognized as one of northern New Jersey’s rising Commercial Real Estate brokers. A sales associate with American Properties Realty Inc., he was active with his senior team in some of northern New Jersey’s most recent notable transactions. A graduate of Florida Atlantic University, magna cum laude, with a degree in political science and business administration, Foster is an active member of the South Florida Office Brokers Association (SFOBA) and NAIOP.

According to Jon Blunk, Tower president and founder, “Companies appreciate that Tower delivers deep, local market knowledge and the sophisticated, strategic analysis to help them make the best decision.”

He added that Tower is active in the region’s key markets, from Miami’s CBD, Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton to West Palm Beach.

 

Tower Commercial RE Names Scott Allen To Head Tenant Representation Division

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Tower Commercial Real Estate named Scott Allen as Managing Director to lead the growing firm’s tenant representation division.  Allen has focused exclusively on tenant representation  throughout his 23-year career, serving clients nationally and in South Florida.

The new executive is experienced in all aspects of transactions, from leasing, sales and build-to-suits to acquisition and disposition of assets. Allen has represented clients including mid-to-large cap corporations, law firms, financial service firms, healthcare, municipalities, banks and technology companies.

Before joining Tower, Allen was associated with CBRE since 1996, and represented clients including Spherion Staffing, VITAS Healthcare, City of Fort Lauderdale, Citibank and AutoNation.

“As Tower continues to expand its team and service lines, we are thrilled to have someone of Scott’s caliber and experience to lead and grow our Florida tenant representation platform,” said Jon Blunk, president and founder of Tower Commercial Real Estate.

Headquartered in Miami, with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach, Tower Commercial Real Estate is a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm active throughout Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.  The firm has a current leasing portfolio of more than 3 million square feet, including many of the region’s most prominent Class A office and mixed-use properties.

 

CBRE Closes 16,000 SF At The Plaza

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CBRE has signed Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, a subsidiary of specialty finance company Imperial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: IFT),  to an 11,000 square foot lease at MetLife’s newly renovated, 11-story office tower, The Plaza in Boca Raton.

The firm moved into their new office space this month.

Antony Mitchell, CEO of Imperial, commented, “We are thrilled to move to our new Boca Raton location at The Plaza. This new space satisfies our operating needs while meaningfully lowering our annualized rental costs.”

Michael Erickson, Senior Vice President with CBRE handled the real estate transaction on behalf of building owner MetLife. Imperial was represented by co-brokers Ryan Nunes, Scott Allen and Shay Pope of CBRE’s South Florida Occupier Services Group.

Imperial provides customized liquidity solutions to owners of illiquid financial assets.

Other recent leases included Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI) 5,000 square foot lease for the company’s South Florida regional office.