Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Virginia Avenue Plaza in Fort Pierce sold to local buyer

Virginia Avenue Plaza, located at 800 Virginia Avenue in Fort Pierce, has sold. The 53,000- square-foot neighborhood shopping center, previously owned by H & H, LLC, was sold to Virginia Plaza, LLC.

The property was listed for just three months before being placed under contract and closed within 45 days. Nikolaus M. Schroth of NAI Southcoast represented the seller and Bryan Grunbaum, also of NAI Southcoast, represented the buyer in the transaction.

The new owners have been locally involved in commercial properties for more than 30 years. NAI Southcoast, who has managed, leased and brokered commercial properties on the Treasure Coast for more than 30 years, will handle the management and leasing for the shopping center.

Spaces are available for lease. Please contact Bryan Grunbaum at 772-286-6292 for additional information.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

VM Ironworks and Structural Steel Corp purchases warehouse space in Palm City


VM Ironworks and Structural Steel Corp. in Palm City recently purchased the 4,784-square-foot warehouse space located at 2170 SW Poma Drive in Palm City, Fla. First Citizens Bank/Ironstone Bank/Neuse, Inc. sold the property for $175,000.  Boyd Bradfield, President of NAI Southcoast, brokered the sale.

The company manufactures structural steel and miscellaneous ironwork, such as beams, columns, bar joists, decks, gates, railings and staircases.

Vice President Darren Marzella said he plans to use the space as a fabrication plant.

Centerline Utilities, Inc. purchases warehouse space in Palm City

Centerline Utilities, Inc., a site contractor based in Jupiter, recently purchased the 4,784-square-foot warehouse space located at 2180 SW Poma Drive in Palm City, Fla. First Citizens Bank/Ironstone Bank/Neuse, Inc. sold the property for $315,000. Boyd Bradfield, President of NAI Southcoast, brokered the sale.

Centerline Vice President Freddy Chesney said he plans to relocate corporate headquarters from Jupiter to the Palm City space to stay ahead of the market.

“Our business is site development, and we see it pushing north in the next five to 10 years,” he said.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Kissimmee-based coffee company to open second location in Downtown Stuart


Quokka Coffee will soon occupy Unit 103 at Civitas Place in Downtown Stuart, across from the Martin County Courthouse. 101 East Ocean Blvd, LLC purchased the property from Capstone ResDev, LLC for $145,000, Boyd Bradfield and Nikolaus Schroth of NAI Southcoast brokered the transaction.

Civitas Place
Quokka Coffee is a coffee shop and café boasting fair trade coffee and locally-produced goods with an Australian flair. The concept also incorporates selling a selection of Australian beer and wine in the evening. Presently Quokka Coffee has one other location in downtown Kissimmee.

Tim Majors, President of Quokka Coffee, is an Australian and a former attorney. Majors launched a successful retail educational business across Australia and then sold it to a private equity firm in 2007.

Majors moved with his wife and three children to Florida soon after and opened the first Quokka Coffee in Kissimmee. The Stuart location is scheduled to open June 1, 2012, and several more are slated to open this year and the next.

“Stuart is the perfect fit for our brand,” Majors said. “It’s a great town, and our concept, we hope, will only add value to the community. We look forward to being an active and valued member of the business community.”

For more information about Quokka Coffee, go to www.quokkacoffee.com.

NAI Southcoast is the oldest Commercial and Industrial Realtor in the Stuart and Treasure Coast marketplace. As such, it is uniquely qualified to maximize the marketing of quality commercial, industrial and investment properties.

For more information about NAI Southcoast, please visit www.naisouthcoast.com.

NAI Global is the world's leading managed network of 5,000 professionals, 325 offices in 55 countries. Since 1978, our clients have built their businesses on the power of our expanding network. NAI Global’s extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services.  To learn more, visit www.naiglobal.com.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

NAI Southcoast Professionals Attend 2012 NAI Global Convention

NAI Southcoast President Boyd Bradfield, Jr., Marketing Director Samantha Lee and Social Media Manager Amy Morris attended the 2012 NAI Global Convention in Las Vegas in early February.
The three-day event included keynote speakers Jeffrey M. Finn, President and CEO of NAI Global, and Andrew L. Farkas, CEO of C-III Capital Partners, LLC. C-III recently added NAI Global to its portfolio of real estate service providers.

The speakers talked about NAI Global‟s unique position to become the premier company in the real estate industry by combining C-III‟s formidable asset base and resources, proven track record and vast expertise with NAI Global‟s broad reach, depth of market knowledge, customer-centric service and business savvy.

Bradfield attended breakout sessions that focused on the long-term goals and the near-term opportunities for NAI Southcoast, as well as the direction of the global economy. Though the South Florida commercial real estate market saw signs of stabilization in 2011, it appears that it may take another five to seven years to fully recover as a result of loans coming due and the lack of replacement capital available.

“The convention provided a snapshot of how different offices, including ours, strengthened during this tumultuous economic period,” Bradfield said. “It also provided the opportunity to build relationships designed to secure new business and deliver superior service to our clients.”

Lee and Morris participated in in-depth marketing sessions that covered PR, layout and design, mobile and video marketing, blogs, QR codes, social media campaigns and more.

“This „Marketing Boot Camp‟ introduced us to new strategies and technologies that will help us be more creative and efficient,” Lee said. “We‟re already putting this knowledge to work on behalf of our clients.”

NAI Southcoast (www.naisouthcoast.com) represents NAI Global in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties. It’s the oldest Commercial and Industrial Realtor in the Stuart and Treasure Coast marketplace. As such, it is uniquely qualified to maximize the marketing of quality commercial, industrial and investment properties.

Services include:
  • Brokerage
  • Corporate Services
  • Acquisitions/Dispositions
  • Investment Services
  • Leasing Agency/Landlord Representation
  • Tenant Representation
  • Property & Facilities Management
  • Market Analytics/Site Selection
  • Appraisal/Valuation

NAI Global (www.naiglobal.com) is the largest network of independent commercial real estate firms worldwide, comprised of over 5,000 professionals in 55 countries with more than 350 offices. NAI advisors work in tandem with our global management team to ensure our clients strategically optimize their real estate assets. NAI offices complete over $45 billion in combined transactions annually and manage 300+ million square feet of commercial space.

C-III is a leading commercial real estate services company engaged in a broad range of activities, including primary and special loan servicing, loan origination, fund management, CDO management, principal investment, title services and multifamily property management., who founded and was Chairman and CEO of Insignia Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:IFS). Its principal place of business is located in Irving, TX, and it has additional offices in New York, New York; Greenville, South Carolina; McLean, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas and Nashville, Tennessee.

Monday, February 20, 2012

NAI Southcoast Participates in Executive Conference on Real Estate Workouts


Boyd Bradfield, Jr., President of NAI Southcoast, attended the 2012 Information Management Network's Second Annual Florida Bank and Financial Institutions Special Asset Executive Conference on Real Estate Workouts. The event was held January 30-31 at the Westin Golf Resort and Spa in Hallandale, Fla.

IMN is a New York City-based company that produces 50 financial and 15 real estate conferences a year. These conferences provide a forum for industry leaders to discuss critical real estate issues.

Bradfield joined a host of other top-level executives to discuss topics relevant to the current commercial real estate market, such as single asset versus portfolio sales, FDIC sales, selling assets in a bankruptcy setting, selling to foreign buyers, collecting/enforcing judgments, valuation/loss recognition/write downs and more.

“In regards to the current economy, this gathering of financial and real estate professionals was very useful," Bradfield said. "We exchanged ideas and information that will clearly benefit NAI Southcoast clients in the coming year."

About NAI Southcoast
NAI Southcoast (www.naisouthcoast.com) represents NAI Global in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties. It’s the oldest Commercial and Industrial Realtor in the Stuart and Treasure Coast marketplace. As such, it is uniquely qualified to maximize the marketing of quality commercial, industrial and investment properties.