Florida People & Companies, March 21, 2025

• CBRE announced that Gian Rodriguez has been promoted to Senior Managing Director. In this expanded role, Rodriguez will be responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day leadership of CBRE’s Miami and Ft. Lauderdale offices. Rodriguez joined CBRE in January 2024 from Cushman & Wakefield, where he was a Managing Principal for its South Florida offices. As a producer, he completed industrial sale and lease transactions valued at more than $2 billion.
• Marcus & Millichap announced the sale of an 82-room Baymont by Wyndham hotel property in Lake City, Florida for $3.9 million. Joe Simpson, Jack Davis, Joce Messinger and Terrence Jefferson, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Charleston office, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a Georgia-based investor.
• Continental Realty Corporation (CRC) has executed the sale of an approximately 2.2-acre parcel contained within the Shoppes at Pelican Preserve in the Fort Myers section of Lee County, Florida, to Barclay Group for $2.2 million. Barclay Group intends to immediately initiate construction on a 42,000-square-foot free-standing building designed to house EoS Fitness, with delivery scheduled to occur in 2026. CRC’s Blake Dickinson, as well as Bob Pekol and Jessica McEvoy of LQ Commercial Fort Myers, represented the seller, and Tyler McRae of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the buyer in this transaction.
• Berkadia announced the sale of Oasis at Bayside, a 304-unit apartment community located in Largo, Florida, approximately 20 minutes from Downtown Clearwater and 30 minutes from Downtown Tampa. Jason Stanton led the transaction on behalf of the seller, Latitude Management Real Estate Holdings. The buyer was a joint venture between Gravel Road Partners and Bridge Investment Group. The property was 94% occupied at the time of sale. 
• A Miami-based furniture company franchisee has declared bankruptcy and has winded down some of its locations. ABP Aventura, which operates several Relax the Back stores, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on March 18, listing over $1.7 million in debts and more than $3.3 million in assets. The franchisee is requesting court approval to terminate leases for six closed retail locations, which include its main office and warehouse in Medley at 8751 N.W. 99th St.

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