Friday, January 23, 2015

Berger Commercial Realty Broker Steve Hyatt Closes $2.4 Million Purchase of Retail building in Sunrise, FL


Steve Hyatt
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Berger Commercial Realty Senior Vice President Steve Hyatt recently represented the Village Shoppes at LHP, LLC in purchasing a 5,128-square-foot retail building in Sunrise from Heyward Family Business, L.P. for more than $2.4 million.

Located at 2625 North University Drive, the building has been triple-net leased by Tires Plus, a subsidiary of Bridgestone, since it was built in 2000.

Prior to joining Berger Commercial Realty in 2008, Hyatt served for 12 years as Vice President of Corporate Development at AutoNation, where he was responsible for the acquisition and disposition of more than 175 automobile dealerships in 17 states.

Using his automotive background and expertise, Hyatt has worked with numerous automotive retailers and manufacturers across the country to meet their real estate needs, including Holman Automotive, Audi Fort Lauderdale, Audi Coral Springs and the Phil Smith Automotive Group.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Marielle Sologuren
Pierson Grant Public Relations
954-776-1999, ext. 226

NAI Realvest Names Daniel R. Blackford Broker Associate for the Osceola County, FL Region.


Daniel R. Blackford
 ORLANDO, FL  -- NAI Realvest, one of central Florida’s largest commercial real estate services companies, recently named Daniel R. Blackford a broker associate focusing on the Osceola County region.

Robin Webb, managing director at NAI Realvest, said Blackford is a University of Florida graduate who received his masters in public policy from Regent University and has been a licensed real estate broker since 1983.

 Blackford also received his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation in 2006.  

Prior to joining NAI Realvest, Blackford was founder / president of a real estate brokerage and development firm in St. Cloud, and performed general commercial brokerage sales and development services as well as providing broker price opinions and due diligence services. 

 He formerly held various property management positions in Virginia and Washington, D.C.       

The St. Cloud resident has been actively involved politically in the community as a member of the Osceola County Housing Finance Authority, Land Conservation Advisory Board and Industrial Development Advisory Board.

Robin Webb
Webb said Blackford will specialize in commercial real estate purchases, sales and leasing and asset management in Osceola and surrounding counties.


For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:


Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications
 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com