Joseph Byrnes |
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (April 30, 2014) – Berger Commercial
Realty, a full service commercial real estate firm based in Fort Lauderdale,
announced it has earned two CoStar Power Broker Awards as a Top Leasing Firm in
Broward County and as a Top Sales Firm in Broward County for the firm's volume
of sales and leasing transactions in 2013. It is the seventh time the firm has
won the annual awards.
Additionally, Berger Commercial Vice President Joseph Byrnes
and Berger Commercial Principal Keith Graves won CoStar Power Broker Awards
as Top Leasing Brokers.
CoStar annually tallies commercial real estate sales and
lease transactions to determine the winners of the prestigious CoStar Power
Broker Awards, presented to firms and brokers who closed the highest
transaction volume in commercial property sales and leases in their respective
markets.
"As the largest provider of information and analytics
for the commercial real estate industry, CoStar is uniquely qualified to rank
and recognize the most active firms and individual dealmakers in the South
Florida region," said Berger Commercial Realty President Lloyd Berger.
"We saw a great deal of activity in 2013 and these CoStar awards reflect
that."
Keith Graves |
This is the eighth year Byrnes has received a CoStar Power
Broker Award. A leasing specialist who represents more than 800,000 square feet
of office, industrial and retail space, Byrnes is a member of the Broward
Economic Development Board and a past member of the Commercial Industrial Real
Estate Broker Association, for which he served as president from 2005 through
2010.
This is the second consecutive year that Graves has received
a CoStar Power Broker Award. He has more than 25 years of experience in South
Florida's commercial real estate market and a long history of transactions
including industrial, office, land and retail. Graves holds a Professional
Designation of Real Property Administrator (RPA) from BOMI International and is
a member of NAIOP's South Florida Chapter and the Realtors Commercial Alliance
of Miami.
Both Byrnes and Graves have received Certified Commercial
Investment Member (CCIM) designations from the CCIM Institute, a leading
commercial real estate association that recognizes experts in the commercial
and investment real estate industry.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please
contact:
Marielle Sologuren
Pierson Grant Public Relations
(954) 776-1999, ext. 226