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| Beth Azor and John Brewer |
Weston, FL – Two of the area’s most experienced leaders in each of
their respective industries have joined forces to debut an innovative and
comprehensive database of second-generation restaurant locations throughout
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
This proprietary database is believed to be the first of its
kind in the industry, and currently includes more than 450,000 square feet of
available space throughout the tri-county area.
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| Arden Karson |
ABRA has already received accolades from key industry leaders for creating this unique service, including Senior Managing Director at CBRE South Florida, Arden Karson. “This great new database is what the restaurant industry in South Florida needs. I look forward to working with Beth and John in leveraging this fantastic resource and their expertise.”
Beth Azor, founder and principal of Azor Advisory Services with more than 30 years’ experience in the South Florida commercial real estate industry, has teamed up with John Brewer, a 30+ year veteran in restaurant operations, to launch Azor Brewer Restaurant Advisors (ABRA). The company is headquartered in Weston, Florida.
ABRA staff has been conducting intense research and good,
old-fashioned grassroots canvassing for several months to develop the exclusive
database, which includes a number of locations that have not been made
available to the public as of this press release.
ABRA specializes in two key areas:
1) Site selection for
restaurant entrepreneurs
2) Second generation
listing agents for commercial property owners/landlords
The ideal ABRA clients are restaurateurs with fewer than 10
locations looking to expand operations and interested in existing locations
already retrofitted as restaurants also known as Second Generation space. With
a quick phone call identifying the clients’ preferred geographic region, ABRA
can easily identify available locations – many of which are not even on the
market.
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| Oscar de Armas |
Miami-Dade County
- 48
spaces; 218,499 square feet
Broward County
- 35
spaces; 142,145 square feet
Palm Beach County
- 46
spaces; 90,275 square feet
In describing its services, ABRA’s John Brewer can do so in three
words: Locate, evaluate, negotiate. He says, “Not only do we proudly maintain
(and continue to update) the most extensive database of second generation
restaurant locations, we provide true concierge service to our clients, many of
whom rely on our expertise to not only secure a location, but who may also need
help evaluating a site and negotiating a lease or to purchase. It’s
our personalized service and well-rounded expertise that makes us different.”
“We launched this division because time and again we hear of
restaurateurs hitting a roadblock when looking for that perfect location,” said
Beth Azor. “Sure, anyone can look up listings that are publicly on
the market – but what if none of those locations meets a client’s need?
"That’s where we come in; we have dozens of locations in our inventory that are currently under the radar, and we can help restaurateurs find that perfect new home.”
"That’s where we come in; we have dozens of locations in our inventory that are currently under the radar, and we can help restaurateurs find that perfect new home.”
In addition to her decades of commercial real estate experience,
Azor has served on multiple committees for the International Council of
Shopping Centers (ICSC); she is a founding chair of the South Florida
Independent Retailers Awards premiering this September; a sought-after speaker
on the industry; and the owner of several shopping centers in Broward
county.
ABRA clients have preferential access to the database and to
listings not on the market. That is especially appealing to Oscar de Armas,
CEO of Zona Fresca, a popular south Florida fast-casual Mexican grill currently
with 7 locations and looking to expand.
“We originally hired John to find us a location in Boca Raton
after a deal fell through in Fort Lauderdale," says de Armas. "Within
a week John showed us an off market site in Fort Lauderdale on 17th street
where we wanted to be. It fit our needs and requirements and we are moving
towards a lease. We would not have known about this site if not for John’s
market relationships.”
On the flip side, ABRA has also made inroads with operators and
landlords looking to engage a leasing agent to actively secure
tenants. This is the case with Ken Cordes, South Florida
owner/operator of Corner Bakery Cafe, which is looking to secure a tenant for
its Pembroke Pines location.
He says, “I’ve been really impressed with their industry knowledge
and extensive network, and how they’re out there hustling to bring qualified
operators to my space. We really appreciate John’s total dedication to our
needs.”
For additional information, please contact Azor Brewer Restaurant
Advisors at 561.573.7333 or john@azorbrewerrestaurantadvis
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