JLL’s Capital Markets group in Miami promotes three associates into production roles to accommodate increased demand for commercial real estate services

 

Cody Brais

 MIAMI, FL, April 11, 2022 –  According to Real Capital Analytics, all commercial real estate trades in South Florida increased 183 percent year over year, with $8.8 billion in 2020 to $25 billion in 2021.

 JLL’s Miami Capital Markets office saw a 121 percent year-over-year increase in investment sales, debt and equity transactions in 2021.

Kenny Cutler

To continue to grow and to service existing clients, Cody Brais,  and Max La Cava are now directors specializing in a variety of property types in Florida and the Southeast.

 As part of the investment advisory team, Brais and La Cava both focus on the disposition of commercial real estate assets across Florida and the Southeast.

 Max La Cava

In 2020, Brais joined JLL’s industrial capital market’s team in South Florida, as part of its acquisition of HFF. He has facilitated more than $4.8 billion of commercial real estate transactions during his career.

 La Cava is a member of JLL’s International Capital Coverage Latin America Team and he is part of JLL’s Single-Family Rental (SFR) Team formed in January 2021.  

Danny Finkle

Before joining JLL in 2019, he worked at a Miami-based private equity firm and at a bulge bracket private bank covering $18 billion of Latin American wealth.

Cutler is part of the debt and equity advisory team and joined JLL in 2019 as part of the HFF acquisition.

Since starting his career as a commercial real estate analyst in 2017 after graduating from the University of Florida’s Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE) program, he has worked on closed commercial real estate transactions that total more than $2.4 billion in volume.

“People, companies and capital are moving to Florida in droves due to its business-friendly environment and excellent quality of life.

 "Institutional investors have recognized this cultural shift and are tailoring their investment criteria to target markets like South Florida,” said Senior Managing Director Danny Finkle, who co-leads JLL’s Miami office and U.S. Retail Capital Markets platform."

Chris Drew

“The South Florida economy is thriving as the greater economy emerges from the pandemic and as a result all sectors within our industry are directly benefiting,” said Senior Managing Director Chris Drew, who co-leads JLL’s Miami capital markets office with Finkle.

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