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| Judy Dolan |
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (May 20, 2015) - Regional commercial
real estate firm Berger Commercial Realty announced the $8.9 million purchase
of Harbor Place, a
36,000-square-foot office building located at 1600 S.E. 17th St. in Fort
Lauderdale, by Resolve Marine Group, a Fort Lauderdale-based company that
provides a variety of marine services to the global maritime industry.
Resolve Maritime Academy, a division of Resolve Marine
Group, has been a tenant in the building since 2012.
Sold by 1600 17th St. Causeway, LLC, Harbor Place was 100
percent occupied at the time of sale, which closed May 14.
In addition to
Resolve Maritime Academy, other tenants include HSBC bank, MHG Insurance,
Vecenergy and Berger Commercial Realty.
Last year, Resolve Maritime Academy expanded its space in
the Harbor Place building from 6,954 square-feet to 14,088 square-feet. The
building currently houses a full mission engine room simulator, an ECDIS
(electronic chart display information system) classroom to teach paperless
navigation, and several classrooms for fire and safety courses, as well as the
academy's administrative offices.
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| Raquel Monge |
Resolve plans to further expand the school with the addition
of cruise ship engine and bridge room training simulators, which were
previously housed nearby at Resolve's corporate headquarters, located at 1510 S.E. 17th St.
"We are moving our high-tech simulators into the
building so we can offer our students all of our training modules under one
roof," said Joseph Farrell, Jr.,
president and CEO of Resolve Marine Group.
"We are very proud of our
presence along the marine corridor of S.E. 17th Street and look forward to
continuing to serve the worldwide marine community from our offices in Fort
Lauderdale, long considered the marine capital of the world."
Judy Dolan and St. George Guardabassi of Berger
Commercial Realty represented Resolve Marine Group in the off-market deal. Lloyd Berger and Keith Graves, also of Berger Commercial Realty, represented the
seller, 1600 17th St. Causeway, LLC.
Resolve Marine Group retained the commercial real estate
firm to lease and manage the building. Dolan and Guardabassi will serve as the
property's exclusive leasing agents, and Raquel
Monge, a senior property manager at the firm, will oversee the management
and operations of the building.
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| St. George Guardabassi |
Dolan and Guardabassi have represented Resolve in a number
of real estate transactions over the past five years, including the company's
original 2012 lease at Harbor Place.
The brokers also represented Resolve in
the purchase of:
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the company's corporate headquarters building at
1510 S.E. 17th St.;
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property in Port Everglades for the expansion of
the company's salvage business;
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and an 11,709-square-foot office building for $4
million from Ardell Marina, Inc. in 2014. That building is located at 1550 S.E.
17th St., directly in between Harbor Place and Resolve's corporate headquarters.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:
Media Contact: 954-776-1999
