ORLANDO-Harkins Commercial Inc. closed seven medical officetransactions in the Orlando area in August. The deals, whichincluded two medical building sales and five medical office leases,are valued at $2.5 million.

"We've been picking up a lot of listings that are adjacent tothe hospitals here in Central Florida," Mark Harkins, owner ofHarkins Commercial, tells GlobeSt.com. "Landlords are iffy when itcomes to who they are selecting to put in their plazas. Medicalprofessionals carry a lot of weight because many medical practicesare affluent."

Harkins' latest string of medical office leases includes a66-month, 4,288-square-foot lease at Equity One’s Lake Mary Villagein Lake Mary; a 1,500-square-foot lease at 2605 Lake Mary Blvd. inLake Mary; a seven-year, 1,450-square-foot lease at RP RealtyPartners’ Baldwin Park in Orlando; a 1,500-square-foot lease at1400 Lexington Green Lane in Sanford; and a 1,402-square-foot leaseat 1450 Citrus Medical Court adjacent HealthCentral Hospital inOcoee.