MIAMI—Colliers International South Florida named Robert Listokin its top broker for 2012. That's because its executive vice president inked $35.5 million worth of deals last year.
Listokin was also the top broker in 2011. In fact, he's been in the top five since joining Colliers in 2000. Listokin completed 44 commercial real estate transactions valued at $35.5 million in 2012.
One of the most noteworthy deals Listokin closed in 2012 was the sale of a 75,000-square-foot former AEQUICAP building on behalf of the Florida Department of Financial Services. Here's the backstory:
The former Cleveland Clinic facility at 3000 West Cypress Creek Road in Fort Lauderdale was vacant after having been renovated to accommodate an insurance company that purchased the property. Listokin and his associate, Sal Bonsignore, represented the seller, the State of Florida, and their colleagues at Colliers, John Crotty and Michael Fay, brought in the buyer, OneBlood, Inc. A consolidation of blood banks and blood services groups from around Florida, OneBlood will occupy the entire building, which it purchased for $9.8 million.
Is Listokin's leasing and sale activity is an effective measure of South Florida's business climate? Does it reflect the diversity of new companies coming into the area and those expanding in the region? What's your take?
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