Native Realty and Gateway Shopping District were recently honored at the 2023 South Florida Business Journal’s Structure Awards for Best Retail Project. Native Realty oversaw the reuse/rehabilitation of Gateway Shopping Center. What began in January 2021 as an overlooked and neglected asset emerged in late 2022 as a reimagined real estate asset. The property, on […]
Native Realty completed numerous restaurant and retail leases at Motif, the 385-unit mixed-use apartment building in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village. New tenants coming to Motif include: BFT Fitness, a community-based, 50-minute functional training and strength-based program that was founded in 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. BFT leased 3,432 square feet at the building Livia Bar and […]
Jaime Sturgis was recently quoted in a Sun Sentinel article about the future of Flagler Village. With a projected population of 27,755 by 2027, Flagler Village is looking to distinguish itself as the spot to live in South Florida. Some compare the village and its proposed reimagined arts district, FAT Village, to Miami’s prominent creative […]
Native Realty was named one of the largest commercial brokerages in South Florida according to the South Florida Business Journal Book of Lists. The list ranked each brokerage by sum dollar volume sales/leases. All information was obtained from company representatives and could not be independently verified by the Business Journal. South Florida includes Miami-Dade, Broward […]
Developers are attempting more condo buyouts and terminations across South Florida, from Brickell and Miami Beach up to Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. But lately deals are falling apart, put on hold, or resulting in messy legal fights. That’s due to a combination of factors: high interest rates and construction costs, difficulty securing enough […]
By ROD STAFFORD HAGWOOD | rhagwood@sunsentinel.com | Sun Sentinel Right now it’s just a row of concrete structures, mere husks of what’s to come. Being constructed on the Intracoastal Waterway across A1A from Fort Lauderdale beach, they could easily be mistaken for cabanas or boathouses in the making. Nope. This is Marina Village, and those […]
Inflation, supply chain issues, and Florida’s insurance crisis are all creating some signs of distress, even in South Florida’s hot real estate market. High interest rates are making debt financing for real estate projects tricky to navigate, prompting people in the industry to seek financing tools beyond traditional banking. But there are other red flags. […]
CEO Jaime Sturgis was recently quoted in Bisnow about his insights on the ever-changing condo market. “Condo buyouts are probably the single hardest real estate feat to accomplish,” said Jaime Sturgis Sturgis likened the process to solving a Rubik’s Cube. “It’s incredibly challenging as you can spend a ton of time, resources and legal dollars […]
CEO Jaime Sturgis was among the featured speakers at NAIOP South Florida’s mid-year update in Fort Lauderdale. Key insights from Sturgis included: Retail leasing activity remains very strong, with intense demand for restaurant space from New York and Chicago-based operators. Second-generation restaurant space is a precious commodity Insurance is the sector’s “silent killer,” as some […]
Native Realty is giving Fort Lauderdale foodies much to be excited about. The firm just finalized lease agreements with five food-and-beverage concepts at Marina Village, the waterfront food hall/entertainment venue located within the city’s iconic Bahia Mar resort. Firm CEO Jaime Sturgis and COO Kaley Tuning exclusively represent Bahia Mar’s ownership, led by developer Jimmy […]