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NAIOP Member Social - CoWork Jax

On Thursday, March 22nd we had our 2nd social of the year, which was a huge success.  CoWork Jax sponsored this event at their offices downtown at 5 West Forsyth Steet on the second floor.  The food and spirits were delicious and the networking couldn't have been better.  Members had a great time catching up and enjoying the great office spaces of CoWork Jax. 

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NAIOP OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA 2012 ANNUAL AWARDS & CELEBRATION

NAIOP of Northeast Florida, the region’s commercial real estate authority and trade association, recently announced its annual award winners at the organization’s “Annual Awards & Celebration 2012.” Hosted at the Times-Union Center for Performing Arts, the event drew approximately 200 guests who enjoyed a cocktail reception, award presentation and dinner reception.
“The annual awards celebration is a time to honor the best of the best in commercial real estate around Northeast Florida,” said Gordon Steadman, 2012 NAIOP of Northeast Florida Chapter president. “This year, we had an exceptional group of talented professionals who deserved recognition among their peers for their work in the industry.”

The NAIOP annual award winners for 2011 included

--Office Broker of the Year – Oliver Barakat, CBRE
--Industrial Broker of the Year – Bryan Bartlett, Grubb & Ellis/Phoenix Realty Group
--Emerging Professional of the Year – Joe Ayers, CBRE 
--Chapter Merit Award - Erika Bjork, Colliers International
--Chapter Merit Award - Julie Bohn, Cantrell & Morgan, Inc.
--Chapter Merit Award - Tom Mundy, The Shopping Center Group
--Distinguished Service Award – Wyman Duggan, Rogers Towers Attorneys at Law
--Office Lease of the Year – EverBank, CBRE - Oliver Barakat & Grubb & Ellis - Jim Sebesta & Dana Canto
--Industrial Lease of the Year – IEM, Grubb & Ellis/Phoenix Realty – Aaron Zarle
--Industrial Project of the Year – SAFT America, JEDC
--Redevelopment Project of the Year – Laura Street Enhancement, JEDC
--The Klechak Award – Jim Bailey, Bailey Publishing & Communications
--Lifetime Achievement Award – William G. Evans

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NAIOP recaps achievements for 2011 [Daily Record]

NAIOP of Northeast Florida, a regional commercial real estate and trade association, recapped the year at the group’s recent holiday party at Epping Forest Yacht Club.

Karl Hanson, the 2011 president, reviewed its work:

• Launching a Downtown Revitalization Platform, which included strategies and tactics to improve the urban core’s landscape, infrastructure and economy.

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Huddle up: Networking abounds at EverBank Field [Jacksonville Business Journal]

The hottest scene to be seen at this week was hands down EverBank Field for the big Monday Night Football game.

Fans were out in full force tailgating before the game. Despite the Jacksonville Jaguars ’ loss to the San Diego Chargers , last week’s news of the team’s sale to Shahid Khan and the replacement of Coach Jack Del Rio by Mel Tucker as interim head coach added a sense of hope and excitement to the evening. Read More...

DEP chief aims for consistency, certainty [daily record]

by David Chapman, Staff Writer
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel Vinyard said Friday his priorities are to ensure greater regulatory certainty and consistency.

He also said he wants to “get the water right” in both quantity and quality and to increase access to state parks.

Vinyard, who has been on the job about 10 months, spoke to the NAIOP Northeast Florida Chapter meeting. He said that his “hair has been on fire since day one,” but he’s learned a lot since his appointment.

“I’m a firm believer that environmental protection and growth go hand in hand,” he told almost 80 members of the area commercial real estate trade association in attendance.

Vinyard is a former BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards executive and a former attorney and shareholder with Jacksonville-based Smith, Hulsey & Busey.

Business owners seeking environmental permits often face different restrictions and methods to acquire them from water management districts across the state, he said. Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel Vinyard said Friday his priorities are to ensure greater regulatory certainty and consistency.

He also said he wants to “get the water right” in both quantity and quality and to increase access to state parks.

Vinyard, who has been on the job about 10 months, spoke to the NAIOP Northeast Florida Chapter meeting. He said that his “hair has been on fire since day one,” but he’s learned a lot since his appointment.

“I’m a firm believer that environmental protection and growth go hand in hand,” he told almost 80 members of the area commercial real estate trade association in attendance.

Vinyard is a former BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards executive and a former attorney and shareholder with Jacksonville-based Smith, Hulsey & Busey.

Business owners seeking environmental permits often face different restrictions and methods to acquire them from water management districts across the state, he said. Learn More...

Herschel Vinyard at NAIOP of Northeast Florida’s Quarterly Luncheon [what’s up jacksonville]

Herschel Vinyard presented a compelling narrative about his vision for the Department of Environmental Protection at today’s NAIOP of Northeast Florida luncheon at the Omni in downtown Jacksonville. As Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Vinyard is focused on protecting the state’s natural resources while creating the best possible mechanisms for job creation. His top priorities include establishing permitting efficiencies, consolidating water policies to create a more effective, consistent development and management strategy, and maintaining the state’s legacy of an award-winning park system. Learn More...

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Speed Networking

In what will likely turn into an annual event, members from NAIOP Developing Leaders, ULI Emerging Professionals, and ICSC NextGen joined together for Speed Networking at the chic Aloft Hotel in Tapestry Park.

Over 60 of the commercial real estate industry’s best and brightest young professionals were joined by established industry leaders for one of the most enjoyable and enriching events of the year.

Special thanks to Hallmark Partners, Bowyer Singleton & Associates, Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors, and Prime Realty for sponsoring the event!

Christian Harden - Developing Leaders Committee Chair

 

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NAIOP of Northeast Florida Announces Results from 2011 Golf Invitational [whatsupjacksonville]

NAIOP of Northeast Florida, the region’s commercial real estate authority and trade association, recently hosted its 2011 Golf Invitational at Jacksonville Golf & Country Club and is pleased to announce the team winners and total funds raised to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. The annual tournament, presented by Midtown Centre, brought together the area’s brokers and commercial real estate professionals for a competitive day of golfing, drawings and good will. Landon Gentry, Long Drive Champion and North Florida resident, hosted the NAIOP/Liberty Property Trust Charity Long Drive to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.

The tournament winners are:

• --1st place net: Sarah Bermudez, Kevin Vaughn, Christian Harden and TK Kelly
• --2nd place net: Jason Darling, Leith Oatman, Greg Hough and Bobby Grass
• --1st place gross: Jim Porter, Damon Olinto, Karl Hanson Jr. and Kyle Sawicki
• --2nd place gross: Sean McGill, Jim Loftin, Steve Deriesthal and Chris Morgan
• --Brokers Cup Challenge winners were 1st place net team: Sarah Bermudez, Kevin Vaughn, Christian Harden and TK Kelly
• --Longest Drive: Kaycee Gardner and Aaron Zarle
• --Closest to the Pin: TK Kelly
• --Putt Contest: JR Richardson

 

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Five in Focus: Gray Swoope, Enterprise Florida President, CEO [Jacksonville Daily Record]

Gray Swoope, the president and CEO of Enterprise Florida, was the keynote speaker at the joint NAIOP and ULI North Florida lunch event. Enterprise Florida is the state’s economic development organization. The Daily Record spoke with him Wednesday afternoon. Learn More...

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NAIOP of Northeast Florida supports daniel with backpack and school supply drive

NAIOP of Northeast Florida recently supported local nonprofit daniel with a “Back to School Backpack and School Supply Drive.” NAIOP and its members donated backpacks filled with school supplies including folders, rulers, calculators, crayons, markers, three-ring binders and paper to the organization and the children it serves.

“Our members stepped up to the plate for this drive by donating school supplies and backpacks to children on the First Coast who desperately needed them,” said Julie Bohn, 2011 NAIOP of Northeast Florida Charity Chair. “Daniel is an organization we support throughout the year, and this was another chance for NAIOP to assist a nonprofit that truly makes a different in our community.” Learn More...

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