Florida People & Companies, May 15, 2026

• LQ Commercial promoted Kris Kral to Market Leader. Kris, previously a Senior Associate, specializes in retail leasing and has represented a number of prominent national brands including Ross, Ollie’s Bargain Outlets, LA Fitness, Club Studio, Michael’s, TopGolf, throughout the Tampa Bay market. Kris’ previous affiliations with The Shopping Center Group (TSCG) and RIPCO have established him as a respected industry professional.
• CBRE has arranged the $30.9 million sale of the Treasure Coast Commerce Center Portfolio, a seven‑building, multitenant industrial portfolio totaling 153,198 square feet in Stuart, Florida. CBRE represented both the seller, Ted Glasrud Associates, Inc., and the buyer, NorthBridge Partners, in the transaction. The CBRE team included Tyler Kuhlman, Luke Hansen and C’jon Armstead. The Treasure Coast Commerce Center Portfolio is located at 7675 SW Ellipse Way and 7897‑7917 SW Jack James Dr. The portfolio was 95% leased at the time of sale
• Cushman & Wakefield  provided advisory services in the successful disposition of the Shoppes of Sweetwater, a 64,253-square-foot Publix-anchored neighborhood shopping center located at 3857 Wekiva Springs Road in Longwood, Florida, within the Orlando MSA. Mark Gilbert, Adam Feinstein, and Mitchell Halpern of Cushman & Wakefield’s Retail Advisory Group represented the seller, Shoppes of Sweetwater, Inc. The purchaser was Graphite Real Estate, whose principals are Tim McCann and Joseph Farina.
• Blue Mountain Capital (BMC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Suraj Desai as Partner and Head of Hospitality. Based in the firm’s Florida office, Mr. Desai will lead Blue Mountain Capital’s national hospitality finance practice and oversee the origination, structuring, and execution of debt and equity transactions across the full spectrum of commercial real estate (CRE) asset classes.
• Justin Walker has joined Colliers as Vice President in South Florida. Based in Boca Raton, Justin will focus on retail investment sales and capital markets advisory. Over the past three years, Justin has closed more than $100 million in transactions. He joins Colliers from Franklin Street, where he led a retail investment team specializing in net-lease and strip-center sales across the East Coast. Previously, he was a top producer at Sands Investment Group, helping launch its Fort Lauderdale office.

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