Press Releases

Englewood, NJ, November 21, 2024 – With a recently signed 23,000-square-foot HomeGoods lease at The Shoppes at Yellow Pine by Katz & Associates’ Jon Cashion and Eric Spritz, the center is 100% leased. The Katz team, including Robert Nuchereno, is now turning their attention to phase III: retail at B Street, Kitson & Partners’ mixed-use lifestyle center in Babcock Ranch, Florida. Between The Shoppes at Yellow Pine and Crescent B Commons, Cashion and Spritz secured more than 30 best-in-class retailers totaling over 145,000 square feet.

Englewood, NJ, August 1, 2024 – Brian Katz, CEO of Katz & Associates, is pleased to announce that Karen Maerovitz is rejoining Katz & Associates. Maerovitz is a Senior Director in Katz’s Boca Raton, Florida office. She’ll work on tenant and landlord representation, and new business development throughout South Florida.

Englewood, NJ, June 18, 2024 – ABA Centers of Florida is coming to University Centre in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. The autism testing and therapy center will be located at 9701 Belvedere Road. ABA Centers of Florida is leasing the entire first floor (13,341 SF) of the newly constructed building. Katz & Associates’ Robert Nuchereno and Denise Leyendecker represented the landlord, Acquest Development. Acquest Development, a full-service commercial real estate development company with 35 years of development experience and with holdings in more than 10 states was represented by Tim Weber, Director of Development. Damla Barrett of Colliers represented the tenant. Slated to open in December 2024, this will be ABA Centers of Florida’s fifth location (along with existing centers in Boca Raton and Jensen Beach, and soon-to-open Orlando and Tampa sites).

Englewood, NJ, May 6, 2024 – Chick-fil-A is breaking ground this week for a new restaurant in Cutler Bay, Florida. Chick-fil-A’s Dustin Griffiths and Katz’s David Emihovich represented Chick-fil-A in the lease along with owner/developer Michael Berkowitz of Berkowitz Development Group and Landsea Development Group’s Douglas Landsea. This is the third Chick-fil-A deal Michael Berkowitz and David Emihovich have completed in Miami-Dade County, including two previous (Aventura and West Kendall).

Englewood, NJ, March 25, 2024 – Marty Hennessy, President, Katz & Associates is celebrating 25 years at Katz this month. A giant in the commercial real estate industry, Hennessy has many notable credits to his name, including: successfully negotiating thousands of real estate transactions over the past 30+ years, opening the Katz Florida office in Boca Raton in 1999, and representing over 100 nationally known retailers including ULTA Beauty, DSW, and Saks OFF 5^th.

Englewood, NJ, February 26, 2024 – Brian Katz, CEO of Katz & Associates, is pleased to announce that Zach Feldman is joining Katz & Associates. Feldman joins Katz’s Boca Raton, Florida office as a Senior Director working on tenant and landlord representation.

Englewood, NJ, November 9, 2023 – The Shoppes at Yellow Pine in Babcock Ranch, the first solar-powered town in the United States, are leasing up. Katz & Associates’ Jon Cashion and Eric Spritz, representing Kitson & Partners, are filling the center with top-notch retailers. Cashion and Spritz are spearheading the commercial efforts for the developing town of Babcock Ranch in Southwestern Florida, which is entitled for six million square feet of commercial retail space, including: retail, office, industrial, hotel, and more.

Englewood, NJ, November 1, 2023 – Brian Katz, CEO of Katz & Associates, is pleased to announce Ashley Cusker is joining Katz & Associates. Ashley joins Katz’s Nashville, Tennessee office as an Associate working on tenant and landlord representation with Holly Buchanan, Senior Director, CCIM.

Englewood, NJ, October 11, 2023 – Sunbeam Development Corporation has selected Katz & Associates for retail leasing of The Park Miramar, a new, upscale mixed-use community in Miramar, Florida. The +/- 125.65-acre community, located at the northeast corner of Miramar Parkway and Red Road, will feature:

• 325,000 square feet of retail space including: an anchor grocer at the southwest corner, retail stores and restaurants, and entertainment,
• 2,825 residential units,
• 100,000+ square feet of Class A office space,
• 185 key boutique hotel with a rooftop bar, and meeting and banquet space
• 7,500 parking spaces onsite

Englewood, NJ, October 6, 2023 – Brightmont Academy is coming to Shoppes at Yamato Corner in Boca Raton, Florida. The accredited private school that provides customized one-to-one instruction to students is backfilling the 4,000 square foot former bank outparcel space. It’s slated to open Q2 2024. Katz’s Nicole Fontaine and Leandro Pereira represented the landlord, and Cushman & Wakefield’s Brian Schmergal and Tara England represented Brightmont Academy in the lease.

Englewood, NJ, September 18, 2023 – Medical end user, Mirra-Prime Access Holdings, LLC, has purchased 2725 US Highway 98 in Lakeland, Florida for $2.65 million. Katz & Associates’ Eric Spritz and Daniel Solomon, CCIM, represented the seller ARCTRUST; Matt Rothstein with Pretium represented the buyer.