Mercantile Capital Corporation Appoints Four New SBA 504 Loan Specialists

Mercantile Capital Corporation Appoints Four New SBA 504 Loan Specialists

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, recently appointed four new SBA 504 loan specialists.

Christopher G. Hurn, CEO of Mercantile Capital Corporation, said he promoted Jon DeJulio from intern to marketing associate.

Yelena Sulyagina was promoted from intern to credit analyst.

Tammy Hennen was named operations administrator and Carolyn Skog was named credit analyst. Both Hennen and Skog have more than 20 years of experience.

For more information contact:

Chris Hurn, CEO, Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040

Geof Longstaff, Chairman, Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040

Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Appoints Paula Buffa, CCIM, RPA Senior Vice President, Office Group in Tampa

Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida Appoints Paula Buffa, CCIM, RPA Senior Vice President, Office Group in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. - Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida has named Paula Buffa, CCIM, RPA senior vice president of its Office Group. Buffa is currently president of the Westshore Alliance in Tampa.

Jeffrey Sweeney, SIOR, president and managing principal of Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida with offices in Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne, said Buffa has 23 years of experience in commercial real estate and ranks as one of the most highly qualified office specialists in Florida. A three-time CoStar Power Broker awardee, Buffa was also named one of 2005’s Top 20 Women in Commercial Real Estate by Florida Real Estate Journal.

She attended Middle Tennessee State University and began her commercial real estate career with CB Richard Ellis in Nashville. She relocated to Tampa in 1997. Most recently Buffa was associated with GVA Advantis in Tampa. She is also past president of both the Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Assn. of Realtors and Tampa Bay Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women.

Buffa is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and designated a Real Property Administrator (RPA) by Building Owners and Managers Institute International.

At Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, Buffa’s clients include American General Insurance, Troy State University, IVANS, Sage Software Healthcare, GolfTec, HCA Healthcare, Professors Capital, Arcis Investments and RR Tampa LLC.

“We are delighted Paula Buffa has joined our Tampa office,” Sweeney said. “She will play a major role in our continued growth in the region.”

About Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida:

Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida is an affiliated commercial real estate services firm specializing in the leasing and sale of office, industrial, retail, land and investment properties. Currently Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida has 40 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.

About Grubb & Ellis:

Named to The Global Outsourcing 100™ in 2009 by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals™, Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,000 professionals in more than 130 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), tenant-in-common (TIC) investments suitable for tax-deferred 1031 exchanges, mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit http://www.grubb-ellis.com/ <http://www.grubb-ellis.com/> .

Contacts:

Paula Buffa, CCIM, RPA 813-830-7887

Jeffrey Sweeney, SIOR President 407-481-5387

Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

NAI Realvest Appointed Exclusive Sales, Marketing Agents for $2.7 Million New Smyrna Beach Retail Center

NAI Realvest Appointed Exclusive Sales, Marketing Agents for $2.7 Million New Smyrna Beach Retail Center

MAITLAND, Fla. - NAI Realvest has been appointed exclusive sales and marketing agents for a 20,495 square foot community shopping center located at 1700 Canal St. (S.R. 44) in New Smyrna Beach.

The retail center, which includes a 5.27-acre site, is contiguous to K-Mart. Major tenants include Curves, MetCare, Volusia Therapy and the Florida Dept. of Motor Vehicles. Built in 1982 and remodeled earlier this year, the center is 53 percent leased.

Thomas E. Hankins, CCIM, SIOR, a principal at NAI Realvest, negotiated the exclusive broker agreement with owner Concord Americas Corporation.

The property is listed for sale at $2.7 million.

For more information, please contact:
Thomas E. Hankins, CCIM, SIOR, Principal, NAI Realvest 407-949-0727 (Direct) or thankins@realvest.com
Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com

About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.