Official Ribbon Cutting Ushers in New Commercial Real Estate Firm in Polk County: CBC Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty

The official ribbon cutting event was recently held in Lakeland, FL for the newly-formed commercial real estate firm, Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Ralston Dantzler, LLC.

Conducted by the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce officials, the ribbon cutting is the event that welcomes new businesses into the Chamber membership and into the area’s business community. Attending were Chamber board members, Chamber executive staff, as well as Lakeland’s Mayor, Gow Fields, who did the cutting honors.

“We are proud to have such a talented team of real estate professionals as a partner with the Chamber,” said Kathleen Munson, President, Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce.

The event was held in the Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty offices in downtown Lakeland across from Munn Park, where the company resides with its sister company, Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate, a land real estate brokerage firm.

Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Ralston Dantzler formed earlier this year and brings to Polk County the expertise and leadership of three of Central Florida’s power brokers. Gary Ralston, SIOR, CPM, CRE, SCLS, (retail and commercial real estate authority in Central Florida); R. Todd Dantzler, CCIM, County Commissioner (commercial property and land use expertise in Polk County and Central Florida); and Dean Saunders, ALC, CCIM (former Florida legislator, Florida land and conservation easement authority) are all known for their unique contributions to clients and the real estate industry. Together they represent over 70 years of collective expertise in commercial and land real estate.

About Coldwell Banker Commercial SAUNDERS RALSTON DANTZLER REALTY

Coldwell Banker Commercial SAUNDERS RALSTON DANTZLER REALTY (CBCSRD), located in Lakeland, Florida, is Polk County’s premier commercial real estate firm. CBCSRD is one of only two brokerages in Polk County with a local presence that offers national and global branding. The other, a sister company CBC Saunders Real Estate, is a land real estate brokerage.

Commercial real estate services include, site selection, disposition, leasing, property management, real estate counseling services, acquisition, portfolio assortment plan, asset management, recapitalization, and development. For more information, please visit www.SRDcommercial.com.

Preserving Everglades Headwaters in Central Florida

Printed in the Orlando Sentinel on September 4, 2011, is a great article on conservation easements relative to saving Everglades headwaters. The reporter, Kevin Spears, drove around the ranch with Dean Saunders and others to create this informative article.

Dean is quoted in the article and also is interviewed in the video to explain the results that conservation easements can provide for the Everglades and Central Florida.

Article:

Orlando Sentinel: Feds step up push to preserve Everglades headwaters in Central Florida

Video:

Saving Everglades Headwaters
Federal officials bring big dollars to buy vast landscapes between Orlando and the Everglades, protecting water and wildlife

Sold: Polk County Frostproof Commercial Property Sells for $70,000

Coldwell Banker Commercial SAUNDERS RALSTON DANTZLER REALTY (Commercial) of Lakeland, FL, sister company to Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate (Land), announces the sale of 14 +/- acres of commercial land with storage building. The property, located in Frostproof, FL is near the Frostproof High School and is an excellent site for a variety of uses.

The Zoffay Grove Company sold the property to Family Life Ministries of Frostproof for $70,000. Family Life Ministries will use the property to build a church facility.

Greg Smith, Realtor® and Sales Associate, handled the transaction. Greg specializes in multi-family and mobile home properties, as well as sales and leasing for commercial land and buildings. For more information, please contact Greg Smith at greg@SRDcommercial.com.

 About Coldwell Banker Commercial SAUNDERS RALSTON DANTZLER REALTY

Coldwell Banker Commercial SAUNDERS RALSTON DANTZLER REALTY (CBCSRD), located in Lakeland, Florida, is Polk County’s premier commercial real estate firm. CBCSRD is one of only two brokerages in Polk County with a local presence that offers national and global branding. The other, a sister company CBC Saunders Real Estate, is a land real estate brokerage.

Commercial real estate services include, site selection, disposition, leasing, property management, real estate counseling services, acquisition, portfolio assortment plan, asset management, recapitalization, and development.

For more information, please visit www.SRDcommercial.com.

Announcing a New Commercial Real Estate Firm in Polk County, Florida: CBC Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty

(L-R: Gary Ralston, Todd Dantzler, Dean Saunders)

 An additional venture for Dean Saunders is announced! Along with the CBC Saunders Real Estate land brokerage, a new approach to commercial real estate becomes a reality in the formation of this Central Florida real estate firm, Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Ralston Dantzler, LLC. The company brings to Polk County an approach that is consistent with classic real estate feasibility in commercial real estate and unites three of Central Florida’s power brokers.

Gary Ralston, SIOR, CPM, CRE, SCLS, (retail and commercial real estate authority in Central Florida); R. Todd Dantzler, CCIM, County Commissioner (commercial property and land use expertise in Polk County and Central Florida); and Dean Saunders, ALC, CCIM (former Florida legislator, land and conservation easement authority), offer clients a comprehensive range of real estate services based upon their unique contributions to the real estate industry. The real estate power team represents over 70 years of collective expertise in commercial and land real estate.

Saunders, well-known in Florida and in the real estate industry as an authority on land and conservation easements, has owned and operated Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate (CBCSRE) a land brokerage, since 1996. CBCSRE has transacted nearly $1 Billion in sales from 1996 to 2010 and over $750 Million in sales from 2004 to 2010. By joining this new company as a second business and partnering with Ralston and Dantzler, Saunders expands market options and services to his land clients, many of whom have interests in both land and commercial real estate.

“Our business model has always been to deliver more than expected to our clients. It is all about our clients. By adding top-notch commercial real estate services and bringing on board well-known brokers with proven expertise, we can provide services to individual land and commercial clients, as well as clients who are involved in both real estate markets,” said Saunders.

Ralston is the second most accredited real estate professional in the nation. As former president and board member of Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. (NYSE:NNN), the industry leader in single-tenant corporate net-leased real estate, he guided the company’s growth from less than $15 million in real estate assets to nearly $1.5 billion. He is an instructor at the CCIM Institute, the ICSC University of Shopping Centers at Wharton, the ICSC Executive Learning series, and RECon Academy and holds a masters degree Real Estate and Construction Management.

“We are experienced certified commercial real estate experts. We apply our real-time market knowledge, attention to every detail, and ability to negotiate aggressively to help our clients navigate complex commercial real estate transactions and to achieve excellent results for them,” said Ralston.

Dantzler, active in East Polk County real estate for over 27 years, offers clients his extensive experience in commercial property and land use in the Lakeland, Winter Haven metro, and surrounding areas. He serves on a number of state-wide, regional, and local real estate industry and community boards of directors and committees.

"We are building the finest, most comprehensive, and well-connected commercial real estate company in Polk County to service clients in Central Florida,” noted Dantzler.

Coldwell Banker Commercial SAUNDERS RALSTON DANTZLER REALTY (CBCSRD Realty) is Polk County’s premier commercial real estate firm. CBCSRD Realty is the only Polk County commercial real estate brokerage with expertise in the local real estate market that is also a national brand, has a national presence, and offers global resources. The CBCSRD Realty team knows the fluctuating market and has an intimate knowledge of Polk County properties. With the global Coldwell Banker Commercial brand, they can reach out nationally or globally on behalf of their clients.

Commercial real estate services include, site selection, disposition, leasing, property management, real estate counseling services, acquisition, portfolio assortment plan, asset management, recapitalization, and development.

Both companies, Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate  (land real estate brokerage) and Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty, LLC (commercial real estate brokerage) are located in the same space in downtown Lakeland, FL.

CBC Saunders Real Estate
CBC SAUNDERS RALSTON DANTLZER REALTY

114 North Tennessee Ave., 3^rd Floor

Lakeland, FL 33801

For full biographies and additional information, please visit: www.srdcommercial.com.

Sold: 56 +/- Acres Sold in Plant City, Florida by CBC Saunders Real Estate

Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate (CBCSRE) in Lakeland, FL, announces the recent sale of a 54 +/- acre parcel and two homesites, each over one acre. Located in Plant City, FL, Hillsborough County, the property was sold by BB&T Corporation to Haney Family Holdings, LLC for a total of $429,000. The CBCSRE licensed real estate sales associate who handled the deal was Rick Rupp, Realtor® and Sales Associate.

The buyer currently owns acreage adjacent to the 54 +/- acre parcel and will incorporate the parcel into their cattle grazing operation. To the south are the two homesites purchased that will be grazed until they are sold for homesite development.

Rupp appreciates the opportunity to work with clients with any type of commercial property but has specialization in industrial properties and vacant land of all types including agricultural, pasture, recreational and transitional uses.

For more information, Rupp can be contacted at 863-648-1528 or rick@saundersrealestate.com.

Lakeland’s Florida Department of Citrus Building, Polk County Landmark, Sells for $1.2 Mil by CBC Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty

Polk County’s landmark Florida Department of Citrus building sells to TLC Family Church, Inc. by Coldwell Banker Commercial SAUNDERS RALSTON DANTZER REALTY of Lakeland, FL. The Lakeland building sold for $1,275,000 by Kyle Vreeland, Realtor® and sales associate, who handled the deal.

The Florida Department of Citrus building was built in the 1950s. Over the years, the building became a recognized landmark on East Memorial Blvd. in Lakeland, FL, and served the citrus industry for the entire state for over 50 years at that location. In February 2010, the department moved to newer quarters at the Bob Crawford Agriculture Center in Bartow, where it continues to serve the Florida citrus industry today.

For the TLC Family Church, the facility amenities will be a good fit for continued growth of the congregation. Move-in date is not yet set, pending improvements underway.

Vreeland is an authority on retail properties in Polk County, including restaurants (NAICS 722). He also leads the company’s consulting practice in the areas of building analysis and space planning, as well as development feasibility, including architecture and construction. For more information, please contact Kyle Vreeland at kyle@SRDcommercial.com.

About Coldwell Banker Commercial SAUNDERS RALSTON DANTZLER REALTY

Coldwell Banker Commercial SAUNDERS RALSTON DANTZLER REALTY (CBCSRD), located in Lakeland, Florida, is Polk County’s premier commercial real estate firm. CBCSRD is the only Polk County commercial real estate brokerage with expertise in the local commercial real estate market that is also a national brand, has a national presence, and offers global resources.

For more information, please visit www.SRDcommercial.com.

Sold: 164 +/- Acre Producing Citrus Grove in South Polk County Sells for $1.2 Mil

CBC Saunders Real Estate announces the sale of 164  +/- acres in Bowling Green, FL. Located in South Polk County, the property is currently a producing citrus grove. It was on the market for approximately 15 months and sold for $1,215,000.

John Evans, Realtor®, represented the seller. The new owners of the grove will continue citrus production. The grove’s production numbers are expected to increase exponentially over the next few years from the 128 +/- acres of Hamlins, 20 +/- acres Valencias, and 16 +/- acres Sunburst.

“The citrus grove market is very active today, partly because the price of fruit has gone up. People are looking for good producing groves, as well as groves that are dilapidated and poised for a rehab, where they can get a bargain price. Groves in the path of progress are even more lucrative because one can make money from the citrus production today, but be ready for development options in the future,” Evans added. 

John Evans can be contacted at 863-648-1528 or john@saundersrealestate.com.

Sold: 2,283 +/- Acres Sold in Two Transactions, Two Florida Counties, for Nearly $10M Sold by CBC Saunders Real Estate

 Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate recently closed two transactions of 2,283 +/- total acres in the two Florida counties of Indian River and Okeechobee. Representing nearly $10M in cash transactions by buyers, the ranch and grove sales show that the land market is becoming more active. 

Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate associates who handled the 1992 +/- acre ranch deal in Okeechobee County are Jeff Cusson and Richard Dempsey, ALC. Real Estate Associate Jeff Cusson handled the Vero Beach Ranchette deal in Indian River County.

Richard Dempsey, ALC

Jeff Cusson

1992 +/- Acre Ranch - Okeechobee County, Florida

At 1992 +/- acres, an Okeechobee County ranch recently sold for $8,172,000. The transaction was a cash deal for investment and family retreat. The property sale Included over a mile of frontage on US 98, a 3,500 SF home, guest home, stables and various personal property.  

Vero Beach Ranchette – Indian River County, Florida

In Vero Beach, 291 +/- acres on 82nd Ave. sold for $1.6M. It was formerly a citrus grove and is zoned one unit per five acres with 2000 ft. of frontage on Ranch Road (82nd Ave). This also was a cash purchase for an investment and future family use.

For more information, please call Jeff or Richard at 863-648-1528!

Sold: Two Lots in Hamic Estates, Dunnellon Florida

Recently sold are two lots located in Dunnellon, Florida in the Hamic Estates subdivision. For more information, please contact the sales associates who handled the deal:

Clay Taylor, ALC, Licensed Real Estate Associate

and David Hitchcock, Licensed Real Estate Associate

863-648-1528

www.saundersrealestate.com

CBC Saunders Real Estate Relocates Offices to Downtown Lakeland, FL

CBC Saunders Real Estate recently relocated offices to the downtown Lakeland area from the southside of Lakeland.

The new offices are located on the third floor in the BB&T Bank building across from Munn Park.

Munn park is in the center of the city and the center of activity for downtown businesses. Close to the Lakeland antique and art district for shopping, the location also offers great restaurants and coffee shops.

The new address is:
114 Tennessee Avenue, 3rd Floor
Lakeland, FL 33901
863-648-1528

The phone number remains the same. Stop by!