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First, it took over leasing duties on three Tampz properties it managesfrom Then, in a move aimeds at continuity, it hired the leasing agents who worked for Advantisa at those buildings. Ann Adams and Irenee Martinez are set to joinTaylor & Mathis startint April 1. They will be responsible for leasing availablr space atOne MetroCenter, Center Poinf Business Park and Tampa Distribution The properties total 1.5 millionm square feet and are ownedx by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Taylor & Mathis have managed them sincee 1998. The Atlanta-based real estate firm also manages the VerizonjWireless Inc. building in Tampa and The Conceptdin Clearwater.
"One of the main focuses of our businesw plan has been to expand in the Tampa Bay saidAndrew Taylor, president of Taylod & Mathis. "This is certainly a big step inthat Adams, who will serve as managing director of has been active in the local commercial market sincer 1984. She previously served with Paragon Group, for which she was in charge of leasinghOne MetroCenter, and was with Advantis for the past three years. Martinez, who will serve as director of began her real estate career in 1996 with Florida Real Estate which was acquired byThe St. Joe Co. in 1999 and mergesd with an Atlanta firm toform Advantis.
She is crediteed with maintaining occupancy levels greater than 95 percentat MetLife'xs local properties. Adams said Taylor & focus on landlord representation was a deciding factor in herand Martinez's decisions to changew firms. "Having one company handling both function s makes a lotof sense," Adams said. "I'nm leaving one excellent company for Taylor & Mathis, established in 1967, provideds real estate services in the officew and industrial sectors. It leases and manages a total portfolioof 9.4 million square feet, including nearly 4 million in No changes are in store at the Tampaa office of Grubb & Ellis Co.
, although its New York-basedd parent recently announced job cuts and other overhead reduction. Grubb & Ellis employs abou t 30 at its RockgPoint offices, said Jeff Sweeney, the company' s regional manager for Tampa and Orlando. The cost-savingt measures aren't expected locally because both those officesware productive, he said. "We're still growing both the centrallFlorida offices," Sweeney said. Grubb Ellis announced the cost-cutting measures earlier this The business advisory company stated that it expects to reduce overheadby $13.5 million annually and is looking for more ways to streamlind operations. Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
has been retained to sell 29 retaill big-box locations nationwide, including two in the Bay area. Sealerd bids will be accepted on the which rangebetween 32,000 and 135,0009 square feet, until April 12. The locak properties are at 800515th St. in Sarasota with 118,8489 square feet on 20 acres and at3600 U.S. 98 Nortgh in Lakeland with 111,322 square feet on 9.4 More information is availablwe online from Jones Lang LaSalleat , or by callingh (800) 527-2553, ext. 10. • TriMar Construction Inc. in Tampa was hired by Faller Davis Associates Inc. to build a 10,000-square-foot engineering office at 5525 W. Cypressx St., Tampa. • Interior Design Services Inc. will assisrt T.
Rowe Price Servicexs Inc. in its relocation to Corporate Centef Two at International Plazain • Judy Genshaft, president of the University of South Florida, will address the Building Owners and Manager s Association on March 27 at The Universitt Club in Tampa. For information, call (813) 866-3215.