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From our office in Fort Myers, Colliers serves the region of Southwest Florida. We represent a broad base of brokerage and property management clients with local experts serving the area from Fort Myers to Naples.
Local leadership
Matt joined Colliers in March 2023 as Executive Managing Director and Brokerage Market Leader for West & Central Florida region, which includes the growing metropolitan areas of Tampa Bay, Orlando and Fort Myers. In this role, Matt manages the brokerage operation which includes over 95 brokers and 50 support staff. The team focuses on the leasing and sales of all property types, including Office, Medical, Industrial, Retail, Multifamily, Land, and Debt/Equity Mortgage Banking throughout the Central Florida market and specialty practice areas such as Student Housing, Seniors Housing, Marinas, Golf Courses, and Hotels/Hospitality, which are practiced nationally.
With over 10 years of commercial real estate experience, and prior 10 years of baseball coaching experience, Matt brings to Colliers a depth of knowledge and capabilities to support the regions brokerage team, as well as their clients. As Colliers and the Central Florida markets continue to expand, his focus is to develop, recruit and assist the top brokers in the markets and provide our clients with a high-level of service.
P.J. Cusmano, MAI, MRICS, currently serves as the Executive Vice President of the Eastern U.S. Region for the Colliers Valuation & Advisory Services team, which includes professionals in most major markets east of the Mississippi River. Prior to this role, he served as the Executive Managing Director of the Florida Region. Mr. Cusmano has been actively engaged in real estate valuation and counseling since 1996. He has prepared appraisal reports for a wide variety of clients, and has extensive experience with all major property types, including multifamily residential, retail, industrial, office, hospitality/lodging, and agricultural. Specialized experience includes self-storage, manufactured housing communities, senior housing, healthcare, and special purpose properties.
Comprehensive specialized expertise in multifamily properties, specifically conventional apartment communities, affordable housing communities, condominium and townhouse projects, and student housing. Aside from conventional financing, he has significant experience with various specialized financing programs utilized for these projects including FNMA DUS, Freddie Mac, Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), SAIL, and USDA Section 538 programs.
Mr. Cusmano is nationally known for his expertise with various FHA/HUD programs, including 221(d)(4), 223(f), full market studies, and preliminary market studies.
Mr. Cusmano is a state-certfied appraiser in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, New York, Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan and Tennessee. He formerly served on Integra Realty Resources' Corporate Development and Marketing committees. He also served on the Advisory Board for the FSU Real Estate Program’s committee for FSU’s annual Real Estate Trends and Networking Conference, as well as the Board of Directors for Bayshore Little League in Tampa, Florida.
John K. Scott, Managing Director REMS Florida, is a member of Colliers International Executive Leadership team in Florida. As the MD John has direct responsibility and oversite of the Florida Real Estate Management Services (REMS) department, where he directs a portfolio of over 285 retail, office and industrial properties totaling more than 32 million square feet. He leads a team of over 110 professional and support personnel specializing in real estate management services.
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Raymond Building Supply leases 75,352 square feet at Premier Airport Park
New healthcare practice signs Collier County’s largest new office lease year-to-date
La Ola Surfside Restaurant moves inland to open Fort Myers location following devastation of Hurricane Ian
First tenant signed at Florida Gulf Coast 75 Logistics Center
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23Q4 | Southwest FL Retail Market Report
23Q4 | Southwest FL Office Market Report
23Q4 | Southwest Florida Industrial Market Report
23Q3 | Southwest FL Retail Market Report
Making a difference in Fort Myers
Southwest Florida
The Southwest Florida industrial, office and retail market remained stable through 2017. It's a landlord’s market with vacancy rates below 4% across all Southwest Florida submarkets. Demand did slow, but vacancy declined throughout the market. Tenants who expanded were able to do so within their existing space. Leasing activity slowed slightly as most tenants made their space decisions and are now in place for the duration of their leases.
The third quarter of 2017 revealed continued strength in the Southwest Florida multifamily market. Capitalization rates have been steady for investors and buyer demand continues to be strong. While construction activity remained active, it is slowing down as recent apartment deliveries are entering the market.
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History of Colliers | Southwest Florida
Originally founded in Clearwater, Florida in 1974 as Lee Arnold & Associates, the firm grew over the next 10 years to add property management and appraisal divisions.
In 1995, Lee Arnold & Associates joined Colliers International and became Colliers Arnold. A year later, our central and southwest Florida offices opened in Orlando and Fort Myers.
Our property management team also expanded into the Jacksonville region in 2006. In 2010, Colliers Arnold re-branded to Colliers International Tampa Bay, Central and Southwest Florida.