Congratulations to Boardroom client, NAIOP of South Florida for receiving the 2012 Chapter Merit Award for Digital Media Outreach at the national NAIOP Chapter Leadership and Legislative Retreat held in Washington D.C. last week. The chapter was recognized its digital outreach via the organizations successful launch of the www.naiopsflblog.com blog and social media program.

In addition to featuring chapter events, community outreach and our Gemstone sponsors, the blog features posts and press releases from local NAIOP member companies, as well.  Sections include:  Members in the News, Done Deals, Events, Legislature, Sustainability, Trends and Employment.

Our very own Don Silver chairs the Public Relations Committee that was instrumental in this project.

On Thursday, February 16, the South Florida chapter of NAIOP will be hosting the Awards of Excellence at the Marriott Harbor Beach Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale.

The awards ceremony is celebrating its 30th anniversary and will honor the outstanding real estate achievements of the past year.

The event begins at 6 pm and is expected to end at 9:30. The price per person is $150 for NAIOP members and $165 for non-members. For more information, please call 954-990-5116 or email naiop.info@naiopsfl.org.

Join MDPrevent, a new health care service, education and primary care practice located in Delray Beach, for its grand opening event. Come out and learn all about the programs and services that MDPrevent has to offer.

MDPrevent is hosting its open house and ribbon cutting ceremony starting at 10 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012. The center is located at 5130 Linton Blvd. Suite H-1, Delray Beach. For more information, please call 561-807-2561.

The NAIOP South Florida Chapter will be hosting a panel titled Making the Deals in South Florida. The panel will discuss what areas are targeted for growth as the economy recovers and where the challenges persist.  What strategies can be used to cope with changes in order to make deals in the commercial real estate development industry in the S. FL market will be addressed.  The panel includes three developers who will address the issues and challenges confronting them.

The panel will take place on March 24, 2011 at the Royal Palm at South Pointe, 1000 South Pine Island Rd., Plantation, FL. Registration & networking begins at 7:30 AM, followed by breakfast & program at 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM.

NAIOP Members $35, Non-members $100
                               
The panel will be moderated by: Alice F. Lucia, Senior Vice President / Leasing Director – Jones Lang LaSalle. Panelists include Ed Mitchell, Executive Vice President/Partner, Crocker Partners; Terry Stiles, Chairman and CEO, Stiles Corporation; Eric Swanson, Executive Vice President, Flagler Development.

The event is hosted by Duke Realty

Please RSVP at 954-938-2137 or visit www.naiopsfl.org

Great event last week at NAIOP’s annual awards of excellence event recognizing South Florida’s best commercial real estate professionals, projects, and transactions for 2010. Boardroom Communications salutes the efforts of this year’s finalists and winners for their commitment and tenacity. (Click on the image below to zoom in)

NAIOP South Florida, on which chief operating officer Don Silver serves as vice president of public relations, received news coverage in the Miami Herald.

Members and news media gathered in late January for the trade organization’s all-important 2010 economic outlook.  Mark Dotzour, chief economist and director of research for the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, presented a frank talk on market conditions and whether they might improve this year.

As reported in the Miami Herald, commercial real estate prices have fallen 35 percent to 50 percent from 2007 levels.  “Those prices should never have been paid and those loans should never have been made,” Dotzour was quoted as saying. “The prices are getting back to the reality level where tenants can make a profit and survive.”

Dotzour predicted that market conditions would improve this year, but that some owners would be forced to sell at discounted prices.