TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – [January 15, 2020] – NAI TALCOR, a
member of the world’s premier managed network of commercial real estate firms,
announces the milestone transformation of The Centre of Tallahassee. Conceptualized and negotiated by John
McNeill, SIOR, a member of our Tallahassee brokerage team, this project
provided both a space for the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of
State (DOS), and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) whose current
locations no longer fit their needs, as well as repurposing of the stalled mall
property. This evolution comes at a time
when online retailers are causing many traditional malls to fail.
The DOH and the DOS have already finalized renovations and
currently occupy over 165,000 of the 900,000+ SF property. With contemporary interiors and updated
façades, the DOH building even tackled the lack of daylight issue on the 2nd
floor by installing several sky lights.
Construction continues on the remaining 250,000+ SF for DCF to relocate
to their new offices. With the main
office anticipated to house approximately 1,700 employees upon its competition
in March 2021, there is also construction on a separate area which will hold
their 24-hour call center functions.
Formally the Tallahassee Mall, the relocation of the 3 state
departments to this property also provides a resurgence of foot traffic to the
neighboring retail stores and restaurants.
Belks, AMC, Dreamland BBQ, Ross Dress for Less, Dollar Tree, Guitar
Center, Barnes and Noble, Hidbbitt’s, Cold Stone Creamery, and other retailers
are all located in close proximity to the offices. The Centre of Tallahassee also houses the
School of Arts and Sciences and The Pavilion, an event space for concerts,
parties, and more.
“With the completion of the DOS and DOH sites, we look
forward to DCF moving in with a tentative placement of 2021,” says John
McNeill, Commercial Advisor of NAI TALCOR Commercial Real Estate Services. “As
we approach the finalization of such an exciting project, we foresee a
transformative impact on the surrounding community and the North Monroe
corridor.”
The idea to pursue the State of Florida as a potential
tenant for the Centre was one that McNeill approached ownership with in early
2017. NAI TALCOR was hired by Blackwater
Resources and worked in conjunction with them to secure these deals.
ABOUT NAI TALCOR
With 70 team members including 30 licensed commercial sales
advisors, NAI TALCOR is the leader in the North Florida, South Georgia and
South Alabama markets. NAI TALCOR is a full service commercial real estate
brokerage, property management, development and construction management firm.
Providing commercial real estate services since 1990, NAI TALCOR has steadily
grown by meeting client needs and partnering with others to promote mutual
growth and prosperity in all aspects of commercial property ownership.
NAI TALCOR clients receive global reach with local
expertise, a truly distinct advantage in commercial real estate services.
Whether real estate requirements are in one market or many, we help our clients
understand the market, acquire, dispose of, develop or manage their property
with ease.
NAI TALCOR provides comprehensive brokerage, leasing,
property management, receivership services, and facility/construction
management to the North Florida, South Georgia and South Alabama commercial
real estate marketplace. Our collaborative services platform, expansive, yet
nimble responsive structure which enables efficient, full services delivery of
all elements of Commercial Real Estate Services to the region. NAI TALCOR is
involved with the leasing, selling, and property management throughout North
Florida, South Georgia and South Alabama. Our skilled professionals specialize
in office, retail, industrial, land, multi-family, special-purpose, medical,
and other properties.
ABOUT JOHN MCNEILL, SIOR
John entered the Commercial Real Estate Business in 2006 and
has since successfully assisted, buyers, sellers, tenants, investors, and
landlords in almost all aspects of the commercial real estate business
including but not limited to commercial real estate brokerage, site selection,
leasing, valuation, landlord representation, tenant representation and
investment analysis. John is also an expert on state placement and works in
conjunction with landlords in procuring government tenants. John was recently recognized as NAI Global’s
2018 Top Producer Globally for Tertiary Markets (pop <2,000,000) as well as
2018’s Top Producer for the State of Florida.
John is a graduate of Leadership Tallahassee (Class 33), a
board member for the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, a board member of the
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tallahassee, a current member of the
Tallahassee Entrepreneurs Organization, a 2013-2014 selection to the KCCI
Community Catalyst Program, and an active member of the Tallahassee Board of
Realtors and the Florida Association of Realtors.
ABOUT BLACKWATER RESOURCES
Blackwater Resources is a privately held, full service real
estate development company specializing in all aspects of real estate
investment including ground-up development, net lease, redevelopment,
acquisitions, leasing and management. Blackwater was assembled by industry
professionals with over 100 years of collective experience and leverages its’
experience, knowledge, expertise, and financial capacity to pursue and evaluate
real estate projects and investments of all sizes with a primary focus on the
Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, allowing Blackwater to expand on its
in-depth market knowledge and key relationships to further deal flow and
identify new opportunities. With its
roots beginning in the 1980’s developing large shopping centers and traveling
across the entire country performing site selection and development, Blackwater
continues to excel and adapt with the changing retail market constructing
grocery-anchored developments, preferred developer single-tenant site selection
and acquisition, and redevelopment of existing assets. Blackwater has become
synonymous with unprecedented expertise exhibited through its long track record
of retail development amid changing real estate cycles and economic
environments.
ABOUT NAI GLOBAL
NAI Global is a leading global commercial real estate
brokerage firm. NAI Global offices are leaders in their local markets and work
in unison to provide clients with exceptional solutions to their commercial
real estate needs. NAI Global has more than 400 offices strategically located
throughout North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and
Asia Pacific, with over 7,000 local market professionals, managing in excess of
425 million square feet of property. Annually, NAI Global completes in excess
of $20 billion in commercial real estate transactions throughout the world.
Whether you need to buy, sell, lease, finance, or manage commercial property in
your town, across the U.S. or in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and beyond, your
nearby NAI Global local office is your local point of entry into a world of
creative solutions in commercial real estate.
Exceptional global commercial real estate solutions begin
with local market leadership and expertise. NAI Global offices are respected
local-market roles models that are passionate about the commercial real estate
business. With long histories of success across market cycles, NAI Global
offices have a hard-earned, unusually deep level of local market knowledge and
insight beyond the commoditized data you find elsewhere. This depth of
knowledge is borne from their local relationships nurtured for
generations-relationships that give our local-market leading offices the edge
with the know-how, who, what, where, and when to achieve exceptional results
for clients.
As an organization, NAI Global actively manages this
industry-leading platform of local market knowledge and leadership, providing
support and services that yield seamless integration and the consistent
delivery of exceptional services to clients worldwide.
To learn more, visit www.TALCOR.com or www.naiglobal.com
Contacts:
John McNeill, SIOR
Commercial Advisor
NAI TALCOR
(850) 224-2300
