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2026 Top Broker Awards
Florida & Gulf Coast
- Caleb Lewis With JLL Handles 94 Transactions Across 1.4 Million Square Feet
- CBRE’s Molly-Molloy Catlett Spearheads 81 Deals Totaling 700,000 Square Feet
- Colliers’ Jonathan Kingsley and Stephen Rutchik Complete 212 Lease Transactions Across 1.8 Million Square Feet
- Colliers’ Kovacs Retail Team Closes 92 Deals, Totaling Over 1.2 Million Square Feet
- Cushman＆Wakefield’s Florida Capital Markets Team Handles 40 Closings Totaling Over $2 Billion
- Fausto Commercial Closes 161 Transactions Totaling $450 Million
- JBM Handles 7 Transactions at a $472-Million Sales Volume
- JLL’s Sky Groden Closes 83 Industrial Transactions Across South Florida
- Newmark Multifamily Team Handles 49 Deals Totaling Over $3.6 Billion
- SRS Real Estate’s Will Wamble Closes 178 Deals Totaling Over $602 Million
Colliers’ Kovacs Retail Team Closes 92 Deals, Totaling Over 1.2 Million Square Feet
Leasing Total
1,282,099 square feet
Colliers’ Kovacs Retail Team consists of Jim Kovacs, Tyler Peterson, Melissa Riccardi, Kyle Mahoney, Sandra Baer and Tammy Verberg. Together, the group handled 92 transactions in 2025 across nearly 1.3 million square feet. The dollar volume totaled over $123.7 million.
The team was retained to identify and secure a North Lakeland location for Academy Sports + Outdoors, sourcing an off-market site that followed the tenant’s growth strategy. They negotiated directly with ownership and successfully structured the relocation of the existing tenant.
The team also brought Life Time to Wesley Chapel Station, a new retail center anchored by Whole Foods Market at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and Aronwood Boulevard. In addition to representing Life Time in the transaction, the team partnered with the project’s developer to strategically identify and secure the site.
These are some of the reasons we selected the Kovacs Retail Team as one of Connect CRE’s Florida & Gulf Coast Top Broker Award winners for 2026. These awards recognize industry professionals who have demonstrated the highest standards and transaction volumes in investment sales and leasing.