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Avison Young Tapped to Sell Ft. Lauderdale’s FATCity, 1.35M-SF MXU, TOD

The Traina Companies tapped Avison Young’s Florida Capital Markets Group to sell or structure a JV partnership for FATCity (Florida Arts and Technology), an entitled 1.35-million-square-foot, mixed-use, transit-oriented project in Downtown Fort Lauderdale, FL. Located at 300 North Andrews Ave., the 2.69-acre development site fronts an entire city block, and is expected to serve as a key connection between the CBD and Arts District.

The privately-held New York-based holdings group plans 612 residential units within a Special Zoning District that also includes 85,000 square feet of retail and 185,000 square feet of office and hospitality.

Avison Young’s David Duckworth says, “FATCity represents an opportunity to own an irreplaceable site with the potential to develop a true legacy asset that will transform Downtown Fort Lauderdale from a Las Olas-based entertainment district to a transit-based CBD.” Duckworth, John Crotty and Michael Fay are handling the assignment.

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About Dennis Kaiser

Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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