FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 25, 2023) – Earning a CoStar Impact Award is a distinct honor in commercial real estate. Winning two such awards in the same year is unprecedented. The brokerage team at Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Property Southwest Florida (CPSWFL) has accomplished this rare feat by winning a pair of 2023 CoStar Impact Awards. Award recipients were selected from a panel of more than 750 industry professionals drawn from each respective commercial real estate market.
The CoStar Impact Awards recognize exemplary commercial real estate transactions and projects completed in 2022 that have significantly influenced the region. Winners are chosen for their growth, diversification, and ability to overcome unique challenges in their particular markets. As the orchestrator behind many of the area’s most significant commercial real estate transactions over the last 15 years, CPSWFL is well known regionally for its role in shaping the Southwest Florida commercial property landscape.
Gary Tasman, CEO and Principal Broker, and Shawn Stoneburner, Senior Director, were honored by CoStar Group for Sale/Acquisition of the Year for the Gulf Landing Logistics Center on Ben Hill Griffin Parkway in Fort Myers. Entitled for up to 2.2 million square feet of bulk warehouse and distribution space, the logistics center is one of the largest such developments in Southwest Florida to date.
Tasman and Stoneburner were also awarded a CoStar Impact Award for Lease of the Year for the 44,800-square foot Tesla regional repair facility on Lee Road in Fort Myers. Because Florida is one of the top states in the country for Tesla ownership, award judge Dana Brunett, Director of Business Development for Lee County Economic Development, noted that the facility “addresses a major need” in the region. With this transaction, Fort Myers now joins Tampa and Sarasota with the only Tesla service centers on Florida’s gulf coast.
“I’m incredibly proud of our entire team for this accomplishment. Our brokerage team was the only one in the entire country to earn multiple Impact Awards, and everyone here played a part,” explained Tasman. “It’s really a unique distinction to be honored twice by our contemporaries, especially after such an intense year in commercial real estate here in Southwest Florida.”
“We’re grateful for the chance to recognize the accomplishments of noteworthy real estate projects and transactions across the industry,” said Andy Florance, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CoStar Group. “As the industry continues to evolve, real estate professionals have adapted and contributed immensely to the neighborhoods they serve through innovative projects and community-driven initiatives.”
CoStar Impact Awards are presented across 128 major international markets in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Each market may award a single winner in up to five categories: Lease of the Year, Sale/Acquisition of the Year, Commercial Development of the Year, Multifamily Development of the Year and Redevelopment of the Year.
CPSWFL is an independently owned and operated member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance that provides strategic solutions for commercial real estate investors, owners, and lessors. For more information about how Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Property Southwest Florida can serve your commercial real estate needs, please contact Gary Tasman at gtasman@cpswfl.com or visit www.cpswfl.com.
To learn more about the CoStar Impact Awards and review the full list of winners, visit www.costarimpactawards.com.
About Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Property Southwest Florida
Since 2007, Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Property Southwest Florida (CPSWFL) has shaped Southwest Florida’s commercial property landscape by actively advising, implementing, and managing on behalf of landlords, tenants, and investors through every stage of the real estate process. An independently owned and operated member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance, CPSWFL advises clients in buying, selling, financing, leasing, and managing assets. Founded by CEO and Principal Broker Gary Tasman, CPSWFL’s integrated solutions also include valuation advice, strategic planning and research, portfolio analysis, site selection and space location assistance.
About CoStar Group, Inc.
CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP) is the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces. Founded in 1987, CoStar conducts expansive, ongoing research to produce and maintain the largest and most comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. Our suite of online services enables clients to analyze, interpret and gain unmatched insight on commercial property values, market conditions and current availabilities. STR provides premium data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insights for the global hospitality sector. Ten-X provides a leading platform for conducting commercial real estate online auctions and negotiated bids. LoopNet is the most heavily trafficked commercial real estate marketplace online. Apartments.com, ApartmentFinder.com, ForRent.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, Westside Rentals, AFTER55.com, CorporateHousing.com, ForRentUniversity.com and Apartamentos.com form the premier online apartment resource for renters seeking great apartment homes and provide property managers and owners a proven platform for marketing their properties. Homesnap is an industry-leading online and mobile software platform that provides user-friendly applications to optimize residential real estate agent workflow and reinforce the agent-client relationship. Homes.com offers real estate professionals advertising and marketing services for residential properties. CoStar Group’s websites attract tens of millions of unique monthly visitors. Headquartered in Washington, DC, CoStar maintains offices throughout the U.S. and in Europe, Canada and Asia with a staff of approximately 4,900 worldwide, including the industry’s largest professional research organization. For more information, visit www.costargroup.com.
