{"id":1004286062,"date":"2018-12-14T05:42:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T13:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004286062"},"modified":"2022-12-08T06:58:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T14:58:18","slug":"jll-strengthens-south-florida-retail-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/jll-strengthens-south-florida-retail-team\/","title":{"rendered":"JLL Strengthens South Florida Retail Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1004286068\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/12\/Katie-Fernandez-and-Rafael-Romero.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004286068\" data-attachment-id=\"1004286068\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/jll-strengthens-south-florida-retail-team\/katie-fernandez-and-rafael-romero\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/12\/Katie-Fernandez-and-Rafael-Romero.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Katie Fernandez and Rafael Romero\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/12\/Katie-Fernandez-and-Rafael-Romero.jpg?w=800\" class=\"wp-image-1004286068 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/12\/Katie-Fernandez-and-Rafael-Romero.jpg\" alt=\"(Left to right) Katie Fernandez-Espinosa, Rafael Romero\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/12\/Katie-Fernandez-and-Rafael-Romero.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/12\/Katie-Fernandez-and-Rafael-Romero.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/12\/Katie-Fernandez-and-Rafael-Romero.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004286068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Left to right) Katie Fernandez-Espinosa, Rafael Romero<\/p><\/div>\n<p>JLL has added two new brokers to its South Florida retail team. Rafael Romero is the company\u2019s newest senior vice president and Katie Fernandez-Espinosa joins the brokerage firm as vice president. Most recently, both of them were with Continental Real Estate Cos. (CREC), a South Florida brokerage firm recently acquired by Colliers International.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cRetail is one of the strongest real estate sectors in South Florida and a key growth market for JLL. Rafael and Katie are bringing a unique skill set and focus to our team,\u201d<\/em> said JLL\u2019s Zach Winkler, senior vice president &amp; retail lead for South Florida, in prepared remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Romero previously handled landlord representation for several high-profile shopping centers and mixed-use retail properties throughout South Florida. Plantation Walk, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/crec-to-spearhead-retail-leasing-at-plantation-walk\/\">$350 million mixed-use development in Plantation<\/a>, and Greenery Mall in Kendall were among some of his most notable clients. Romero holds an associate degree in occupational studies and navigation from Thomas Edison State College and is a U.S. Navy veteran.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez-Espinosa made the transition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/crec-to-lease-500-ksf-south-fl-retail-portfolio\/\">CREC\u2019s retail leasing team<\/a> after joining the firm as part of the office leasing group. Marsh &amp; McLennan, Eightfold Capital, Pollo Tropical and Mayors Jewelers are some of the tenants she has represented. Previously, Fernandez-Espinosa handled property management and leasing in Coral Gables&nbsp;and Doral, Fla., for Hines. Fernandez-Espinosa attended Wake Forest University and Florida International University.<\/p>\n<p><em>Images courtesy of JLL <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Romero is joining the company as senior vice president, while Katie Fernandez-Espinosa comes on board as vice president. 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