GVA Advantis Negotiates Long-Term Lease for Collman & Karsky Architects in Fountain Square Centre

Tampa, FL, August 07, 2008 --(PR.com)-- GVA Advantis negotiated a 9,715-square foot long-term lease renewal in Fountain Square Centre for Collman & Karsky Architects, Inc. in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida.

Vince La Mariana, senior director of office and industrial services with GVA Advantis, negotiated the transaction on behalf of the property owner, a Utah-based investment group. The tenant, Collman & Karsky Architects, Inc, was represented by CLW Real Estate Services Group.

“We are extremely pleased Collman & Karsky Architects will continue to enjoy a long-term tenancy at Fountain Square Centre,” says La Mariana.” Collman & Karsky Architects offers comprehensive architectural and interior design services for high-tech, financial, university, healthcare, commercial, religious and public market sectors (collman-karsky.com).

Fountain Square Centre is a four-story, 97,155-square foot multi-tenanted Class A office building located at 4301 Anchor Plaza Parkway, just off the Eisenhower and Veterans corridor near the Rocky Point area of the Westshore submarket of Tampa. Built in 1999, the property is 98.3% occupied and is exclusively leased and managed by GVA Advantis.

GVA Advantis is a full-service real estate firm that leases, manages and sells office, industrial, retail and other commercial real estate properties and sites. The company also provides tenant representation, corporate real estate, construction and project management services. GVA Advantis employs approximately 400 people, leases and manages more than 30 million square feet of commercial facilities, and had an annual transaction volume of approximately $1.5 billion in 2007. Including its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the company has 15 regional offices throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. For more information, visit gvaadvantis.com.

GVA Worldwide is an international organization of real estate industry leaders serving key markets in 20 countries. The organization comprises more than 3,750 real estate professionals in 95 markets worldwide. In 2007, GVA Worldwide partners collectively completed $35 billion in transactions and managed more than 165 million square feet of office, industrial, retail and specialized property.

A leading advisor in commercial real estate, GVA Worldwide optimizes client portfolios locally and around the world. It serves the real estate needs of clients including multinational corporations, major space users, developers, owners, institutions, lenders and investors. For more information, visit gvaworldwide.com.

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