New Commercial Real Estate Firm Forms in Polk County, Florida, CBC Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty

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A new approach to commercial real estate becomes a reality in the formation of this Central Florida real estate firm, Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Ralston Dantzler, LLC, that brings a local, national, and global brand to Central Florida commercial real estate.

Lakeland, FL, August 15, 2011, (pressreleasepoint) A new approach to commercial real estate becomes a reality in the formation of this Central Florida real estate firm, Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Ralston Dantzler, LLC. The company brings to Central Florida an approach that is consistent with classic real estate feasibility in commercial real estate and unites three of Central Florida’s power brokers.
Gary Ralston, SIOR, CPM, CRE, SCLS, (retail and commercial real estate authority in Central Florida); R. Todd Dantzler, CCIM, County Commissionerr (commercial property and land use expertise in Polk County and Central Florida); and Dean Saunders, ALC, CCIM (former Florida legislator, land and conservation easement authority), offer clients a comprehensive range of real estate services based upon their unique contributions to the real estate industry. The real estate power team represents over 70 years of collective expertise in commercial and land real estate.

Saunders, well-known in Florida and in the real estate industry as an authority on land and conservation easements, has owned and operated Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate (CBCSRE) a land brokerage, since 1996. CBCSRE has transacted nearly $1 Billion in sales from 1996 to 2010 and over $750 Million in sales from 2004 to 2010. By joining this new company as a second business and partnering with Ralston and Dantzler, Saunders expands market options and services to clients that have interests in both land and commercial real estate.

“Our business model has always been to deliver more than expected. By adding top-notch commercial real estate services and bringing on board well-known brokers with proven expertise, we provide services to clients who are involved in both real estate markets,” said Saunders.

Ralston is the second most accredited real estate professional in the nation. As former president and board member of Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. (NYSE:NNN), the industry leader in single-tenant corporate net-leased real estate, he guided the company’s growth from less than $15 million in real estate assets to nearly $1.5 billion. He is an instructor at the CCIM Institute, the ICSC University of Shopping Centers at Wharton, the ICSC Executive Learning series, and RECon Academy and holds a masters degree Real Estate and Construction Management. “We are experienced certified commercial real estate experts. We apply real-time market knowledge, attention to detail, and ability to negotiate aggressively to help our clients navigate complex commercial real estate transactions to get results,” said Ralston.

Dantzler, active in East Polk County real estate for over 27 years, offers clients his extensive experience in commercial property and land use in the Lakeland, Winter Haven metro, and surrounding areas. He serves on a number of state-wide, regional, and local real estate industry and community boards and committees.
"We are building the most comprehensive and well-connected commercial real estate company in Polk County to serve Central Florida,” noted Dantzler.

Commercial real estate services include, site selection, disposition, leasing, property management, real estate counseling services, acquisition, portfolio assortment plan, asset management, recapitalization, and development. Both companies, CBC Saunders Real Estate and CBC Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty, LLC are located in the same space in downtown Lakeland, FL.

For full biographies and additional information, please visit: www.SRDcommercial.com.