Commercial brokerage powers into $100M club

SARASOTA — Sperry Van Ness Commercial Advisory Group, with offices in downtown Sarasota and downtown Bradenton, set a record in sales and transactions volume in 2014 with $100 million.

The firm, with 17 agents, completed a total of 179 transactions and leased 378,000 square feet of retail, office and industrial space, according to a release. Total volume, says SVN Commercial Advisory Group Managing Director Tony Veldkamp, was up 35% over 2013.

Top 2014 producers include Mike Migone and Bob Morris, each with more than $10 million in transactions, and Clint Conway and Gail Bowden, each with at least $25 million in transactions. Conway posted the largest lease deal, and Bowden, the SVN Commercial Advisory Group Advisor of the Year, had the largest sale, according to the release.

The 2014 momentum has so far carried over to 2015: Veldkamp says the firm booked $56 million in closings through early February.