By Charles Ferlisi, Southpace Director of Development and Construction Consulting So many times when people contact brokers to buy an existing property it will require some type of construction. Or sometimes clients want to purchase a property to build on. These clients likely have little or no knowledge of construction issues and very little […]
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Working With Architects In Commercial Real Estate
By Rich Vanchina, CCIM, SIOR As commercial real estate brokers, we are often engaged by developers, investors, and end-users of commercial property to identify sites that they can either redevelop or build new buildings. And most of the time, this task is much more technical than simply identifying a site large enough to accommodate the […]
Southpace Raises The Roof IQ
By Melissa Achuff, Property Manager When it comes to commercial property management, there are a variety of building components that must be maintained in order to keep each property operating efficiently. While the HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems are given consistent attention, there is a tendency to forget about the roofing system. It definitely shouldn’t be overlooked.
Our Brokers Know Their Boundaries With Civil Engineering
By Jim Collins, CCIM Civil engineering is one of those areas that may not seem to directly relate to commercial real estate transactions, but it absolutely does. If nothing else, we need to know when it’s time to bring in a qualified professional to help our clients make the best decisions possible.
The Color Purple: A Stroke Of Branding Genius
By John Lauriello When most people think of commercial real estate companies, the color purple isn’t usually the first image that comes to mind. In fact, it seems that other firms typically choose more traditional colors such as navy blue or red when they began their branding process. But at Southpace Properties, from the beginning, our color has […]
Estoppel…SNDA? Are you speaking a foreign language?
By Bryan Holt, CCIM, CLS The Southpace Learning Series (SLS) is our continuing education program developed in-house to give our team an in-depth understanding of issues facing our clients. Because our clients’ needs continue to evolve, so will we. At Southpace we are smart enough to “know what we don’t know,” and the subject of […]
Southpace Sign Almost A Reality
We were excited to see Jeremy Erdreich’s blog, Bhamarchitect, give a shout-out preview of our plans for an illuminated, projecting sign on the historic Title Building downtown where we make our home (frankly, we were even more excited that the sign package was approved by the Birmingham Design Review Committee!) We obviously have continued optimism […]
