Klann is considered a market leader
and go-to multifamily investment sales
specialist in South Florida. He has com-
pleted over $3.5 billion in sales and is currently marketing
distressed multifamily opportunities through ARA’s Distressed
Assets Solutions Group. He also serves on the board of the University of Florida’s Center for Real Estate Studies.
SEAN LANCE, 38
Managing Director
NAI Tampa Bay
Tampa
Lance specializes in multifamily development and investment sales and is one of
the youngest managing directors for all
major real estate firms in Florida. He is also a founding member of the NAI Global Multifamily Group and led his team in
2008 to capture 25% of Tampa Bay multifamily market share.
JASON LICHTSTEIN, 34
Shareholder
Akerman Senterfitt
Orlando
Lichtstein serves as president-elect of the
Florida Brownfields Association and was
instrumental in drafting and lobbying leg-
islation last year. He served as lead environmental attorney for
the 90,000-acre Babcock Ranch in Southwest Florida and was
also involved in the historic sale of 70,000 acres to the state.
SONNY MAKEN, 33
President
The Maken Group Inc.
West Palm Beach
Maken established his firm four years
ago after laying the groundwork starting
at age 24. He has closed over $110 mil-
lion in transactions the past two years. He previously interned
for former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and worked for the
FBI in Washington, DC.
DOUGLAS MANDEL, 37
Associate VP Investments
Marcus & Millichap
Fort Lauderdale
Since joining Marcus & Millichap in
2004, Mandel has completed at least
$350 million in investment transactions.
He closed $91 million last year, including the $22-million sale
of a Cypress Creek office portfolio, despite challenging market
conditions. He is credited with providing his clients insight into
local and national market conditions.
Mas led Regency’s Capital Markets group
in closing 10 mortgages totaling $250
million last year and is instrumental in
managing the retail REIT’s $5-billion co-investment portfolio.
He was also actively involved in managing the liquidation of
two of Regency's original ventures with Macquarie Country-Wide of Australia.
WILSON McDOWELL, 27
Industrial Specialist
Colliers Arnold
Orlando
McDowell has recorded some of Colliers
Arnold’s largest industrial sales since
joining the company four years ago, in-
volved with leasing and selling over 1. 7 million square feet. His
colleagues say he works tirelessly for his clients, both landlords
and tenants, and his desire to win is infectious.
NI TIN MOTWANI, 30
Principal and Managing Director
Miami Worldcenter Group
Miami
Motwani assembled a world-class team
of employees and consultants to realize the vision for a 30-acre, 20-million-
square-foot mixed-use development in Downtown Miami. He
grew up in real estate by way of his family’s hotels in Fort
Lauderdale.
DAVID MURPHY, 37
Senior VP Industrial Properties
CB Richard Ellis
Orlando
Murphy is a recognized market leader in
corporate representation and industrial
investment sales. He has been named
NAIOP of Central Florida Industrial Broker of the Year for
six consecutive years and seven times in the past decade. He
is also a certified appraiser.
LAUREL OSWALD, 37
Vice President
Transwestern
Miami
Oswald currently leads the expansion
of Transwestern’s leasing and property
management services into Broward
County. Her assignments include the repositioning of 110
Tower, a 30-story class A office building in Downtown Fort
Lauderdale, as well as Griffin Corporate Center, a new class A
office building in the Interstate 95 corridor.
