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North American Properties — Southeast, Inc. is one of Florida's premier commercial real estate developers respected for its high standards, strong attention to detail and focus on the retailer's customers. The Fort Myers' office develops all types of commercial projects, from small neighborhood centers and power centers to mixed-use developments and multi-family communities. In early 2010, the US Green Building Council awarded North American its 1st Gold LEED® Certification for Publix at Bee Ridge, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Sarasota, Fla.

Capabilities
Founded in 1954, North American Properties and its affiliate offices have developed 18.5 million square feet of retail space, approximately 11,000 apartment units and well over one million square feet of office space across 12 states. Since its inception in 1988, the Ft. Myers office has developed or currently has under development 3.6 million square feet of commercial space, acquired and/or developed over 1,000 apartment units, and entitled and permitted approximately 300 acres of multi-use projects. It has built a reputation throughout the region for premier commercial developments that address the needs of retailers, with a primary focus on grocery-anchored neighborhood centers.

Experience
The Ft. Myers office is led by a team of professionals with more than a half century of real estate development experience: Dale Hafele, Shawn McIntyre and Greg Browne. From neighborhood retail centers, to industrial office parks, to multi-family projects, this team has expertise in virtually all types of development.
Community groups and government agencies alike have recognized Hafele's development team as "community-conscious and attentive planners." With strong relationships with national and regional retailers, he adopts a retailer’s perspective throughout the site selection process. McIntyre has a wealth of entitlement and permitting experience throughout the State of Florida, while Browne complements the team with an intuitive perspective on strategic asset management.

Long-Term Strategy
Florida's continuing population growth coupled with a limited supply of properly zoned, concurrent retail sites has given rise in the Ft. Myers office to a long-term, develop-and-hold strategy – unique to the Florida development community. From classic architectural selection to the use of native landscape and building materials that control maintenance costs, this strategy is considered throughout the development process and is evident in the final product. The property management team manages and continues to add value to approximately $100 million of assets owned by the principals of North American Properties.