Berger Commercial Realty’s Brian Batchelder, Joe Byrnes Negotiate 25,000 SF Lease Deal With VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Florida
Berger Commercial Realty/Corfac International Vice President Brian Batchelder and Senior Vice President Joseph P. Byrnes represented landlord Congress Properties & Investments, LLC in a six-year, 16,648-square-foot lease renewal and expansion of an additional 8,686 square feet with VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Florida at Woolbright Corporate Center, located at 1901 South Congress Avenue in Boynton Beach.
Andrew Pearl with Investments Management Associates, Inc. represented VITAS Healthcare in the lease negotiation.
Established in 1978, VITAS Healthcare is a vital provider of hospice services in the US. The firm, a subsidiary of Chemed, is a top national provider, serving patients in about 15 states and Washington, DC. The company provides nearly 50 hospice care programs for terminally ill patients in their homes, nursing homes, hospitals, and at its nearly 3030 company-owned inpatient facilities. Its services — provided by teams of nurses, doctors, aides, clergy and social workers — focus on managing pain and symptoms, providing personal care, helping with financial arrangements, handling equipment and medications, and offering emotional and spiritual support. The company also provides bereavement services and grief counseling to patients’ families.
Woolbright Corporate Center is a 115,000-square-foot campus setting office project with an 85% occupancy level. The property features plenty of free surface parking, and easy access to I-95 and Florida’s Turnpike. The only remaining available space is a full floor comprised of 16,323 square feet, which can be divided with a 5,000-square-foot tenant. Berger Commercial Realty leases and manages the property which is a part of a portfolio consisting of approximately 500,000 square feet of commercial properties from Delray Beach to West Palm Beach
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About Berger Commercial Realty/CORFAC International: Berger Commercial Realty/CORFAC International is a regional, full service commercial real estate firm based in South Florida. Independent and privately owned since its founding in 1998, the firm is a member of CORFAC International, a global network of independently owned commercial real estate brokerage firms. The firm’s property management and brokerage services include tenant/landlord and buyer/seller representation; project and construction management; receiverships; agency/project leasing; capital advisory/investment sales; retail services and more. For more information about Berger Commercial Realty’s brokerage services, CALL 954.358.0900 or visit www.bergercommercial.com.
About CORFAC International: CORFAC International (Corporate Facility Advisors) is comprised of privately held entrepreneurial firms with expertise in office, industrial and retail real estate leasing and investment sales, multifamily property acquisitions and dispositions, property management and corporate services. In association with global affiliates, CORFAC International has 60 North American offices and 20 offices in global markets. Founded in 1989, CORFAC firms completed more than 11,000 lease and sales transactions totaling approximately 500 million square feet of space valued in excess of $8.5 billion in 2015. For more information on the CORFAC network, call 224.257.4400 or visit www.corfac.com.
