Orlando State of the Market

Kevin joined BTI in 2015 and led the development of The Grove Resort and Water Park, a highly amenitized 878 unit condominium hotel and resort in Orlando, FL. In his current role as Chief Operating Officer, he leads the integration of BTI’s real estate development efforts throughout Florida. Kevin, a Florida state licensed General Contractor and Real Estate Broker, has 30 years of experience in all aspects of acquisition, diligence, entitlement, development, and construction. Prior to joining BTI, he led both public and private companies in community development, homebuilding, resort and fractional ownership, as well as mixed use development.

Isaac Peckel has over 12 years of experience in construction in Miami and has been developing in Orlando for the last 5 years. He comes from a business and contracting background. He aims to innovate in a creative manner to better cater the product to the end user’s needs. Born in Caracas, Venezuela and moved to Los Angeles, California after graduating with a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the Metropolitan University of Caracas. Specialized in Real Estate construction and contracting. He moved to Miami, Florida and Co-founded P&K Developments which does Development projects in Miami and Orlando, Florida.

Darell Bright joined Summit Broadband in 2018. He has 27 years of experience in sales, marketing and contract negotiations in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Bright leads the sales team in securing residential contract communities, has negotiated contracts valued over $57.6 MM in annual revenue, supervises sales and marketing efforts for 60,000 single-family and multi-dwelling property units and continues to serve as diplomat for multi-million-dollar deals. Prior to joining Summit Broadband, Mr. Bright was Director of Sales and Community Solutions with Spectrum, where he was responsible for securing multi-dwelling residential properties and single-family home communities. His background includes success in sales, contract negotiation and product and relationship management. Mr. Bright holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management from University of Central Florida and training in Executive Development from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Kyle currently serves as the Engineering & Construction Director and SVP for BMO’s U.S. Southeast region. He is responsible for managing current and prospective client relationships of the bank and helping them grow their businesses by providing a strong financial partner and advocate within the industry. Drawing on an extensive referral network and global thought leadership across BMO, Kyle helps meet the diverse needs of clients, by providing a range of strategic advisory, corporate lending, capital markets financing, treasury management, M&A and derivative solutions. Prior to joining BMO, he has spent nearly three decades in the commercial banking industry including roles in credit, treasury and cash management services, relationship management, and leadership. Most recently, he joins BMO after eleven years of leadership and business development roles in the Southeast for one of the country’s largest banks. Kyle is a native of Michigan and started his banking career with Old Kent-Fifth Third Bank after receiving his BAs in Finance and English from Hillsdale College.

Andres Korda is the Co-Founder and Principal of Avanti Way Group, a vertically integrated conglomerate composed of investments, property management, asset management, and brokerage services. As a fully integrated firm, Avanti Way Group’s affiliate entities: Avanti Way Capital, Propfolio Property Management, Folio Title and Avanti Way Realty, combined with its award-winning, proprietary technology platforms, work together to provide unparalleled, tech-enabled real estate solutions for domestic and international investors. Mr. Korda graduated from Georgetown with a degree in Business. He began his career in real estate as an investor in the early 2000’s and after realizing a void in the industry, join forces with Enrique Teran to incubate the Avanti Way innovative model while in the Babson Entrepreneurship MBA Program. Over the last decade, Andres has passionately dedicated his efforts to transforming the real estate industry by providing a proprietary technology platform and combining it with education and a support- driven ecosystem that allows agents to eliminate complexity in their work environment, boost their value proposition and accelerate their business upgrading the complete customer real estate experience. By complementing the technology aspect with a community-like environment, Andres and his partner created and serviced a new breed of real estate agents they now call Agentpreneurs. Under his stewardship, Avanti Way Realty, a tech-powered residential and commercial brokerage, has grown to more than 1,400 agents, 13 offices in Florida, and approximately $5 billion in production. The firm maintains a strong presence throughout South Florida and has entered several new markets, including Jupiter, Orlando, Tampa, Naples/Fort Myers, Jacksonville and Melbourne. For the first time in the firm’s history, Avanti Way Realty reached a billion dollars in sales in the last 12 months, a major milestone for the brokerage.  As co-owner of Avanti Way Group’s real estate property and asset management firm, Propfolio Management, Andres oversees a portfolio currently valued at approximately $1 billion, for which the company has also developed proprietary technology that provides investors with the ability to keep track of their assets and measure their performance on demand. The company manages over 300,000 square feet of single-family and condo units, multi-family buildings, commercial office buildings, and retail shopping centers throughout South Florida. In addition, through the firm’s investment arm, Avanti Way Capital launched in 2018, Andres and his partner Enrique Teran have joined forces with seasoned developers to put together, raise funds and serve as general partners for the construction and development of syndicated townhome, condominium, and rental projects in the Tampa, Orlando, and Palm Beach markets. The firm recently acquired Hoffner Commerce Center, a 94,000 SF multi-tenant office building in Orlando, and Shoppes at Lake Mary, a 37,685 SF shopping center. Mr. Korda also raised the equity and serves as a General Partner for Grove Parc Townhomes, a new 190-unit multifamily community under development in Tampa. Most recently, Avanti Way Group announced a joint venture with Office America Group to develop Deco Green in Lake Worth Beach, a 125,000 SF mixed-use community featuring four buildings with 127 residential units, approximately 8,000 SF of retail and office space, and 20,000 SF of green space. Avanti Way Capital also brought investment capital and led the sales team for part of Millenia Park, a 900-unit residential condo project in Orlando starting vertical construction this quarter.   Mr. Korda is also a partner in Folio Title, a title company also under the Avanti Way Group umbrella, that executes hundreds of closings per month. The company has been awarded Presidents Circle as one of the top 100 title companies in Florida. Avanti Way has received numerous accolades, including being ranked as one of the Fastest Growing Firms in South Florida by the South Florida Business Journal, a finalist at the Inman Innovators Awards, and one of the “Top 50 Brokers of Florida” by the United States Congress. Mr. Korda has been named a 40 under 40 honoree by the SFBJ and was featured as one of South Florida’s “Power Leaders.” He is a sought-after speaker and has served as a panelist at several high-profile conferences including the Real Estate Connect events in San Francisco, New York, and Miami, and serves on the Advisory Board at FIU Hollo School of Real Estate. Through his group and the help of his partners and staff, he continues his investment and commitment to innovate and upgrade the entire real estate experience in Florida and is planning to soon expand to other states and markets.

Dr. Eli Beracha is a Professor, Department Chair and the Director of Tibor & Sheila Hollo School of Real Estate, at Florida International University. Dr. Beracha earned his Ph.D. in Finance with concentration in Real Estate from The University of Kansas. Since earning his Ph.D. in 2007, Dr. Beracha has published dozens of academic papers in leading Real Estate and Finance journals, many of which won best paper awards and featured in the popular press. In a recently published report by the Journal of Real Estate Literature, Dr. Beracha was ranked 3 rd in the world for his real estate research productivity. In addition to Dr. Beracha’s scholarly work, he also has over 20 years of practical real estate experience. Over the years, he consulted real estate funds that manage billions of dollars where he applies innovative quantitative models, advanced econometric techniques and sophisticated algorithms to his analysis.

Trey Vick is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of V 3 Capital Group. He leads the efforts of new asset acquisition as well as expansion of the real estate services platform. Trey's background includes the commercial real estate and banking industries as well as serving in the United States Air Force. Most recently Trey was co-owner and President of Equinox Development Properties, Inc. While at Equinox he spearheaded the formation of several real estate investment funds, established an acquisition and services platform and was instrumental in the company's dynamic growth over the almost five years with the organization. A native Floridian and a veteran of the United States Air Force, Trey Vick holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Central Florida and is a graduate from the Florida School of Banking at the University of Florida. Trey also serves the community as Chair of the Howard Phillips Center, Elder at First Presbyterian Church of Orlando, and member of the Arnold Palmer Medical Center board.

Bruce Gago heads FCP’s South Florida office as Senior Vice President– Acquisitions, where he sources multifamily investments and works closely with the company’s commercial and structured investment teams on transactions in those sectors.

For over six years, Jennifer has been bringing Withum’s thought leadership in business advisory, tax and audit services to growing companies across the region in targeted industries including real estate, construction, technology, government contracting and manufacturing. She promotes the firm’s culture of innovation and integrates Withum team members into strategic engagement opportunities putting clients in positions of strength. Her many years of background in the contract office furniture industry positions her well to be the real estate lead for the firm’s business development team.