Airport International Center Warehouses in Miami

Airport International Center (AIC) is a 180,000 sq. ft. warehouse complex that ComReal leases and manages. It is located at 6100 NW 74 Avenue in Miami right on the Palmetto Expressway. Please visit www.airportinternationalcenter.com.

I thought this blog on AIC might be helpful to someone who may be interested in leasing warehouse space in Miami. ComReal represents the landlord.

We are currently working with a prospect in the cooling systems & generator business. They are interested Unit #6134. The unit is 4,500 sq. ft. There is only one restroom and has no office built out. Our lowest bid estimate for +/-400 sq. ft. of office space built out came in well over $20,000 plus the A&E fees were almost $3,000. Here is the construction & office build-out timeline:

2 WEEKS FOR DRAWINGS
2 WEEKS FOR PERMITTING
5 WEEKS FOR CONSTRUCTION
2 WEEKS FOR DELAYS
11 WEEKS TOTAL

Recently, we have executed leases with the following businesses: toy manufacturer from Spain and Hong Kong; automobile exporter to Peru; pet supply company from Central America; and a couple of contractors from out-of-state, both have contracts for highway construction & service.

Pet’s Area Codes is one of our newest tenants. You can see their website at www.petsmarketcr.com

Please feel free to post your comments and questions for anything about Miami commercial real estate. You may also visit my website at www.edwardredlich.com

ComReal goes to the Bahamas!

On January 11, 2008, ComReal went on a company retreat onboard Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas.


The retreat was a great success, from the social to the business aspects.
On Saturday and Sunday, ComReal Miami and ComReal Ft.Lauderdale joined forces and participated in meetings and workshops that resulted in great ideas for the new year.
This was also an opportunity for every ComReal member to get to know each other better, and create new teams and divisions for the company.



As a result of this experience, ComReal Miami and ComReal Ft. Lauderdale are now working on many ways to expand their client base and share each other's specialties. Also, we now have a few Industrial Teams within the company such as the Retail Division, the Industrial Condo Team (with its newest website creation at http://www.ownawarehouse.com), and coming soon a new Office Division.




Everyone came back with fresh new ideas and ready to get started in 2008! We hope to make this a yearly event.

The Apple iPhone - good for business?

During my few years at ComReal Miami, Inc. I have been in charge of supporting every new gadget that comes through our doors. This has allowed me the opportunity of learning and comparing most smartphones/PDA/WindowsMobile phones in the market including the iPaqs, Treo, T-Mobile Dash, and the very new iPhone.

In my experience, what real estate professionals want and need the most is a reliable phone! Set aside all nice features and what matters the most is how good the phone is, how easy it is to dial, find contacts, and most importantly how well will it synchronize with your computer.
I have found that the iPhone works very well as a phone. It allows you to synchronize your contacts with outlook and it is very easy to scroll through them and place the call. Should you need to dial a number, the keypad is very nice and big compared to the T-Mobile Dash that doesn't even have a visual keypad, or the Treo that makes you dig for it.

On the Email side, I have to admit the iPhone is not the greatest. It lacks the MS Exchange capability of the Treo and the Dash. With Exchange your email comes in automatically without needing to check the server (the iPhone does it at 15 minute intervals) and it also automatically syncs your calendar and contacts without needing to connect to the computer and in the iPhone's case, run iTunes sync.
However, it is very easy to navigate and the large screen of the iPhone allows you to read your emails, and reply, almost as easy as being at the computer.

If you're always on the go, showing properties, you will benefit from the iPhone's internet browser that allows you to easily check the MLS online (http://sef.mlxwireless.com). This feature is available from any phone with internet and a browser but it is much faster and easier to navigate on the iPhone Safari browser.

In conclusion, if you need a good phone, with excellent reception, easy to navigate, that allows you to do the most basic functions such as searching a contact and making the call, the iPhone is a very nice mini computer phone that you can rely on. You will also have access to your email, not as quick as other phones but probably in the most efficient and nicest visual way.
However, if you seek other features such as multiple texting, Microsoft Office products (word/excel/powerpoint available on the Dash), multimedia messaging, Exchange email, and a few others, the iPhone is not for you.