Downtown Fort Lauderdale Leasing Veteran Joins CBRE As Senior Vice President

CBRE has hired Norm Adams, who will serve as Senior Vice President in CBRE’s Fort Lauderdale office. Mr. Adams continues a career of pursuing investor leasing opportunities in downtown Fort Lauderdale and Broward County.

“Norm is a proven office advisor with more than 30 years of experience in the downtown market,” said David Bateman, Managing Director for CBRE’s offices in Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. “Not only is he a Fort Lauderdale native and resident, but Norm has the highest leasing volume in the history of downtown Fort Lauderdale. We are excited to welcome him to CBRE.”

Mr. Adams comes to CBRE from South Florida-based full-service real estate firm Stiles, where he oversaw the company’s downtown Class-A office portfolio. In his new role at CBRE, he will continue to represent Stiles, leasing over 300,000 square feet in their downtown Fort Lauderdale portfolio including the Class-A buildings Plaza at Las Olas and AutoNation Tower.

“I’m excited to join CBRE and engage with their global platform that’s known for delivering best-in-class real estate solutions to its clients,” said Mr. Adams.

Joining CBRE is a homecoming for Mr. Adams as he also spent ten years working for Trammell Crow Company. In his career, he has executed more than 500 transactions, valued over $500 million. His accolades include NAIOP’s Broker of the Year and Office Lease of the Year.