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STATE STREET REALTY EXPANDS THE FIRM

AND HIRES SEASONED PROFESSIONAL JESUS CORTES

Miami, FL – (April 20, 2012) – State Street Realty, a Miami-based brokerage and advisory firm, has hired Jesus Cortes to join its team of professionals as Senior Associate. The new hire comes as the firm enters its seventh month in operation as one of the most active commercial real estate firms in South Florida. The team’s growth will allow State Street Realty to continue to expand its advisory services in landlord representation, tenant representation, land sales and investment sales.

As Senior Associate, Jesus will be responsible for new business development, tenant representationand landlordrepresentation. He will also assist the firm’s lead brokers, Ed Lyden and George Pino, in various leasing assignments. Jesus joins State Street Realty after having served as Sales Associate at Americas Industrial Realty. Over the past seven years, Jesus has successfully completed over $25 million in combined transactions (over 300 transactions) which include lease transactions and building sales totaling over 1.1 million square feet. Jesus’ past experience includes active roles in the successful leasing and disposition of an industrial portfolio consisting of 41 buildings totaling over 370,000 square feet in Hialeah owned by TA Associates, Inc. As a South Florida native, Jesus has an intimate knowledge of the local market and many professional business contacts. He is affiliated with organizations such as Commercial Industrial Association of South Florida (CIASF), Miami Association of Realtors (MAR), Florida Association of Realtors (FAR) and National Association of Realtors (NAR).

“Jesus is a welcome addition to our growing State Street Realty team and will bring valuable skill sets to his role within our firm,” said George Pino, State Street Realty President.

State Street Realty’s office is based out of Beacon Centre Business Park located at 8355 NW 12 Street, Doral, Florida. For more information, please contact State Street Realty at (305) 447-3390.

About State Street Realty

State Street Realty is a Miami-based brokerage and advisory firm that specializes in representing real estate owners, investors and occupiers of commercial real estate throughout South Florida. Offering more than 60 years of combined industry experience, State Street Realty caters to corporate, private and institutional clients and has been named the exclusive leasing agency on a portfolio that consists of more than four million square feet of commercial space throughout the region. For more information, visit

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