Miami’s Thriving Industrial Real Estate Sector & Tribute to Roslyn Berrin’s 100th Year

Commercial Real Estate Women Miami (CREW Miami) announces its October lunch program. Guests will learn about the current trends and updates in the industrial real estate sector including, but not limited to, financing, construction, zoning, and market demand. Miami’s Success in ”Manufacturing” a Thriving Industrial Real Estate Space will take place at 11:30 am on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at Mayfair House Hotel & Garden, 3000 Florida Ave., Miami 33133. The early registration fee is $75.00 for members and $95 for non-members. Visit CREWMiami.org/Events.

The guest speakers are Erin Byers, Executive Vice President at Colliers; Traci Miller, Sr. Vice President Corporate Communications/Shareholder at Miller Construction Company; Sebastian J. Juncadella, SIOR, Senior Advisor at Fairchild Partners; and Isabel Montalvo, Lead Finance Associate at Scout Cold Logistics.

“While industrial real estate is sometimes overshadowed by more “glamorous” sectors, the industrial real estate sector has been a valuable income-generating asset class and enabler of global e-commerce, especially since COVID,” commented Jacqueline Cruz-Bustillo, CREW Miami President and Vice President at U.S. Century Bank. “In Miami, with a vacancy rate of only 2.1% in this sector, strong demand and limited availability has led to a surge in its rental rates. Currently, the average asking rent represents a 16% year-over-year increase. This trend highlights Miami’s appeal as a prime location for industrial logistics, supported by its thriving economy.”

Guest Speakers

Erin Byers, Executive Vice President at Colliers

Erin Byers is responsible for servicing institutional property owners in leasing and strategic consulting. She has specialized in leasing and sales in the South Florida market for over 16 years.

Traci Miller, Sr. Vice President Corporate Communications/Shareholder at Miller Construction Company

Traci Miller has worked for Miller Construction since 1993 and became a shareholder in 2011. She oversees business development & marketing, community relations, and is the champion of company culture.

Sebastian J. Juncadella, SIOR, Senior Advisor at Fairchild Partners

Sebastian Juncadella specializes in industrial, land, office, and retail transactions. Since joining Fairchild in 2013, Juncadella has represented buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants in some of Miami-Dade’s most notable transactions, particularly in industrial and land assets.

Isabela Montalvo, Lead Finance Associate at Scout Cold Logistics

Isabel Montalvo runs financial underwriting analyses that have helped executive teams make investment decisions related to acquisitions, ground-up developments, redevelopments, dispositions, leasing, and financing for retail, office, industrial, multifamily, and mixed use properties.

This year Roslyn K. Berrin (founder of Berrin Realty Inc., who began her career in commercial real estate in the early 1950’s) celebrated her 100th birthday. Her friends and family gathered and raised $118,000 for a CREW Miami scholarship fund to award young women interested in pursuing a career in Commercial Real Estate. This fund will award $5,000 annually and will live in perpetuity in honor of Berrin’s 100th birthday and the successful trail she has made in South Florida’s CRE community.

Ms. Berrin and members of her family will attend CREW Miami’s October 18 lunch program.

To join and learn about events and benefits, visit CREWMiami.org and follow @CREWMiami.