Florida-Based NAI Thor Commercial Group Renamed NAI Skyway National Partners Following Alignment with Hiffman National

FORT MYERS, FL (July 7, 2021) – NAI Thor Commercial Group, a full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm servicing the Gulf Coast and Southwest Florida, has revealed NAI Skyway National Partners as its new corporate name, effective immediately. Founded last year by Brad Berzins, SIOR, a 20-year industrial and investment sales broker, and Andy Georgelakos, SIOR, a former President of NAI KLNB based in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area, NAI Skyway National is headquartered in Tampa, with regional offices in Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples. 

The corporate renaming was spurred by the recent alignment between NAI Skyway National and Hiffman National, a Chicago-headquartered property management and project services company servicing more than 100 million square feet of industrial, office, medical office, flex and retail space spanning 28 states. 

“This corporate rebranding initiative reflects our recent alignment with Hiffman National, which is expanding its presence in the Southwest Florida marketplace, as well to place increased emphasis on our commercial real estate focus on the Gulf Coast and Southwest Florida,” explained Brad Berzins. “We chose an iconic name emblematic of the strength and distinctiveness of this section of Florida, as we intend to become the best and most recognized privately-held, full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm in the region.” 

Hiffman National is presently involved with the day-to-day management and project services of commercial real estate assets in Florida for institutional and private owners. With its new affiliation with NAI Skyway National, Hiffman National will establish a Southeast U.S. Market Hub within NAI Skyway National’s Florida offices located in Tampa, Sarasota, Ft. Myers and Naples, which will “allow us to provide an even higher level of service to our clients in the region and to the state of Florida,” according to Dave Petersen, Chief Executive Officer of Hiffman National.  

“Uniting a similar client base of both institutional and local private owners that we service nationally, we intend to have Florida become one of our largest markets and continue to be competitive to the institutional property management firms by offering a national platform, but with a local ownership mindset,” Petersen said.

Hiffman National has worked with NAI Skyway National principals and executives for more than 15 years, making this partnership seamless. “Building on that connection, we recognized the opportunity to combine strengths and offer our clients an enhanced service model in the growing Southeast U.S. marketplace,” Petersen said. 

Hiffman National is aiming to remain focused on providing excellent service to their clients while aligning with NAI Skyway. They plan to bring their proven platform, philosophy-of-care, and dedicated team to the Florida marketplace.

Brad Berzins reiterates that the goals and corporate missions of NAI Skyway National and Hiffman National are closely aligned. By creating a single-sourced approach to asset and brokerage services, the marketing, leasing and new project opportunities will be more easily streamlined and efficient. 

“We believe the Florida commercial real estate market is on the brink of long-term unprecedented growth as businesses and talented workers continue their migration to our area.” Berzins said. “We are extremely confident that this coupling of resources best prepares us to react to emerging opportunities and to deliver the important guidance and services that will enable our clients to thrive.”

About NAI Skyway National Partners

NAI Skyway National Partners is part of the NAI Global international network comprised of more than 400 offices throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific. NAI Skyway National Partners is a full-service commercial real estate firm serving Southwest Florida. For more information, visit www.skywaynationalpartners.com.

About Hiffman National 

Hiffman National is a property management and project services company based in Chicago, Illinois. The company grew from NAI Hiffman, a leading provider of third-party management and leasing services in the Midwest. After a period of growth, Hiffman National was formed in 2019. Hiffman National spans 28 states and services more than 100 million square feet of industrial, office, medical and retail and flex space. For more information on Hiffman National visit www.hiffmannational.com or contact Michael Flynn, Hiffman National, Chief Operating Officer, 630 691 0600.