Power Broker
Melissa Riccardi
Vice President, Colliers
Tampa, FL 33609
Phone (813) 871-8523
Specialties
Landlord Rep, Tenant Rep (Office)
Property Types
Retail, Multi-Family
Markets
Orlando, Tampa/St Petersburg
Languages
English
Bio
Melissa joined Colliers in 2012 as a Marketing Coordinator for the Retail Tenant Representation Team in Tampa Bay to develop and implement comprehensive marketing campaigns based on each project’s unique set of requirements. Melissa was the Marketing Coordinator Team Lead for the Tampa Bay office from 2012 through 2015. In 2016 she began to transition into a brokerage role and now holds the position of Director, Retail Services.
Melissa specializes in Retail Tenant Representation, as well as Retail Leasing. She is an expert in site selection, market analysis, tenant prospecting, market roll-out strategy, lease negotiations, preparing Real Estate Committee packages and conducting High Quality Trade Area studies for national retailers. Melissa currently works with clients such as: Marshalls, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, HomeSense, Sephora, Pearl Vision, VIP Care, Velvet Taco, Ford Fry Restaurant Group, Barcelona Wine Bar, Jollibee and more.
On the Retail Leasing side, Melissa works on the Water Street Tampa and Sparkman Wharf project, which is a 56 acre, $4B project in Downtown Tampa. Upon completion of Phase I and II, Water Street Tampa will add 9M SF to Tampa's downtown, and 1M SF of retail/entertainment and will change the current landscape of downtown Tampa into a live, work, play environment. She has also recently began working on a high profile restaurant lisitng in St. Pete's Westside district, 6001 Central Avenue.
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