Daniel Diaz
First Vice President
Professional Experience
Associated Office
Danny Diaz is a First Vice President at CBRE who focuses on providing brokerage services to retail property owners, landlords and tenants throughout South Florida. Over the course of his 15-year career, he has completed more than 150 retail transactions with an aggregate value of over $200 million. His assignments vary in scope and complexity, and include small shop inline space leasing, big box retail stores and lifestyle centers. With partners Senior Vice President Paco Diaz, a 30- year veteran in South Florida’s retail market, and brother Patxi Diaz, Mr. Diaz is part of a bicultural and bilingual family team that is uniquely equipped to understand all the different nationalities that make Miami – and South Florida – a diverse and dynamic region.
Significant assignments for Mr. Diaz include leasing a nearly two-million-squarefoot retail portfolio in Miami and Broward counties on behalf of Kimco Realty. On behalf of developer The Related Group, he achieved 85% occupancy in 18 months in the pre-leasing of a new 24,000-square-foot mixed-use center in Ft. Lauderdale’s Flagler Village district, which then was sold to Nuveen for $149 million, which was a record sale price at the time. On behalf of Florida East Coast Industries, he secured Publix as an anchor for a mixed-use transit, residential, retail and office development in the heart of Downtown Miami, as well as bringing Chick-Fil-A to the project which was their first urban location in South Florida. Other notable clients include Benenson Capital, USAA Real Estate Company, Mill Creek Residential Trust, EdR Trust, Altman Companies, Nuveen, GID, UBS, Goldberg Companies, and MMG Equity Partners.
Prior to joining CBRE in 2012, Mr. Diaz was responsible for leasing a portfolio of approximately 500,000 square feet with a local retail property management and leasing firm. During this time, Mr. Diaz re-tenanted a 100,000-square-foot Hialeah shopping center, bringing the property from 82% to 97% in an 18-month period.
Team Overview - The Diaz Team
A bilingual, multi-generational team of retail experts serving the Miami and South Florida markets.
