Nick Banks
Principal, Managing Director - Gainesville
Capital Markets Group
Landlord Representation
Retail Leasing
- Gainesville
- 132 NW 76th Drive
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Gainesville, FL 32607 United States
- Direct Line +1 352.505.4609
- Mobile +1 352.682.3700
- Email [email protected]
Nick Banks is a principal and managing director with Avison Young and responsible for overseeing the firm’s activities in North Florida. Nick is the global leader of Avison Young’s Retail Affinity Group and also a member of the company’s US Executive Committee.
Nick is a graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in Finance and a concentration in Real Estate and is actively involved in several community and professional organizations. Nick serves as an advisory board member of the University of Florida Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies, where he is also a member of the executive board. In 2018 Nick became a member of the national board of directors for the University of Florida Foundation where he serves as the chairman of the Philanthropy and Donor Relations Committee and as a member of the executive board. Nick is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), where he has been a frequent panelist, and he was also the founding co-chair of the Gainesville committee for the North Florida chapter of Urban Land Institute (ULI). He recently served as the board chair for the United Way of North Central Florida and is a former member of the board of directors of the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce, where he served as a member of the executive board and as a member of the Business Development Committee. He is a graduate of Leadership Gainesville, which is a year-long leadership program hosted by the Chamber.
Prior to joining Avison Young in 2019, Nick ran Front Street Commercial Real Estate Group, which he founded in 2002 while living in South Florida. He spent the first eight years developing and acquiring office and retail projects in South Florida as well as North Central Florida. He relocated to Gainesville in 2004, and in 2010 shifted the focus of the firm to serve third party clients and perform brokerage and property management services. Within nine years, Nick led the firm’s growth to a team of over 30 professionals doing business in six North Florida markets. Nick has fostered relationships with several large clients including Regency Centers, Kite, RMR Group, The University of Florida, UF Health, Santa Fe College, City of Gainesville, RD Management, and Hankin Group.
Prior to founding Front Street, Nick held positions at Stiles Corporation in Fort Lauderdale and GE Capital Real Estate in Boca Raton.
Properties
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Downtown Wells Fargo Building | 104 N Main Street Gainesville, FL |
Office | For Lease |
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Progress Park Office and Warehouse | 13351 Progress Blvd Alachua, FL |
Office | For Lease |
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Archer Road Retail Opportunity | 4103 SW 43rd St Gainesville, FL |
Retail | For Lease |
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Gainesville Plaza | 2601 NW 13th St Gainesville, FL |
Retail | For Lease |
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Tower Hill Office For Sale | 100 NW 76th Drive Gainesville, FL |
Office | For Sale |
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Edgewater Corporate Center | 2639 N Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL |
Office | For Sale |
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Sun Center East - Downtown Retail and Office Space | 101 SE 2nd Place Gainesville, FL |
Retail | For Lease |
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Valley Crossings | 2770 West Tennessee Street Tallahassee, FL |
Retail | For Sale |
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Industrial Flex Building For Sale | 1540 Northeast Waldo Road Gainesville, FL |
Industrial | For Sale |
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Markets West at Tower Road | 7487 SW 13th Road Gainesville, FL |
Office | For Sale / For Lease |
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West 38 - University Area | 3700 Hull Road Gainesville, FL |
Land | For Sale |
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Cornerstone - Office & Retail Building Pads For Sale | 2153 SE Hawthorne Road Gainesville, FL |
Land | For Sale |
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Mixed Use Development Opportunity | 13270 NW US Highway 441 Alachua, FL |
Land | For Sale |
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Jonesville Plaza - Steeplechase | Newberry Rd. & NW 143rd St. Newberry, FL |
Land | For Sale / For Lease |
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Northwest Multifamily Development Opportunity | 2100 NW 53rd Ave. Gainesville, FL |
Land | For Sale |
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Tioga Town Center | 105 SW 128th Street Newberry, FL |
Retail | For Lease |
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800 Second in the Innovation District | 800 2nd Ave Gainesville, FL |
Office | For Lease |
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4411 NW 8th Ave | 4411 NW 8th Ave Gainesville, FL |
Office | For Lease |
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Celebration Pointe | 5001 Celebration Pointe Ave Gainesville, FL |
Office | For Lease |
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West Newberry Road Retail at I-75 | 7420 W Newberry Road Gainesville, FL |
Retail | For Lease |
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Archer Road Retail | 3401 SW Archer Road Gainesville, FL |
Retail | For Lease |