Banker Lopez Gassler P.A. is relocating its downtown St. Petersburg office to First Central Tower later this year. The law firm has leased a full floor, 15,296 square feet, at the building. The long term lease was brokered by Mia Jarrell of Colliers International.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter 32 years in the same building, we\u2019re excited to move to an upgraded space where we can work more efficiently together on one floor.\u00a0 We selected First Central because we could combine the use of our lease space with the building\u2019s amenities, like the tenant lounge and conference center, for an all-around improved experience for our team\u201d said Jeff Winkler, Banker Lopez Gassler\u2019s St. Petersburg Office Managing Shareholder. \u201cWe are executing a complete build out and expect for our 55 St. Petersburg employees to move-in during November.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n In less than a year since acquiring the building in November 2014 Feldman Equities has leased over three full floors signing six firms to leases totaling over 85,000 square feet. The office building is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation.\u00a0 \u201cFirst Central Tower is located in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg on Central Avenue.\u00a0 Larry Feldman, CEO of Feldman Equities, which is a co-owner of the building stated:\u00a0 \u201cWe are investing nearly $10 million dollars in capital and tenant improvements.\u00a0 Our goal is to transform First Central Tower into a first class office destination.\u00a0 St. Pete is a truly walkable downtown, with 7 museums, over 45 restaurants, a theater for the performing arts, a major league baseball stadium, soccer stadium and nearly a dozen marinas.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t get any better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n Banker Lopez Gassler is a law firm of more than 80 litigation attorneys who practice in the areas of admiralty, aviation, bankruptcy & creditor\u2019s rights, employment law, malpractice, products liability, insurance defense, insurance coverage, bad faith litigation and avoidance, nursing home litigation, workers’ compensation, construction litigation, toxic tort, premises liability, trucking & transportation, sports and appellate law. The firm has offices across Florida in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Fort Myers, Tallahassee and Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n