AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Engel & Völkers Florida today announced its newest location in Northeast Florida, Engel & Völkers Amelia Island. The shop will open its doors for business at the end of September of this year, with a grand opening event to follow before year end. The shop will be located at 5185 S Fletcher Avenue in Fernandina Beach. The expansion marks local market expert, Corey Hasting's fourth franchise location in the Northeast Florida region. Hasting is already the owner of Engel & Völkers Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, and Neptune Beach.
"We couldn't be more excited to launch our expansion into Amelia Island and open our fourth location," said Hasting. "We believe this expansion will enable us to continue gaining market share for Engel & Völkers Jacksonville and continue to allow us to recruit the top talent and allow our advisors to serve all parts of the city. Amelia Island is an amazing area with beautiful beaches that is a destination for a lot of our Engel & Völkers feeder markets around the world, we can't wait to get open and grow in the community."
Hasting has been recruiting top local talent to Engel & Völkers including Melissa Ricks, Tiffany Shaw, Kelly Stafford, and Chris Seibert from companies such as Keller Williams Realty Atlantic Partners, Coldwell Banker The Amelia Group, and First Coast Sotheby's International Realty. Combined, they have conducted more than 390 transactions, totaling more than $127,000,000.
"We are thrilled to expand our brand with another shop in northeast Florida," said Peter Giese, Chief Growth Officer at Engel & Völkers Florida. "The luxury real estate market continues to see record growth in Florida and we want to keep capturing more market share to reach $1 billion in annual sales from the greater Jacksonville area. Corey is a proven leader who has demonstrated the ability to quickly seize market share when he expands into adjacent communities. His company is up over 276-percent year-over-year."
Prior to partnering with Engel & Völkers to open his first brokerage, Hasting consistently ranked among the top residential real estate agents of Northeast Florida and was awarded numerous accolades while previously with Keller Williams Realty. He has since grown his regional presence to include 4 Engel & Völkers shops, located in Jacksonville Beach, St. Johns, Neptune Beach, and now Fernandina Beach. Hasting's group comprises 80 selling advisors, who are on pace to sell over $600,000,000 in sales and over 1500 transactions in 2021.
Amelia Island, the northernmost barrier island on Florida's Atlantic coast, is edged with natural Appalachian quartz beaches and framed by sand dunes as tall as 40 feet. The communities of Fernandina Beach, Amelia City, and American Beach make up the island and is home to an irresistible mix of luxury spas, world-class golf, distinctive dining, unique shopping and an amazing array of leisure activities. Amelia Island is consistently ranked among the best of the best by industry authorities, including, number six of the top 15 islands in the United States, Travel and Leisure's 2020 World's Best Living, 2020, and Top Ten Most Romantic Destinations in Florida by Coastal Living, 2018.
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Linzee Werkmeister, Junior Vice President, Marketing & Franchise Support
Email: Linzee.Werkmeister(at)evrealestate.com
Tel: (239) 348-9000
About Engel & Völkers:
Engel & Völkers is a global luxury real estate brand. Founded in Hamburg, Germany in 1977, Engel & Völkers draws on its rich European history to deliver a fresh approach to luxury real estate in the Americas with a focus on creating a personalized client experience at every stage of the home buying or selling process for today's savvy homeowner. Engel & Völkers currently operates approximately 240 shop locations with 5,000 real estate advisors in the Americas, contributing to the brand's global network of over 14,000 real estate professionals in more than 30 countries, offering both private and institutional clients a professionally tailored range of luxury services, including real estate and yachting. Committed to exceptional service, Engel & Völkers supports its advisors with an array of premium quality business services; marketing programs and platforms; as well as access to its global network of real estate professionals, property listings and market data. Each brokerage is independently owned and operated. For more information, visit http://www.evrealestate.com.
About Engel & Völkers Florida:
Engel & Völkers Florida is the Master License Partner of the global luxury real estate brand Engel & Völkers in the state of Florida. Recognized for uniquely recruiting, training and equipping some of the top professionals in the real estate industry, Engel & Völkers Florida's exclusive franchise model positions its license partners at the top of the premium market to gain market share and support their bottom line. The company represents franchise locations in: 30A Beaches, Amelia Island, Belleair, Boca Raton, Bonita Springs-Estero, Cape Coral, Clermont, Delray Beach, Destin, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers Downtown, Gainesville, Hollywood Beach, Islamorada, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Jupiter, Madeira Beach, Marco Island, Melbourne Beachside, Melbourne Central, Melbourne Downtown, Miami Coconut Grove, Neptune Beach, Olde Naples, Orlando, Orlando Downtown, Orlando-Winter Park, Palm Beach, Palm Coast, Ponte Vedra Beach, Sarasota, South Tampa, St. Augustine, St. Pete, St. Pete Beach, Stuart, Venice Downtown, Wellington, and Windermere.
Engel & Völkers Florida is continuing to strategically strengthen and expand its presence in premium real estate markets across the state of Florida. If you would like to know more about the Engel & Völkers brand or how to join its global network—which is known for demonstrating competence, exclusivity and passion, feel free to call our corporate office, located at 633 Tamiami Trl N, Suite 201, Naples, FL 34102 USA. Tel: +1 239-348-9000.
For more information about Engel & Völkers Florida, please visit http://www.florida.evrealestate.com
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