Rod L. Castan has been in the commercial property development, sales, leasing, and management business since 1985. He is the President of the Leasing and Property Management Division and a Partner with Courtelis Company, a Miami based commercial and multi family real estate development firm that was established in 1963. He is responsible for the leasing and management of 25 existing properties and multiple new projects, totaling almost 3.0 million square feet in Florida and Colorado. During his 18 year tenure at Courtelis, he has been involved in the ground up development of 16 new shopping center and office development projects valued at over $400 million. Current projects in Miami include the Vicenza Plaza, a 73,298 square foot Wal-Mart neighborhood shopping center that just opened in Hialeah Gardens and the Fontainebleau Park Plaza, a 235,000 square foot community shopping center anchored by Wal-Mart, L.A. Fitness and Discovery Clothing that will open in 2013. Prior to joining Courtelis, Rod Castan was a Vice President with Balcor Property Management where he was responsible for the leasing of 1.7 million square feet of shopping centers in the Southeastern United States.
Rod Castan is the acting Southern Division Operations Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), past ICSC State Director for Florida, and recipient of the Senior Certified Leasing Specialist designation, SCLS. He has been a lecturer and guest speaker at real estate programs at ICSC, ULI, University of Florida, FSU, FIU, CCIM and Miami Board of Realtors.
Directorships:
Member, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Habitat For Humanity of Greater Miami
Member, Advisory Board and Executive Committee, University of Florida, Masters of Real Estate program
Founding Member, Board of Directors, Naples Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District.
Education:
Florida International University, B.B.A. in Finance, 1985
Michigan State University/ICSC University of Shopping Centers, Leasing Institute, 1994
Rod Castan, SCLS
President-Leasing & Management Services
Courtelis Company703 Waterford Way
Ste 800
Miami, FL 33126
Phone: (305) 261-4330
Fax: (305) 261-4338
Email: rcastan@courtelis.com
