(Jan.28,2008) During the third season of the acclaimed HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, the shows creator, Larry David, and real-life actors Ted Danson and Michael York were portrayed as they struggled to open a trendy, celebrity-owned eatery in Los Angeles. Over the course of the season, the wannabe restaurateurs were called upon to deal with [...]
Read MoreSouth Florida – BOCA RATON, FL — Matt T. Weaver has launched The Finance Group Worldwide, LLC, a newly established commercial financial firm which will specialize in mortgages and lending for shopping centers, restaurants, multi-unit buildings and many other forms of commercial properties. Weaver, president of the company, is partnering with Athan “Tom” Prakas, president/broker [...]
Read MoreAugust 17, 2010|By Arlene Satchell, Sun Sentinel The Samba Room restaurant, which offered Latin food in a tropical ambiance, has closed after a decade in business on Las Olas Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Although three other restaurants within two blocks have closed in the past year, experts said the moves were unrelated and Las [...]
Read MoreAthan “Tom” Prakas, president/broker of The Prakas Group Inc., a Boca Raton based commercial real estate brokerage specializing in restaurants and nightclub properties, has brokered a restaurant lease transaction for South Florida based Taverna Opa restaurant in Las Vegas. Opa Vegas LLC has signed a lease of 6,300 square feet for a new Taverna Opa [...]
Read MoreBOCA RATON, FL – Athan “Tom” Prakas, president/broker of The Prakas Group, Inc., a full service real estate brokerage specializing in commercial transactions, restaurants and hospitality properties, has announced the completion of a lease in recent activity. Elliot “Butch” Nanos, vice-president, commercial sales, was exclusive broker for the following transaction: *Bluefin has leased a 2,650 [...]
Read MoreFORT LAUDERDALE, PL – Athan “Tom” Prakas, president/broker of The Prakas Group, Inc., a full service commercial real estate brokerage specializing in commercial transactions, restaurants gad hospitality properties, has announced that the firm lias been selected by developer Jeffrey Lax as exclusive broker to represent The Shoppes (a), Nu River Landing,- Tlie Shoppes @ Nu [...]
Read MoreTHE MIDAS TOUCH: ESTABLISHED REAL ESTATE BROKER ATHAN “TOM” PRAKAS, HOTELIER AND RESTAURATEUR KEN DEPASQUALE JOIN FORCES FOR THE GOOD OF FLORIDA RESTAURATEURS Prakas & Company Hospitality & Management Consulting Division Announced FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Boca Raton., Fl., October 27 2009-Florida hotel and restaurant owners seeking expert advice for owning and operating a successful business [...]
Read MoreQ: What kind of impact has the influx of northerners and senior citizens had on restaurant franchise openings? A: As a whole, the influx of northerners and senior citizens has had a tremendous impact on franchise restaurant openings, as a loyal contribution to the customer base as well as to the labor force. Separately, they [...]
Read MoreDealmaker: Commercial real estate broker Athan “Tom” Prakas. The Deal: Prakas negotiated a 6,300 square foot lease in Las Vegas on behalf of his client, South Florida based Taverna Opa Restaurant. The deal, valued at $7.2 million, closed April 3. Details: Prakas has been Taverna Opa Restaurant’s exclusive agent since 2002 and helped his client [...]
Read MoreAthan “Tom” Prakas, president/broker of he Prakas Group Inc., has announced the ompletion of the sale of one of Boca laton’s most notable restaurants. Prakas and John Douglas, vice president, eal estate investments and business acqui-itions, were exclusive brokers to Talbott lealty, Inc.’s purchase of the 6,700 square jot building on 36,000 square feet of [...]
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