Odyssey Retail Advisors LLC, a leading real estate advisory firm, announced its partnership with retail real estate veteran and icon Bruce Koniver. He will lead the opening of Odyssey’s expansion into Florida and its new Miami office. This partnership allows for continued support of Odyssey’s growing national client base. Headquartered in New York, Odyssey represents premier global retailers, major developers and landlords within the luxury and contemporary fashion sector.
“This expansion will further enable the Odyssey team to partner with prominent landlords and retailers in a highly competitive and diverse market,” stated Principal and Co-founder Richard Johnson at Odyssey Retail Advisors. “We will continue to offer Odyssey’s signature insight, analytics, network and full suite of advisory services within the luxury retail environment of Miami.”
Bruce Koniver, Principal, and Lee Koniver are poised to lead Odyssey’s new Miami location, both joining from Koniver Stern Group.
Bruce Koniver has been a trusted name and advisor to a multitude of prominent regional and national retailers. Mr. Koniver has represented a large number of developers where he was responsible for leasing a significant amount of their upscale retail centers such as Forum Development Group, Forum at Carlsbad, Sunnyvale Town Center (Sunnyvale, CA) and Forum at Prospect Park (Alpharetta, Ga.); Cousins Properties’ The Avenue East Cobb (Atlanta, Ga.), The Avenue at Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes, CA) and Taubco’s Vero Fashion Outlets (Vero Beach, FL). In addition, Bruce has been intimately involved in two of the most successful outdoor multi-use projects: North American Properties’ Avalon (Alpharetta, Ga.), and Columbia Development’s Fenton (Raleigh, NC). He has also represented a collection of prestigious tenants for which he was an integral part of their real estate expansion including Wolford, Montblanc, AllBirds, William Sonoma, West Elm, Pottery Barn, Glossier, Louis Vuitton, Outdoor Voices, Tesla, and Rivian.
Prior to leasing, Bruce Koniver held senior management positions with Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Palm Springs and Washington, DC, as well as serving as general manager of Jordan Marsh at the Omni Mall. Mr. Koniver continues to be called upon to moderate and participate on panels for numerous ICSC events and is a board member for First Serve Miami.
Bruce Koniver commented, “We look forward to enabling our clients to expand their presence in sought-after, exclusive retail environments throughout Florida. This fuels my passion as does the clear growth of Odyssey. I truly look forward to bringing the firm’s culture and ability to excel in multi-faceted fashion environments to the Florida marketplace. The opportunity to work closely with my two sons in this new partnership is an added bonus.”
Lee Koniver has extensive knowledge in the South Florida market representing landlords and tenants across various service lines at the luxury level and beyond. His background has been focused on the South Florida market, where he is known to provide the highest level of service to his retail and restaurant industry clients. Some of his clients include Bodega Streetwear, Veja, Shake Shack, Alexander Wang, Le Chick, Heyday Skincare, The King Street Food Company, and Adidas.
Mr. Johnson added, “Expansion of our clients’ portfolios in the Miami area while helping ensure they achieve their business and financial objectives, will be led by this extremely capable new team. Their reputations and experience in this highly desirable market will further enable us to offer compelling shopping environments to clientele.”
Charlie Koniver, Principal and Co-founder, Odyssey, concluded, “With the additions we are making to the Odyssey team, we are celebrating decades of deep knowledge and experience to continue our growth in prominent retail markets.”
About Odyssey Retail Advisors
Odyssey Retail Advisors LLC (www.odysseyretailadvisors.com), headquartered in New York, with offices in Chicago and Miami, is a leading retail real estate advisory firm that represents premier global retailers as well as major developers and landlords. Services encompass strategic planning, site identification, in-depth market analysis and project planning, financial evaluation, negotiation, construction and design facilitation, portfolio optimization, and restructuring.