NYC retail firm opens Miami branch

New York-based retail brokerage Robert K. Futterman & Associates is branching out into South Florida. According to an announcement from the firm, RKF has opened its first Miami office at 1221 Brickell Avenue, to be headed by new hire Drew Schaul, a Coral Gables resident who is leaving his post as a senior associate at CB Richard Ellis. Shaul’s client list includes Brooks Brothers, Lens Crafters, GNC, Allen Edmonds and Kohler. “South Florida is reemerging,” said Robert Futterman, chairman and CEO of his eponymous firm. “There are tremendous retail opportunities in South Beach, the Design District, Bal Harbour, Worth Avenue, and across the region.” This is RKF’s sixth location in the U.S. TRD