Bio
Jim Michalak founded Plaza Advisors in 2006 following a nine-year tenure at Cushman & Wakefield in Tampa where he assisted in the formation of the retail investment Capital Market group for the state of Florida. Mr. Michalak has more than 30 years of commercial real estate experience and has specialized in the disposition of shopping centers for the past 25 years. He has completed more than 225 Florida disposition assignments with an aggregate value of nearly $3 billion.
Mr. Michalak earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University. He holds a Florida Real Estate Broker’s License and has been an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) since 1991. Additionally, Mr. Michalak has contributed a significant amount of time in various ICSC roles. Jim served as the Chairman of the ICSC West Florida Idea Exchange as well as orchestrating the Capital Markets session of the annual Florida Conference for four consecutive years.
Areas of Interest
- Deal Type
- Development
