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JLL tapped to lease new health care and life sciences development site in Tampa (RENDERINGS)

| Jo-Lynn Brown

JLL’s Central Florida Healthcare Practice Group has been selected to lease RITHM, the 100-acre, mixed-use, urban development centered on health care.

The project, located on East Fowler, will feature the latest advancements in life sciences, research and development and health care sciences and technology.

The JLL brokerage team of Lucia Hedke, managing director and Florida health care lead, and Bryan Rodriguez, vice president, will lead leasing efforts on behalf of the building’s ownership group, RD Management.

RD Management owns and manages a diverse portfolio of 150-plus properties, throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The company specializes in development, redevelopment and acquisitions, with properties spanning sectors such as mixed-use, retail, office, residential, hospitality, senior and student housing and government.

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