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Sons take over leadership of prominent Sarasota real estate brokerage

Loyd Robbins has given way to the next generation in the business his father, Harry, started in 1971. "We take this responsibility seriously," says Kevin Robbins, oldest of the new leaders.

By Mark Gordon
| 5:00 a.m. September 29, 2023
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Derek, Kevin, Troy and Emerson Robbins are looking forward to continuing the legacy thier father and grandfather started at the firm.

Manatee-Sarasota

The Robbins brothers had some nasty competitions back in their younger days — especially playing basketball on the family driveway in Sarasota.

There might’ve even been some blood shed, says the second-oldest brother, Troy Robbins. But at work, where four Robbins brothers hold a variety of roles at Sarasota-based commercial and residential real estate brokerage Harry E. Robbins Associates, it’s rarely a cutthroat competition. “There’s no one I’d rather see succeed than my brothers,” says Robbins.

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Mark Gordon

Mark Gordon is the managing editor of the Business Observer. He has worked for the Business Observer since 2005. He previously worked for newspapers and magazines in upstate New York, suburban Philadelphia and Jacksonville.