Commercial brokerage swings to the inside

Two well-known commercial realty brokers in the Sarasota-Manatee market, Diane Lawson and Anthony Homer, have left their firm, Lakewood Ranch-based LWR Commercial Realty.

The moves are part of an overall strategy shift at LWR Commercial, a subsidiary of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch. “We internally made a decision only to focus on the Lakewood Ranch portfolio,” LWR Commercial President Brian Kennelly tells Coffee Talk. “We feel there is a lot of momentum” in Lakewood Ranch.

SMR is the developer behind Lakewood Ranch, one of the largest master-planned communities in Florida, with a presence in Sarasota County and east Manatee County. Founded in 1996, LWR Commercial Realty has traditionally focused on a variety of SMR-held properties, from office space and industrial buildings to retail stores and land.