Premier Sotheby’s International Realty opens second Longboat Key office

LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. - March 27, 2014 - PRLog -- Judy Green, President and CEO of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty (http://www.premiersothebysrealty.com/), today announced the opening of the firm’s new Longboat Key office, located at 517 Bay Isles Pkwy. The new space is the company’s second location on Longboat Key.

A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held today, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

“The opening of this second office provides greater access to potential and existing customers while strengthening our position on Longboat Key,” Green said.

The office is led by Sales Manager Anne Chakos. An accomplished real estate professional with more than 15 years of experience, Chakos has specialized in luxury home sales since the late-1990s. Her executive leadership experience includes marketing, management, technology and skills training.

In addition to the new office, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty has three locations throughout the Sarasota region: in Lakewood Ranch at 8141 Lakewood Main St., Ste. 101, in Downtown Sarasota at The Plaza at Five Points, 50 Central Ave. and in Venice at 400 Barcelona Ave.

As the leading luxury real estate firm in the markets it serves, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty had sales volume exceeding $2.8 billion in 2013 throughout its footprint. Reflecting its continued evolution, the company added three new offices in the Sarasota/Tampa/St. Petersburg region in 2013. Additionally, the company opened an office in Charlotte, NC after researching the feeder market-style patterns of luxury homebuyers who own residences in both Florida and Charlotte. In late January, Judy Green, president and CEO, was ranked #133 among the 200 most powerful people in residential real estate for 2013 in the Swanepoel Power 200 (SP200) (http://www.swanepoel.com/power200/).

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About Premier Sotheby’s International Realty

Premier Sotheby's International Realty (http://www.sothebysrealty.com/) is the leading luxury real estate brokerage in the markets it serves, providing exceptional service, in-depth knowledge and value to its customers. Led by real estate veteran Judy Green and headquartered in Naples, the firm has more than 700 employees and 25 offices strategically located in Marco Island, Bonita Springs, Sanibel, Captiva, Clearwater, Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, Longboat Key, Venice, South Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Premier Sotheby’s International Realty is a division of The Lutgert Companies, which has operated in Southwest Florida since 1964. The Lutgert Companies also own Lutgert Title, Lutgert Insurance and Premier Commercial, as well as Linville Ridge, a private residential community owned and developed by the company near Blowing Rock, North Carolina. An affiliate of the Sotheby's International Realty^® brand, which currently has more than 14,000 sales associates throughout 700 offices in 49 countries worldwide, Premier Sotheby's International Realty also benefits from an association with the storied Sotheby's auction house, established in 1744. For more information, visit www.premiersothebysrealty.com.