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The Prakas Group, Inc. Named Exclusive Broker for Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza Florida Expansion.


Closes Three Additional Locations in Delray Beach Delray Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 47,181), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly residential, Delray Beach is also the trade center for a citrus-fruit and vegetable-growing region. , Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s.  & Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines, city (1990 pop. 65,452), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb between Miami and Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1961. A significant retirement community, the suburb grew rapidly in the late 20th cent., and more than doubled in size between 1990 and 2000. , FL

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Athan "Tom" Prakas, president/broker of The Prakas Group, Inc., a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in restaurants and hospitality properties, has announced the firm has been named exclusive Florida broker for Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza and their expansion into the southeastern region of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Prakas and Randy O'Donnell, franchise restaurant sales and tenant representation specialist, will represent the restaurant in its search for new sites.

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, with headquarters in Aventura, FL, presently has locations in Aventura, Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Pompano Beach Pompano Beach (pŏm`pənō), city (1990 pop. 72,411), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1908. It is a resort city with ocean beaches, excellent fishing, and a harness-racing track. , Weston, Plantation, Palm Beach Gardens and Coral Springs Coral Springs, city (1990 pop. 79,443), Broward co., SE Fla.; inc. 1963. Largely residential, it is a city that has grown rapidly along with the southern Florida and Fort Lauderdale area. The population of Coral Springs nearly doubled between 1980 and 1990. , FL. Anthony Bruno, founder of famed Anthony's Runway 84 and Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, along with partners football great Dan Marino and Ben Novello, former president of Outback Steakhouse Outback Steakhouse is a casual dining American restaurant chain based in Tampa, Florida with over 900 locations in 23 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. , plan to open 12-14 additional locations in the next 12 months including three that were recently brokered by The Prakas Group in Delray Beach and Boca Raton, and Pembroke Pines. Tom Prakas says, "We're excited to represent Anthony's on an exclusive basis and to help them grow in South Florida. After procuring the sites in the tri-county area, we'll expand to the markets of Naples/Bonita Springs, Stuart and Martin County, Orlando and Tampa over the next few years."

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza's unique concept includes using eight-hundred degree coal-burning ovens, which cooks pizza in just four minutes, giving the pizza a "well-done" flavor, thus the chain's slogan, "Our Pizza is Well Done."

Tom Prakas was responsible for the following recent lease transactions for two additional Anthony's Coal Fired Pizzas:

Delray Beach, FL - 4,000 SF lease of retail space from property owner Burt Handelsman at 115 NE 6th Ave. (Federal Highway), Delray Beach, FL. Mr. Prakas represented the lessee. The lessor represented themselves. December 1, 2007 is the estimated occupancy date. The restaurant lease is valued at $850,000.

Boca Raton, FL - 3,000 SF lease of retail space from property owner Woolbright Development within the newly remodeled Shops at Boca Grove located at 21609 Powerline Rd., Boca Raton, FL. Mr. Prakas represented the lessee. The lessor represented themselves. Estimated occupancy is December 1, 2007. The lease is valued at $900,000.

Randy O'Donnell handled the lease for a third Anthony's location in Pembroke Pines:

Pembroke Pines, FL - 2,805 SF lease of retail space from owner Pembroke Lakes Square, LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier, Leaded Chip Carrier) See leadless chip carrier, CLCC and PLCC.

1. LCC - Language for Conversational Computing. Written at CMU in the 1960's.
 at Pembroke Lakes Square retail center, 11037 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines, FL. Mr. O'Donnell represented the lessee. The lessor was represented by Joe Carosella, Retail Property Group, Inc. Estimated occupancy is summer of 2008. The lease is valued at $1.25 million.

"Anthony's will thrive in these three superb locations," says O'Donnell. "The downtown Delray site has great visibility just off Atlantic Avenue The following streets in the United States are named Atlantic Avenue:
  • Atlantic Avenue (Boston) in Massachusetts
  • Atlantic Avenue (New York City) in Brooklyn and Queens, New York
  • Atlantic Avenue (Atlantic City) in New Jersey, used in the Monopoly game
 and is surrounded by shops and restaurants. In Boca Raton, the restaurant will benefit from a centrally located retail center with popular anchors that help draw additional traffic to the site." O'Donnell continues, "Pembroke Pines has become one of the most heavily populated areas of Broward County. The area has a well-balanced mix of retail, office and residential. The new Anthony's site is perfectly situated in a high visibility area with great traffic flow...at the `Main and Main' of the Pembroke Pines area."

The Prakas Group, Inc., established in 2000, provides brokerage services for restaurant, nightclub and commercial properties throughout all of Florida's metropolitan areas and strategically located properties throughout the country. Other clients of The Prakas Group include The Falcone Group, Boca Tanning Club, Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, director, and an Oscar-nominated producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal of "Louie De Palma" on the popular ABC and NBC TV series Taxi (1978–1983).  of DeVito's South Beach, Lake Buena Vista Resort Village and Spa, David Manero Restaurants, Johnny Rockets, Rodney Mayo, Tarpon tarpon (tär`pŏn), common name for members of the family Elopidae, large herringlike game fish of the warm seas of the Western Hemisphere, ranging occasionally from Long Island to Brazil and to the west coast of Africa and entering freshwater  Bend Restaurants, Gotham City, and Mama Mia's, just to name a few.

The company is located at 705 East Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, FL, and at 7380 Sand Lake in Orlando. For more information, contact The Prakas Group at (561) 368-0003, or visit the company's website at www.prakasgroup.com.
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