PRIDGEN DEVELOPMENT, LLC
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

We are a full-service industrial, office, and retail and residential real estate brokerage firm, property management company, and real estate development consultants. Our mission is to maximize client benefits by providing the most comprehensive, cost efficient and effective real estate services available. To accomplish this we: Provide a successful strategy to achieve client objectives Mr. Pridgen creates great places to live and work. Today, his company is among the largest commercial Real Estate services company in the Tampa Bay area. Recognizing that quality of life, environment and workforce housing are critical to retaining and attracting high wage employers, Mr. Pridgen began the uphill struggle to modify land use regulations to allow urban, mass transit oriented mixed-use redevelopments in employment centers about ten years ago. His journey has uncovered creative methods to drastically reduce energy, water and sewer demand. The father of four, Grady Pridgen and his wife Jodi frequently open their home to organizations such as Family Resources that provide support to disadvantaged and at-risk kids and families. Mr. Pridgen is passionate about cultivating strength, self-confidence, and success for all kids and serves as President of the Board of Trustees of Mr. Pridgen has won several awards for his projects including Tampa Bay’s Business Executive of the Year, (NAIOP) National Association of Business and Office Parks Developer of the Year, Tampa Bay Area’s Top Industrial Broker, Tampa Bay Business Journal Best New Development, Top 5 Tampa Bay Area Commercial Developer, Top 5 Tampa Bay Area Land Broker and Top 10 Tampa Bay Area Property Management Company. Tampa Bay Magazine also named him Man of the Year in 2000. David Kramer joined the Pridgen team in 1996. He has served as Vice President since 2002. He is responsible for business development, leasing, sales, property management oversight, and construction and development management. He is an active Florida real estate broker, holds the CCIM and Leed AP designations and is a CPM candidate. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1996 with a degree in real estate and urban analysis. Prior to joining Grady Pridgen, Inc., he worked for The Haile Group, a family run real estate development company, which developed an award winning 2,000-acre development of regional impact in Gainesville, Florida. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida with his wife, Megan, and two children, Sadie and Robert. At Pridgen Development, we’re invested in creating a superior quality of life to foster good health and happiness for our clients. We develop environmentally responsible communities and business parks that provide great places to live, work, and play. Our communities encourage a healthier lifestyle with trails, parks, and easy access to multiple modes of public transportation. Through our green building and planning practices, we’re able to decrease the impact that our urban habitats have on the environment and create real world models for sustainable living. Eliminating much waste by reducing energy, water, and sewer demand improves air and water quality. By using native plants in landscaping, our communities provide urban wildlife habitat while reducing pollution and excessive irrigation. We’ve also project managed a variety of large developments, most notably, the 450,000 square foot Gateway Business Centre, the 500,000 sq. ft. Gateway Business Park, and the 200,000 sq. ft. Metropointe Commerce Park. We also represented Lockheed-Martin as the project manager in its $5 million interior finish construction. The build-to-suit process requires an in-depth knowledge of every aspect of the real estate, development, and construction industries. We focus on creating maximum flexibility to fit the changing needs of occupants as their businesses grow and evolve. We’re focused on leveraging our extensive experience to ensure successful negotiations and timely, cost effective construction processes with minimum risk and complications.