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Lou F. Payas
President
PAYAS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
SIOR Retired, CCIMSIOR Member since 2000
4203 Vineland Rd Ste K12, Orlando, Florida 32811-6627
About
Lou Payas formed Payas Commercial Real Estate, Inc. in November, 2009. Mr. Payas was employed by USAA Real Estate Company as a Leasing Director from January 1990 to October 31, 2009. His Leasing Director position entailed marketing and leasing of office and office showroom properties in Orlando and Tampa, Florida.
Prior to employment with USAA, he was employed by Southland Management Company involved in leasing bulk distribution warehouse as well as office buildings for approximately three years. He is experienced in all forms of real estate sales, i.e., land, warehouses and office buildings.
Mr. Payas received his Bachelor Degree in General Business from the University of Central Florida in 1986. He holds a Real Estate Brokers License, is a Certified Commercial Investment Manager (CCIM) and member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). He is also a member of the Board of Realtors, and has served on the Board of Downtown Orlando Partnership (2002-2006), as well as being on the Board of Directors for the CCIM Central Florida Chapter.
Mr. Payas’ awards include:
“Top Ten Industrial Producers” (CFAR Hallmark Award - 2008, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, and 1996);
“Most Deals” (Central Florida Commercial Real Estate Society – 2003);
“Top Producer – Office” (Central Florida Commercial Real Estate Society – 2002);
“Top Producer – Industrial (Central Florida Commercial Real Estate Society – 1999);
“Outstanding Revenue Generator” (USAA – 1996, 1998, 2004 and 2006).
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Lifetime Events Attended (32)
- Southeast Regional Conference
- Member Associate Program Online (July 27, 2021)
- Industrial Networking Roundtables (July 14, 2021)
- Webinar: The Port Authority: CRE and International Trade
- Happy Hour (Orlando)
- Webinar: Build & Grow Your Professional Network, Through SIOR and Beyond
- Virtual Economic Update & HH with KC Conway
- Industrial Member Group Networking Roundtables (December 9, 2020)
- 2020 Winter Broker Bootcamp 11/09/2020
- Economic Update & Market Forecast (July 2020)
- Repositioning for Reopening
- Technology Tools To Better Your Business (June 2020)
- Industrial Networking Roundtables (June 2020)
- Central Florida Virtual Meeting
- TransACT 360 Virtual General Session
- Spring Conference 03/12/2020
- Central Florida Happy Hour
- Webinar: Analysis to Opportunity: The Role of Data in CRE
- Spring Conference 03/14/2019
- Fall Conference 09/13/2018
- Central Florids Developers Update
- Spring Conference 03/08/2018
- Lunch & Networking
- Lunch & Networking 2017
- Winter Conference
- Annual Fall Meeting 2016
- Spring Annual Meeting 2016
- Port Canaveral Tour and Lunch
- Polytechnic University Tour
- Spring Annual Meeting 2015
- 2005 Spring Convention
- 2001 Fall Professional Conference
