Case Study :: DRS – Melborne

Property:
DRS Sensors and Targeting Systems, Inc.
100/150 North Babcock Street
Melbourne, Florida

Assignment:
Prepare a strategic real estate plan to consolidate multiple leased facilities within the Melbourne and Palm Bay area.

Challenges:
– Multiple leased facilities with varying expirations
– Labor intensive operations
– Secure municipal and state tax incentives
– Limited available existing product to accommodate requirement
– Relocate operations temporarily during construction

Conclusion:
– Prepared detailed building specifications and conducted a competitive bid build-to-suit process
– Negotiated a 273,218 sq. ft. build-to-suit office, engineering lab and production facility
– Negotiated coterminous lease expirations to allow for relocation/consolidation