ORLANDO, Fla. --- NAI Realvest, which ranks as one of the Central Florida region’s most active commercial property companies and a major area developer of industrial facilities, has appointed Thomas E. Hankins, CCIM, SIOR a principal and broker.

Paul P. Partyka, managing partner of NAI Realvest, said Hankins, who specializes in investment sales and land, has more than 25 years of experience as a commercial property broker including his own consulting business.    

Throughout his commercial real estate career as an executive with realty and development firms in Central Florida, Hankins served as president of CCIM Institute’s Florida Chapter and received the organization’s Hank Thompson Award.  He was charter president, establishing the 11-county Central Florida Commercial Association of Realtors and was recipient of that organization’s Wilbur Strickland Memorial Award.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Currently, Hankins is a member of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission’s Governor’s Council and Executive Board.

Prior to entering real estate, Hankins had a distinguished 13-year career with UNISYS (formerly Burroughs Corporation).

“Tom Hankins is a leading broker in the commercial real estate industry in Florida and we are delighted that someone of his experience has joined our firm,” said Partyka.