Sofia Rodriguez

Architect and Urban Planner l Corporate Real Estate Investment Advisory and Valuation Services at Colliers International Costa Rica

Summary of Qualities:

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urban Planning.

• +7 years of experience in the field of Architecture, Construction, Design and Research of spatial optimization.

• +3 years leading and supporting teams in research, investment, and Corporate Transactional Real Estate.

• Experience leading and managing relationships with Corporate Clients, Investment Funds, Developers, Brand Representatives in the retail, industrial, office, hospitality, and Corporate Alliances.

• Leader in managing premium accounts and clients nationally and internationally (mostly LATAM and United States).

• Corporate Advisor and leader in acquisition, structuring operational and non-operational assets, high and best use studies, development of profitable spatial zoning, market real estate studies, development of RFPs for Corporate, National, and International clients.

• Experience in Value Engineering processes, for construction cost reduction.

• Experience providing spatial solutions in accordance with corporate office requirements, brand book, TIA and real estate financial projections (end to end) for OPEX and CAPEX purposes.

• End to end leading transactional negotiations (sales and leaseback, site selection, property / asset sales, lease contracts negotiation, asset administration, marketing, among others)

• Management of real estate end to end transactions over USD$10MM.

• Active member of the Federated College of Engineers and Architects of Costa Rica.

•Professional representing Colliers International, a multinational real estate services company, before the Federated College of Engineers and Architects of Costa Rica.

•Property Appraiser, certified by the Federated College of Engineers and Architects of Costa Rica

Achievements and participations:

Costa Rica

·         Architecture Congress, Sustainable Architecture, Universidad Latina, San Pedro; 2012

·         Congress of Architecture, Architecture, Heritage, Education and Sustainability, Children's Museum; 2013

·         International Architecture Competition (International Architecture Biennial) Accessibility for all; 2014

·         Revit Architecture BIM Program, business proficiency

·         SYKES, Capital One Bank: Creator of Change Management Flow Internal Departments 2016

·         Construction Finance Training, Construction Budget Training, CFIA; 2016

·         Sustainable consultant for training, excellence in design and greater efficiency (EDGE); 2016

·         Project Management LATAM, Certification Colliers LATAM, 2017

·         Valuation and Real Estate Consulting, Colliers LATAM Certification, 2018

·         Building and Land Appraisals Course, Federated College of Engineers and Architects, 2020

·         Political candidate for election of representatives of local governments- 2019-2020

·         Professional in charge of structuring for the implementation of the Property Appraisal Department, Colliers International, 2020-2021

Some successful transactional experiences:

·         BAC: Advisor in new openings and lease contract negotiations, GAM / GAMA. 2018

·         Uber Eats: Hidden Kitchens end to end last mile strategy LATAM , since 2019.

·         INCESA Standard: End to end Advisory for asset sale (+$6MM), Uruca. 2018

·         Honda: Strategic structuring for retail acquisitions, West Sector. 2018

·         The Coca Cola Company: Studies and Advisory for  Site Selection  Costa Rica 2020-2022

·         Parque Empresarial del Pacífico: Study and Advisory for industrial development investment (+200.000 sqm for GLA), Caldera. 2020

·         Drake Foods: End to end advisory for franchise expansions, lease contract negotiations, new opening studies, Papa Johns, Costa Rica. 2020

·         PRIVAL Bank: Successful sale of commercial real estate and real estate consulting for property portfolio. 2021

Property Type

Retail, Hotel, Land, Multifamily-Apartment, Industrial, Office

Services

Landlord Representation, Tenant Representation, Capital Markets

• Some client relationships and/or management:

  Golden Arches, Drake Foods, The Coca Cola Company, Incesa Standard, PAINSA, Cuestamoras, National Bank, IMPROSA, PRIVAL, DHL Express last mile, LAICA, ASECCSS, Hard Rock Café, account representations of Private Investment Funds / Family Holdings, among others

Contributions:

• Non-operating assets.
• Operating assets.
• Study of real estate markets.
• Purchase and sale of land Real estate business structuring.
• Study of greater and better use Optimization of cap rates in existing properties.
• National and international real estate property marketing.