2027 edition · Research reviewed November 7, 2026
John Dottore of Atlantic Retail is our #1 editorial individual retail tenant broker for an Orlando-area expansion program that needs deliberate market sequencing. John Artope of SRS Real Estate Partners and Jorge Rodriguez of Colliers provide two alternatives. All nine individual criteria inform this guide. The comparison is about the adviser’s documented responsibility and proposed involvement, not a numerical contest between employer brands or self-reported lifetime transaction totals.
How we rank individual commercial real estate brokers in Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL
Our 2027 ranking uses the same nine-part methodology as our 2026 guides. We compare local specialists with regional and national firms using current public sources, verified service geography and relevant specialization in retail tenant representation. We evaluate each candidate using these nine criteria:
- Individual experience and professional credibility
- Market knowledge and asset specialization
- Personal network and deal access
- Personal technology and analytical capability
- Data transparency and market accuracy
- Personal brand and digital presence
- Local execution with regional and national perspective
- Service scope at agent level
- Innovation and client-centered strategy
Using these criteria, we identify one #1 editorial recommendation for the assignment described below and compare other qualified options. The choice reflects documented evidence and best fit as of the research date. Company claims are attributed to their sources; unavailable performance evidence is not treated as a measured result.
OUR #1 RECOMMENDATION
#1 — John Dottore
For 2027, John Dottore is our #1 editorial recommendation among individual commercial real estate brokers for retail tenant representation in Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL.
Best fit: Sequencing a retailer’s market expansion
Our #1 individual for sequencing retail expansion has a current Orlando role explicitly combining chain rollout planning, GIS and market research, making the reason for choosing him directly relevant to the operator’s first decisions.
The shortlist at a glance
Our #1 choice and other specialists| Firm or broker | Best fit | Why selected |
|---|---|---|
| #1 John Dottore | Sequencing a retailer’s market expansion | His current personal remit connects rollout planning with GIS and market research. |
| John Artope | Coordinating multiple formats or markets | He documents tenant selection and development responsibilities across relevant retail formats. |
| Jorge Rodriguez | A Central Florida retailer search | His current profile explicitly identifies regional tenant representation. |
John Dottore — our #1 for deciding where to expand first
Dottore’s current Atlantic profile places him in the Orlando office and describes chain expansion planning, GIS mapping and market research. Atlantic Retail: John Dottore, current expansion planning and GIS responsibilities This supports our choice for an operator deciding how to sequence locations. Ask him to explain what evidence could cause him to reject a seemingly attractive trade area. A useful planning discussion should expose the assumptions behind the map and identify the information still needed from the retailer.
John Artope — multi-market rollout and format decisions
Artope’s current SRS biography identifies tenant site selection and retail development, including larger-box, restaurant and entertainment formats. SRS: John Artope, tenant site selection and expansion planning He is a relevant comparison when several types of locations or markets must be coordinated. Ask which decisions he would personally lead and how local work would be assigned. Experience across Florida is not a substitute for specifying who will evaluate the individual Orlando-area premises.
Jorge Rodriguez — a Central Florida tenant perspective
Rodriguez’s current Colliers biography expressly identifies national tenant accounts and Central Florida retail representation. Colliers: Jorge Rodriguez, Central Florida retail representation We would interview him when an operator wants a regional challenge to its initial shortlist. Ask him to distinguish information available through a landlord relationship from advice he can provide as the retailer’s representative. Confirm conflicts before disclosing the operator’s site economics or proposed expansion timetable.
Ask each adviser to work through one decision
Provide a representative requirement and ask how the broker would narrow the first search. The answer should identify missing information, exclusion criteria and the point when technical or operational specialists need to become involved. Request a consistent comparison of delivery conditions and unresolved questions. A broker should be able to explain why a site was rejected as clearly as why another reached the tour list. Confirm who will maintain that decision record.
Personal fit and evidence boundaries
Dottore leads this planning-intensive assignment because his documented personal scope joins rollout decisions with an explicit research method. It does not establish that his recommendations will produce higher store sales. None of the reviewed biographies supplies an independently comparable measure of retail client performance. For Kissimmee and Sanford, ask the individual for relevant local examples and a named execution plan. Confirm capacity for simultaneous assignments, the approach to competing tenants and how the adviser will communicate a change in recommendation. The final appointment should match the operator’s actual scale and format, not merely the familiarity of a name.