Makayla Richardson, Gainesville Commercial Real Estate Advisor
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Downtown Gainesville, looking southwest from SE 1st Avenue, November 2021.
I'm Makayla Richardson, a Commercial Real Estate Advisor with Bosshardt Realty Services in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida. My Florida license is SL3598503. I handle leasing, sales, tenant and landlord representation, broker opinions of value, development sites and 1031 replacement-property searches. I don't offer property management.
My work focuses on investment sales and development opportunities throughout North Central Florida, which includes Gainesville and the rest of Alachua County. I have four years of industry experience. I personally underwrite deals, work through the numbers and explain the investment story behind each property. That way an owner or buyer understands why a price or a rent holds up. I also publish educational content on underwriting, investing, development and the deal process.
My work covers seven services
- Leasing a building. Pricing the space, marketing it to tenants who fit, and negotiating the lease terms for the owner.
- Selling a building. Pricing the property, finding buyers and running the sale through to closing.
- Finding space. For a tenant: the search, the tours, the cost comparison and the lease negotiation.
- Landlord representation. Ongoing leasing work for an owner with more than one vacancy, including renewals.
- Broker opinions of value. A market-based price opinion from sold comparables, the rent roll and expenses. It is not an appraisal.
- Development sites. Land and site selection for a builder or a business that needs a pad, a parcel or a building to reposition.
- 1031 replacement-property searches. Finding property that fits an exchange timeline. The tax and legal questions belong with your own adviser.
Some owners need two of these at once. A building with a vacancy may need a lease-up before it can sell. A tenant may need a site picked before anyone talks about rent.
How I work
The first step is a conversation about the property or the space you need.
The call is for facts: the property or the space you need, the timing, and what a good outcome looks like for you. Then I tell you the next step. Or I tell you, plainly, that it is not a fit.
We agree on fees before any work starts. I don't assume anything from a phone call.
What to send before the call
A specific first message makes our call better.
- Owners: the property address, the building type, the size if you know it, and whether you want to lease or sell.
- Tenants: the use, the rough size, the part of town and the date you need to move.
- Investors: the address or the kind of asset you want, and the price range.
If you are still deciding, send what you have. A partial brief is fine.
If you know the use but not the location, my Gainesville markets overview shows how downtown, Archer Road and Progress Park differ. The Gainesville market report collects the public figures I track. Tenants can go straight to finding commercial space in Gainesville.
Where I work
I focus on Gainesville and the rest of Alachua County. That includes downtown Gainesville and the Innovation District, the Archer Road corridor around UF Health Shands, and Progress Park in Alachua. Each has its own page with the sourced facts for that area.
License and disclosures
I hold Florida real estate license SL3598503 and work with Bosshardt Realty Services, the brokerage named on every page here. You can verify any Florida real estate license on the DBPR license lookup run by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Florida law sets a default brokerage relationship. Under section 475.278(1)(b), Florida Statutes, a Florida licensee is presumed to be operating as a transaction broker unless a single agent or no brokerage relationship is established in writing with a customer.
The written disclosure requirements in that same section apply to residential sales. Section 475.278(5) says they do not apply to nonresidential transactions, or to the rental or leasing of real property unless a residential purchase option is given.
To start a conversation, use my contact page.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the commercial real estate advisor behind this Gainesville site?
I'm Makayla Richardson, a Commercial Real Estate Advisor with Bosshardt Realty Services, Florida license SL3598503. I work with building owners, tenants and investors in Gainesville and Alachua County, Florida. My work covers leasing, sales, tenant and landlord representation, broker opinions of value, development sites and 1031 replacement-property searches. Reach me through the form on my contact page.
What areas do you cover?
I cover Gainesville and the rest of Alachua County, Florida. That includes downtown Gainesville and the Innovation District, the Archer Road corridor near UF Health Shands, and Progress Park in Alachua. My markets page walks through each area.
How do you verify a real estate license in Florida?
Florida real estate licenses are issued through the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Anyone can search a licensee or a brokerage on the DBPR license lookup at myfloridalicense.com. You can check my license details there.
What does the first call with a Gainesville commercial advisor cover?
Our first call is short. We cover the property or the space you need, your timing and what you want to happen next. You leave with a clear next step, or a clear answer from me that I'm not the right fit.
Does it cost anything to talk to you?
Any fee for leasing or sales work is agreed in writing before that work starts. Ask me how the brokerage is paid on your type of deal.