South Florida investment sales
David James Bateman
Commercial Real Estate Executive & Investment Sales Professional
More than two decades across brokerage, investment and executive leadership. Today, advising South Florida property owners and investors with a direct role in transaction strategy and execution.
Brokerage experience
Current venture · Scarlett Harper Commercial
Scarlett Harper Commercial puts the producer at the center of its operating model. Firm-funded marketing, senior deal support and administrative infrastructure give brokers more capacity to work with owners and buyers. AI-assisted workflows are designed into the platform from the outset.
For sellers, the approach brings targeted buyer outreach, senior attention and an organized process from preparation through transaction execution.
Discuss your property or investment objectives ↗David turns the firm’s operating model into daily execution. He leads recruiting, broker development, revenue growth and the systems that support the business, while working directly with owners and investors on his own investment-sales and relevant leasing assignments.
His focus is practical: equip brokers to produce, bring discipline to the deal process and build a business that can scale.
The professional record
Regional brokerage leadership, direct owner representation and an investment owner’s operating perspective.
Regional brokerage leadership
Managing Director · Broward & Palm Beach
Led CBRE’s brokerage operations in Broward and Palm Beach counties. The mandate combined talent development, client relationships and growth across a major institutional platform.
Read the Business Journal announcement · More photos & career detail ↗
Building a regional platform
Managing Director & Market Leader · South Florida
Selected to launch Foundry’s South Florida brokerage and real estate services business, with a mandate spanning investment sales, leasing and related services across the tri-county region.
Read The Real Deal announcement
Direct owner representation
Director of Leasing · Broward & Palm Beach Counties
Co-led office agency leasing for Avison Young’s 17th U.S. office, executing existing assignments for a 1.5 million SF office portfolio and winning new business across Broward and Palm Beach counties. Developed portfolio-wide lease-up marketing strategies and managed transactions from initial engagement through negotiation and completion.
Beyond office leasing, David contributed to notable Boca Raton investment transactions. He helped facilitate the leasing and $6 million sale of Plum Park, the office and retail complex at 141 NW 20th Street now known as Shops at University Park. He also supported the $22.65 million sale of Beacon Square at 8051 Congress Avenue to SBA Communications for its corporate headquarters, working alongside Avison Young’s investment sales team.
Read the Plum Park transaction coverage ↗The ownership perspective
Company Officer · Executive Vice President, Leasing
One of six company officers within a commercial real estate investment trust with a portfolio valued at more than $700 million. Led leasing and brokerage operations, combining team leadership and portfolio strategy with direct responsibility for the owner’s largest and most complex lease negotiations.
The role required an owner’s view of every transaction: balancing occupancy, lease economics and long-term asset performance. That experience informs how David advises property owners today, connecting individual deal decisions to the broader investment objectives behind them.
Beyond the institutional résumé
David has started and run brokerage and investment companies. That entrepreneurial experience sits alongside his institutional career, bringing firsthand understanding of ownership, client acquisition, team building and execution.
For clients, the value is practical: advice informed by the responsibilities of both representing an owner and operating a business.
South Florida markets
Investment sales and relevant leasing opportunities across Palm Beach County and South Florida.
Noteworthy experience & recognition
Industry recognition
South Florida Business Journal
Real estate leadership recognition
2023 honoree · Third consecutive year
View recognition ↗Professional distinction
South Florida Business Journal
Leadership, business & community
Class of 2021
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Association leadership
NAIOP South Florida · 2023
Board of Directors · 2022–2023
Chapter now known as CREDA South Florida
Notable transaction · Houston · 2018
Corporate headquarters renewal and expansion
Handled the owner’s side of GIE’s long-term headquarters renewal and expansion at Gulf Plaza in Houston’s Energy Corridor, working with CBRE’s Craig Beyer, who represented the tenant.
The transaction reflects a broader responsibility for the owner’s largest and most complex lease negotiations.
Market context: Houston Business Journal’s 2018 office lease ranking
Selected media & recognition
CRE-sources · June 21, 2026
Commercial Observer · April 12, 2021
The Real Deal · March 13, 2024
South Florida Business Journal · March 12, 2024
South Florida · Commercial Real Estate
For owners and investors considering a sale, evaluating an opportunity or planning their next commercial real estate move.