Lee & Associates, one of the largest full-service commercial real estate firms in the U.S., has announced the opening of its first Florida office. The office will be located in Fort Myers.

According to Naples News, the Fort Myers office will be Lee & Associates’ 45th location nationwide. The firm just recently opened an office in New York, which was preceded by offices established in Atlanta, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Greenville, South Carolina.

Nine brokers, headed by Bob Johnston, Jerry Messonier and Richard B. Clark, will operate out of the new office, which will be located at 7950 Summerlin Lakes Drive.