Dedication. Leadership. Experience.
When you’re looking for experienced project management to best represent your interests and project goals, Sokol Project Management is equipped to help with all the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and lead your team to success.
John E. Sokol
Project Manager - Owner's Rep
John has been providing project management, owner's representation and general contracting services to the commercial real estate industry for over 40 years. He has successfully managed the completion of over 400 projects primarily in Texas and Florida. These projects comprise approximately 5 million square feet and $1 billion in project value.
John is a graduate of Central Michigan University with a Bachelor's in Industrial Management, and has been a LEED Accredited Professional since 2009.
Notable Projects
Cost-Indexed to 2025
2160 Central Retail Building, St. Petersburg FL (2024)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 9,000
Total Project Cost: $5,400,000
Multi-tenant retail building and .27 acre site improvement
Meals on Wheels, Tampa, FL (2019)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 9,800
Total Project Cost: $5,900,000
Office Building with large commercial kitchen
Mettler-Toledo, Lutz, FL (2018)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 261,000
Total Project Cost: $59,000,000
New facility for expanded manufacturing and new corporate offices
Stevens & Stevens Business Records Management, Clearwater, FL (2011)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 30,000
Total Project Cost: $4,000,000
Concrete tilt-wall office/warehouse addition, including integration of a multi-level rack system
Stetson University College of Law-Phase I, Gulfport, FL (2009)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 43,000
Total Project Cost: $7,900,000
New chiller plant, maintenance building, HVAC upgrades, replacement of roofs
Bush Ross Law Firm, Tampa Heights, Tampa, FL (2008)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 34,000
Total Project Cost: $18,000,000
New 3-story office building with Class A interior build-out
Shoppes At Mt. Carmel, Brandon, FL (2008)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 20,000
Construction Cost: $5,600,000
New single-story retail development and additional full site development
for 3 restaurant outparcels
Beach Pointe, Jacksonville, FL (2008)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Acres: 14
Construction Cost: $5,100,000
Development of raw land, subdivided into future retail parcels
Eckerd (CVS) Drug Store, Kissimmee, FL (2005)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 13,750
Total Project Cost: $8,100,000
New construction - retail building
SouthTown Center, Tampa, FL (2004)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 45,288
Total Project Cost: $22,000,000
Site development and new construction of four retail buildings.
Located on the corner of Dale Mabry & Neptune
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center | The Patel Conservatory, Tampa, FL (2004)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 45,000
Total Project Cost: $14,600,000
New 4-story precast concrete arts school addition, including
performance and rehearsal halls
Prudential Real Estate Investments
Lincoln Plaza | SunTrust Center, Orlando, FL (2000)
Service Provided: Equity Investor’s Rep.
Plans and contract/change order reviews, attend meetings, monthly reports
Square Footage: 465,000
Construction Cost: $53,300,000
New 16-story office building and parking structure
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Management Consulting Services @ Mainsail, Tampa, FL (1999)
Service Provided: Tenant’s Representative/Project Management
Square Footage: 600,000
Total Project Cost: $146,000,000
Management consulting training campus consisting of a 130,000 SF 4-story concrete tilt-panel office building, elevated parking structure, and a 12 building, extended-stay, 360-key hotel facility
Medical
Tampa General Hospital - Long Lake Ranch Medical Office Building, Lutz FL (2023)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 15,000
Total Project Cost: $7,200,000
New shell office building and 1.9 acres site improvements
110 South MacDill Medical Office Building, Tampa, FL (2019)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 20,000
Total Project Cost: $10,000,000
3-story (2 floors of office over lower-level parking)
Pediatric Surgery Center, Odessa, FL (2007)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 18,000
Total Project Cost: $11,200,000
New single-story MOB/out-patient surgery facility
Pediatric Surgery Center, Brandon, FL (2004)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 15,155
Total Project Cost: $9,400,000
New construction of medical offices and surgery center
Tampa Bay Orthopedic Specialists, Pinellas Park, FL (2004)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 34,000
Total Project Cost: $17,800,000
New medical office building, including ambulatory surgery center,
physical therapy, and diagnostic imaging center
Mettler-Toledo Safeline, Tampa, FL (2011)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 104,000
Total Project Cost: $3,600,000
Relocation of production facility. Renovation/expansion of corporate offices.
Stetson University College of Law-Phase I, Gulfport, FL (2009)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 43,000
Total Project Cost: $7,900,000
New Chiller Plant, Maintenance Building, HVAC Upgrades, Replacement of Roofs
Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa, Fort Myers, FL (2005)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 350,000 Total Project Cost: $10,000,000
Repairs to the four-star resort due to damage from Hurricane Wilma
Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa. Fort Myers, FL (2004/2005)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 350,000Total Project Cost: $72,000,000
Reconstruction of the four-star hotel resort damaged by Hurricane Charley. Included accelerated capital improvements and renovation of four restaurants. The resort reopened less than six months after the storm made landfall.
Harbour Island Base Building Retail Area Renovations, Tampa, FL (1996)
Service Provided: General Contracting/Project Management
Square Footage: 110,000
Construction Cost: $15,000,000
Replacement of HVAC and electrical systems to prepare for future restaurants, relocation of one escalator, addition of exterior entrance canopies, high-end interior finish of
retail common areas
Safety Harbor Resort & Spa; Kitchen, Café and Office Area Additions, Safety Harbor, FL (1993)
Service Provided: General Contracting/Project Management
Square Footage: 125,000
Construction Cost: $25,500,000
Includes a NEW two-story structural concrete kitchen addition, new chiller, and electrical distribution. Project required coordination of 120 subcontractors/vendors
within a 103 calendar-day schedule.
Baker McKenzie, Tampa FL (2019)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 35,000
Total Project Cost: $6,600,000
New Class A corporate interiors
PricewaterhouseCoopers – New Practice Offices, Miami, FL (2003)
Service Provided: Owner's Representative
Square Footage: 28,763
Total Project Cost: $6,500,000
New interior build-out of Class A office space
PricewaterhouseCoopers – National Administration Center, Tampa, FL (2001)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Square Footage: 150,000
Total Project Cost: $5,600,000
Restack of 1300 staff. Misc. interior buildouts, including data center renovation and
new MDF Room.
Re-cable entire building for voice and data. Installation of a new 110-ton glycol AC system
for 24 x 7 cooling - all while tenant occupied.
Prudential Real Estate Investments - Lincoln Plaza @ SunTrust Center, Orlando, FL (2000)
Service Provided: Equity Investor’s Rep. - Plans and contract/change order reviews, attend meetings, monthly reports
Square Footage: 465,000
Construction Cost: $60,000,000
New 16-story office building and parking structure
PricewaterhouseCoopers – Lakepointe II, Tampa, FL (2000)
Service Provided: Tenant’s Representative/Project Management
Square Footage: 126,000
Total Project Cost: $30,000,000
New interior construction for back-office accounting and financial services operations.
Included a full-service cafeteria.
AER In The Arts District, Tampa FL (2021)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Acres: 1.2
Total Project Cost: $6,900,000
Building demolition, rerouting of roads and utilities to create a parcel for a high-rise residential tower. Included extension to the Riverwalk from Cass Street to the Straz.
Beach Pointe, Jacksonville, FL (2008)
Service Provided: Owner’s Representative
Acres: 14
Construction Cost: $4,500,000
Development of raw land, subdivided for future retail parcels
Building Inspections /
Property Condition Reports
Palm Grove Inn, St. Petersburg, FL (2021)
Eupen Cable, Largo, FL (2018)
Shadowood Apartments, Tampa, FL (2008)
Prudential Real Estate Investments - Various Florida Projects (1998)
Service Provided: Equity Investor’s Representative - Plan review and interim inspections
Square Footage: 430,000
Total Projects Cost: $68,500,000
12 retail strip centers developed by a third-party developer and
sold to Prudential upon completion
