(Weston, FL – Feb. 19, 2018) – Stephanie Rodriguez, Vice President of Leasing in the South Florida office of Duke Realty Corporation (Duke Realty), the nation’s leading pure-play, domestic-only, industrial property REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust), was recognized as the company’s top salesperson for 2017 at the company’s Leadership Conference held earlier this month in Ft. Lauderdale. In addition, Ms. Rodriguez earned the Dealmaker of the Year award for closing the highest number of transactions during the year, and was named to Duke Realty’s Masters Club, an elite group comprised of the company’s top five leasing professionals.

“Stephanie is truly deserving of the Salesperson of the Year award and the other honors she received given her accomplishments, including number of deals done, square footage leased, occupancy, transaction quality, leadership and interaction with clients and the Duke Realty team,” said Ed Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Duke Realty’s Florida operations. “Stephanie works extremely hard and she is committed to keeping our properties leased and our clients happy.”

Ms. Rodriguez joined Duke Realty in 2008 and spent three years as Vice President of Asset Management and Customer Service before transitioning to property leasing. She currently oversees the leasing of 6.2 million square feet of industrial properties in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Outside of work, she is on the Board of Directors of NAIOP South Florida, chairs the NAIOP Awards of Excellence committee and is a member of the Commercial Industrial Association of South Florida.

About Duke Realty

Duke Realty’s South Florida portfolio currently includes 6.2 million square feet of industrial properties. Duke Realty’s South Florida office is located at 2400 North Commerce Parkway, Suite 405 in Weston.

On a nationwide basis, Duke Realty Corporation owns and operates approximately 146 million rentable square feet of industrial assets in 21 key U.S. logistics markets. Duke Realty is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol DRE and is listed on the S&P 500. The company maintains a Baa1 rating from Moody’s Investor Service and a BBB+ rating from Standard & Poor’s Financial Services. More information about Duke Realty Corporation is available at www.dukerealty.com. Duke Realty also can be followed on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.