On February 12, 2020, FRDA held its annual Legislative Meeting in Tallahassee, Florida. This yearly trek started more than 15 years ago for the state association and hasn’t stopped since. This year’s attendees list included: Shirin Kanji, APRO and FRDA board member Paul Metivier, FRDA President Read the full article here
Tampa-based Impact Properties Inc. is preparing to build a 121-room Courtyard by Marriott at 5010 Kernan Blvd. S., at northwest Kernan and Butler boulevards in an area called Kernan West. Impact Properties Executive Vice President Kish Kanji said Monday he expects the hotel to open in the first quarter of 2021. Read the full article […]
APRO board member Shirin Kanji, President of Impact RTO Holdings, has trailblazed his way to the top as the country’s largest Rent-A-Center franchisee and his achievements haven’t gone unnoticed. Franchise Euphoria, an internationally recognized podcast, featured Kanji on its latest episode, “Developing Emerging Concepts with Shirin Kanji Impact Properties.” Read the full article here
Shirin Kanji is responsible for overseeing all of Impact Properties investment related activities and directly oversees the newly formed retail division which includes 75 Rent a Center franchised locations and 2 CARSTAR franchised locations. Mr. Kanji holds a B.S. in Finance and Political Science from NYU Stern School of Business and an M.S. in Real […]
Wildlight’s first hotel — which appears to be Fairfield Inn & Suites — is in review. Wildlight landowner Raydient Places + Properties announced in February that Tampa-based Impact Properties will develop a Marriott-branded hotel in Wildlight, which is a town under construction at northeast Interstate 95 and Florida A1A in Nassau County. Impact Properties, with […]
Castlerock Asset Management has acquired The Westin Tampa Bay in Florida from locally based Impact Properties. The Nashville, Tenn.-based privately held real estate development group plans to invest in the property to raise its market potential with an improvement program slated for completion by year’s end 2020. Read the full article here
We talk to successful multi-unit operators constantly here at Franchise Update Media. These busy on-the-go people share great insight and wisdom with us through our profile stories in Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine. Here, from our archives, are some insightful responses from some of these franchisees. How do you hire and fire?Take time to find the right […]
BurgerFi Tampa-Soho, Seminole and Sarasota hosted a Customer Celebration Event on April 6 featuring specials on food and drinks, live music, balloon twisters, raffles and giveaways. The proceeds were donated to the Humane Society. Read the full article here
When we last spoke with Shirin Kanji in early 2016 (see MUF, Q1), his company, Impact RTO Holdings, had just closed a 40-unit deal with Rent-A-Center. It was a pretty big move for the family business, which until that point had primarily been in the hotel space. Three years later, we wanted to know how […]
Newmark Knight Frank announced Friday that Impact Kernan LLC paid $2.3 million for 2.27 acres at northeast Kernan and Butler boulevards to develop a 121-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel. Read the full article here
