Ian Black’s impressive real estate brokerage career began in 1964, when he worked with, and later co-owned, Brian Morton and Company in Northern Ireland, Ian’s homeland. Ian helped Brian Morton grow from one office in Belfast to 22 offices throughout Northern Ireland.
In 1982, Ian and his family moved to Sarasota, where the Blacks owned and operated, then later sold, a ten-unit motel on Siesta Key.
Ian has been a prominent fixture in the local commercial real estate market since the early 1980’s. His previous positions include vice president of marketing at Starling Realty, where he worked for seven years, and director of Florida brokerage services for ICORR Properties Realty Inc., where he was also that company’s sole broker for the Sarasota/Manatee area. In 2003, Ian opened his own commercial real estate brokerage and management office.
Local real estate developers respect Ian’s creativity and integrity in the real estate business as well as his commitment to the betterment of the community. Indeed, those qualities have earned Ian some of the most prestigious brokerage assignments in the area. He was the leasing agent for One Sarasota Tower, the glass tower that anchors North Tamiami Trail to the Sarasota Bay. Recently, Ian was selected as commercial sales and leasing broker for the chic, innovative Plaza at Five Points in downtown Sarasota.
Ian’s reputation as an outstanding businessman continues to earn him not just the top jobs, but accolades as well. A past president of the Commercial Investment Division of the Sarasota Board of Realtors, he was named that entity’s very first Commercial Realtor of the Year. Ian is one of the few commercial brokers in town who holds the CCIM designation of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Council of the Realtors National Marketing Institute. Ian was also nominated as a semi-finalist for Gulf Coast Business Review’s 2003 Commercial Real Estate Broker of the Year. This nomination was based on total volume of sales, large or unusual deals completed and community service work. Eight brokers in three regions were selected as semifinalists out of about 50 nominations.
Elegant, smart development must incorporate the arts, and Ian combines his consummate knowledge of the real estate market with his love of the arts in his community contributions. Ian has been instrumental in bringing art into the Sarasota business community through his service on the Arts Task Force and the ART in BUSINESS board. Ian’s dedication to the unity of art and real estate has personal roots. Ian is himself an accomplished artist in both abstract painting and ceramic sculpting. Ian’s post-expressionist paintings, co-authored with Ringling School of Art graduate James Mendes, have been exhibited at the Sonnet Gallery and at ARTarget “Hot Summer Cool Art” show in downtown Sarasota. One of the first forms of expression Ian learned was the ancient martial science of Tai Chi. He appeared in Tai Chi InnerWave, a nationally-syndicated television show on the PBS network and throughout Europe.
Community Involvement
Current president of The Sarasota Film Festival
Past member of the Executive Board and Chairman of the Corporate Sponsorship Committee of The Sarasota Film Festival
Named by Sarasota Magazine as on of the 100 most powerful people in Sarasota (July 2007)
Past Chairman of The Downtown Partnership of Sarasota
Past President of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation
Founding member of Action Central, an organization dedicated to revitalization of the downtown area that includes the quaint and eclectic Rosemary District, home of Ian’s brokerage office.Action Central’s efforts include neighborhood watch programs and beautification projects to attract more businesses to the area.
Advisory Council of Sarasota City Parks Foundation
Stephen Horn graduated from Georgia’s Mercer University in 1999 where he earned a B.S. in Finance. Shortly thereafter, Steve joined Morgan Stanley where he worked for three years as a wealth management consultant. Stephen then joined the growing sustainable land development division of Bowie Urban Planners in Sarasota where he focused on providing development packaging services for clients all over the state of Florida. Through his work with Bowie Urban Planners, he worked closely with engineers, market analysts, lawyers, landscape architects, as well as state and local governments. In addition to being a registered real estate salesperson in the state of Florida, Stephen also holds a number of securities licenses, including the Series 7, 66 and 31. He recently obtained his CCIM certification given by the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute. This prestigious designation is awarded to professionals in the commercial real estate industry who have completed a vigorous series of graduate level real estate courses and have also completed a benchmark level of transactions. Only six percent of the estimated 125,000 commercial real estate professionals worldwide hold this designation.
Steve was born in Philadelphia, PA and moved to the Sarasota area in 1993 and went to St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Bradenton, FL. Steve was married in May 2003 at Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys. Steve and Beth had their first son Jack Quinn Horn on December 30, 2006. In his spare time, Steve enjoys playing golf, basketball, and fishing.
Debbie Anglin began her real estate career in 1990 as a real estate assistant to the President of The Halford Company in Pensacola, Florida. In 1992, she earned her salesperson’s license and in 1995 received her broker’s license and was promoted to Vice President of NAI Halford New America International. In 2001, Debbie was awarded the prestigious SIOR designation. SIOR is an acronym for Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. Only 3,200 professionals worldwide hold the SIOR designation and they represent the most powerful network of Industrial and Office Realtors in the business.
Debbie’s career has encompassed all aspects of the commercial real estate industry including leasing, management and sales. She leased and managed several mid-level and high-rise commercial office buildings in downtown Pensacola. Debbie moved to Sarasota in 2004 and joined Ian Black Real Estate as a Broker Associate. Debbie specializes in office, retail, and industrial sales and leasing transactions and has worked with Ferguson Enterprises, Mutual of Omaha, HNTB Engineering, Jason's Deli, Gymboree Play and Music, HD Supply and many other local and national organizations.
Debbie was born in Pensacola, Florida and is a second generation Pensacola native. Debbie and her husband, Kipp relocated to Sarasota to be near her two children Ben and Jillian and have three grandchildren, Keagan, age 3, Anglin, age 1, and the newest addition, Rowan, 2 months.
Lori Conable earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of South Florida. She first became a licensed Florida real estate salesperson in 1988, and has since been involved with all aspects of the real estate business, from property management, building and renovation, real estate investment, sales and leasing. She has earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation from the CCIM Institute, one of the most coveted and respected designations in the industry. As a graduate of the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class of 2006, and a current member of the Sarasota Downtown Partnership, Lori enjoys playing an active role in her community.
Lori came to Sarasota from Bergen County, NJ over twenty years ago to enjoy the year-round active lifestyle that the area offers. She lives on Siesta Key with her husband Sam, and their two daughters. She is a triathlete, competing in events ranging from local sprint distance triathlons to international Ironman distance triathlons. Lori also enjoys boating and skiing.
Marci Marsh began her real estate career in 1997 when she joined ICORR Properties in Sarasota. In 2000, she was promoted to commercial property manager responsible for ICORR’s Sarasota portfolio of commercial properties including One Sarasota Tower, a twelve-story office complex in downtown Sarasota. At ICORR, Marci worked closely with Ian Black and was pleased to join him in 2003 when he launched Ian Black Real Estate. Marci is currently the firm’s Director of Operations, PR and Marketing Coordinator, and Commercial Property Manager (overseeing close to a quarter of a million SF of commercial property). Marci has been instrumental in the development of Ian Black Real Estate which has grown to a staff of 7 with over 80 commercial property listings.
Marci, a native of Cincinnati, OH, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Kentucky Wesleyan College located in Owensboro, Kentucky. She obtained her Florida Real Estate License in 2001, is a Florida Notary Public, a member of Sarasota’s Young Professionals Group and Sarasota Association of Realtors Young Realtors Group.
Alia Munoz is the newest to join our team and works as a Research Analysis/Administrative Assistant. She is currently going to school pursuing a degree in Business, and is set to graduate in the fall of 2008. Prior to joining Ian Black Real Estate, Alia worked as a customer service and administrative assistant for six years with a homebuilder in Lakewood Ranch, FL. Alia is looking forward to learning more about the Real Estate business and is interested in obtaining a Real Estate License.
Alia was born in Tampa, FL and moved to Sarasota as a child. In 2006 she completed the Nike Woman’s Half Marathon in San Francisco, California. On October 25, 2006 she became engaged and is currently planning for a January 2008 wedding in Sarasota, FL.
Joni-Elizabeth Lane is the friendly voice you hear when you call Ian Black Real Estate! Joni formerly worked with ADP as their office administrator and joined the IBRE team in 2006 as an administrative assistant. She is responsible for marketing the firm’s listings by inputting them on all the various websites including Catylist and Loopnet and creating stand-out flyers, marketing packages, and postcards for the properties.
Joni was born and raised in Sarasota, FL and graduated from Sarasota High in 1999. Joni is a newlywed (married last October) and expecting her first baby with her husband Dan in January. She also is in the process of building a new house for her new family.