Power Broker
Lauren Coup
Senior Director of Leasing, Highwoods Properties, Inc.
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone (813) 997-8811
Specialties
Landlord Rep, Landlord Rep (Office)
Property Types
Office
Markets
Tampa/St Petersburg
Bio
Lauren Coup joined Highwoods Properties as Director of Leasing in 2021 from Cushman & Wakefield, where she served as Senior Director for over seven years. Coup’s prior experience also includes working at Avison Young for seven years where she served as Vice President and Office Leasing Specialist and five years at Lane Witherspoon & Carswell, which was acquired by Avison Young in late 2013. Her expertise is in the Tampa Bay office market handling over 3.8 million square feet. These properties range from Class A buildings to midrise campus office. Lauren’s expertise consists of repositioning existing buildings that experience below market vacancy, establishing competitive positioning of properties within the market to maximize occupancy as well as rates and implementing and executing customized strategic marketing campaigns. Coup serves on the Board of Directors for Westshore Alliance, REIC and NAIOP. Coup is highly involved in the community. While co-chairing a charitable tennis tournament for five years, she was instrumental in raising more than $70,000 for various non-profit organizations. Coup has also raised more than $80,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and served as the Ambassador for the 2016 MS Walk Tampa Bay. Coup volunteers with LifePath Hospice’s Center for Grieving Children and is a member of Hospice Women of Philanthropy
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