The following companies announced personnel moves this week: Colliers International, Newmark Knight Frank, Jack Resnick & Sons, Greystone, Founders 3, Kidder Mathews, SRS, Trammell Crow Co., Onyx Equities, Clarion Partners, Aries/Conlon Capital, Kiser Group, Stigliano CRE, Kimpton Hotels, BGIS, HAP Investments, GrayCor Construction, Newmark Grubb Zimmer, SkyView Advisors, Mode Commercial and NAI / Merin Hunter Codman.
It’s time to update those contact managers with CoStar’s People of Note, reporting news on significant new CRE hires and promotions. This week’s issue includes the following markets: Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Milwaukee, Seattle / Puget Sound, San Diego, Phoenix / Tucson, Northern New Jersey, Detroit / Grand Rapids, South Florida, San Francisco, Greater Toronto Area, St. Louis and Tampa / St. Petersburg.
LOS ANGELES
Colliers Recruits Vargas to Oversee SoCal Markets
By CoStar Research
Colliers International has recruited Joseph Vargas to serve as its market leader for the Southern California region. As senior managing director in its El Segundo, CA office, Vargas will focus on winning new business and recruiting and retaining staff while overseeing day-to-day operations of the firm’s offices across the Greater Los Angeles markets.
Vargas is well-established in the Southern California real estate scene, having previously served as the president of Cushman & Wakefield’s West Region and as an executive vice president with Lee & Associates.
LOS ANGELES
NKF Adds Bergeson as Managing Director
By Justin Sumner
Alex Bergeson has joined Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) as a managing director to handle landlord agency office leasing, tenant representation and investment sales.
Bergeson joins NKF from CBRE, where he began his career in 2012 as a research and valuation analyst before transitioning into brokerage as an associate, overseeing a 1.5 million-square-foot office landlord agency portfolio on behalf of institutional ownerships. Throughout his career he has executed more than 120 lease transactions valued in excess of $80 million and approximately $170 million of investment sales.
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NEW YORK CITY
Resnick Promotes Greenberg to Exec. Managing Director
By Justin Sumner
Jack Resnick & Sons has promoted industry veteran Brett Greenberg to executive managing director of leasing. Greenberg, who joined the firm in 2010, will manage all aspects of leasing and marketing for Resnick’s office, retail and residential portfolios, comprising 6 million square feet of commercial space and 900 apartments.
Greenberg succeeds Dennis Brady, who is retiring after 40 years with the company. Resnick has hired Adam Rappaport from Thor Equities to serve as a managing director of leasing, filling Greenberg’s prior role and taking on responsibility for the firm’s 3 million-square-foot Downtown and Midtown South portfolio.
CHICAGO
Greystone Real Estate Expands Multifamily Team
By Rita Iseghohi
William Montana and Christopher Sackley have joined Greystone Real Estate Advisors as managing directors on the multifamily team overseeing sales in Chicago and the Midwest.
Prior to joining Greystone, Montana and Sackley led the multifamily brokerage team at Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. and before that the pair worked together at Cushman & Wakefield’s multifamily sales advisory team.
Founders 3 Merges Three of Milwaukee’s Top Local CRE Firms: CPA, RFP and Siegel-Gallagher
By Stephanie Vega
SEATTLE / PUGET SOUND
Kidder Mathews Hires Retail Broker in Bellevue
By Dean Buenaventura
John Booth has joined Kidder Mathews as a senior vice president in the firm’s Bellevue, WA office. Specializing in retail leasing and investment sales with a focus on supermarket-anchored sites and large-format retail opportunities, Booth will handle retail transactions for clients across the greater suburban Seattle markets.
Most recently a vice president with Wallace Properties, Booth’s client list includes Tractor Supply, Cash & Carry and Big Lots. Booth received a 2016 CoStar Power Broker Award.
SAN DIEGO
SRS Enlists Top Net Lease and Tenant Professionals
By Justin Sumner
SRS Real Estate Partners has opened its new San Diego, CA office with the addition of three new brokers.
Joining the San Diego team as part of the National Net Lease Group (NNLG) are Sam Hanna as senior vice president and Bryan Raphaelson as associate, who will provide advisory services for investors of single-tenant and net lease properties in San Diego and across the nation. Michael Lagazo joins the San Diego office as vice president, and will provide tenant and landlord services as a part of SRS’ Southern California team.
PHOENIX / TUCSON
TCC Promotes Tuchin to SVP
By Justin Sumner
Trammell Crow Company (TCC) has promoted Paul Tuchin to senior vice president with the firm’s Phoenix business unit, where he will continue sourcing and executing real estate acquisitions and development projects across the marketplace.
Tuchin joined TCC in 2013 and has since identified and secured several opportunities including The Osborn, The Fillmore, Park Lucero, Park Ladera at Spectrum Ridge and Corridors Industrial Park. He brings more than 10 years of experience in real estate development, land transactions and acquisitions.
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
Taylor Joins Onyx Equities
By Ladi Sanu
Trent Taylor has joined Onyx Equities as a senior vice president of office leasing. Based in the firm’s Woodbridge, NJ office, Taylor will be responsible for overseeing the leasing and asset management division for the firm’s portfolio.
Taylor brings more than a decade of commercial real estate experience, having previously worked for Hampshire Companies and KABR Group. In the past, he served as an analyst and primarily focused in portfolio management.
LOS ANGELES
Clarion Taps Hill to Assist Core Flagship Fund Management
By Chelsea Bell
Clarion Partners has named Christy Hill, senior vice president, as an assistant portfolio manager for the firm’s core flagship fund. In her new role, Hill will assist in fund management, acquisitions and dispositions, asset management and investor communications.
Hill was previously part of Clarion’s asset management group, handling multiple West Coast markets while overseeing core and value-add investments for the company. Succeeding Hill in this role will be Christine S. Kang, who joins the firm from J.P. Morgan.
DETROIT / GRAND RAPIDS
Dobson Joins Aries/Conlon Capital
By Kenneth Broadnax Jr
Mac Dobson has joined the originations team at national boutique investment banking firm Aries/Conlon Capital as a senior vice president. Based in the firm’s Ann Arbor, MI office, Dobson will originate non-recourse bridge and permanent financing for properties nationwide and bolster the firm’s SBA 504 and 7(a) financing services.
Dobson most recently led Bank of America’s Midwest SBA platform and before that served on the investment team at Valstone Partners.
CHICAGO
Kiser Group Elevates Meyer to Senior Director
By Kyle O’Connor
Mid-market multifamily brokerage firm Kiser Group has promoted John Meyer to senior director following Meyer’s successful completion of a $10.8 million, 152-unit sale in Montgomery, IL.
In Meyer’s 11-year career in commercial real estate, he has successfully completed more than $150 million in transactions on behalf of his clients. He was named Kiser Group’s Top Individual Producer in 2016.
Stigliano Launches Stigliano Commercial Real Estate
By Matthew Kahn
SAN FRANCISCO
Kimpton Hotels Names Chief Development Officer
By Eric Kies
Allison Reid has joined Kimpton Hotels & Resorts as chief development officer, tasked with overseeing real estate development and management contracts on behalf of Kimpton Americas.
Reid previously served as senior vice president at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, where she was responsible for development and acquisition initiatives for all 11 of the company’s brands across North America and was instrumental in launching three new brands including Starwood’s independent, four-star Tribute Portfolio, where she signed more than 10 deals in the first year.
GREATER TORONTO AREA
BGIS Appoints New Chief Corporate Development Officer
By Sara Harvey
Mark Marquis has officially signed on to be the first chief corporate development officer for Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions, a real estate management services provider headquartered in Toronto.
Marquis joins BGIS with more than 20 years of real estate experience including facilities management, global executive strategy and management experience. HIs career includes senior leadership roles within the global workplace solutions division at CBRE and Johnson Controls.
NEW YORK CITY
HAP Adds Mazzeo as Project Executive
By Justin Sumner
John Mazzeo has joined HAP Investments, a New York-based international real estate investment and development company, as a project executive with its HAP Seven residential building currently in pre-development.
Mazzeo joins HAP Investments from JDS Development Group, having managed all phases of design and construction for numerous New York City residential projects. His multi-tiered experience includes varying roles in design architecture, field supervision and construction management on large-scale, high-profile projects.
PHOENIX / TUCSON
Martin Joins GrayCor Construction
By Matt Mendoza
Graycor Construction Company has hired Rusty Martin as a project executive. Based in the developer’s Phoenix, AZ office, Martin is charged with providing high-level operations and expanded business development support as Graycor broadens and diversifies its Southwest regional portfolio.
Martin previously worked at Kitchell and The Weitz Company, overseeing Native American, retail, mixed-use, office and tenant improvement projects throughout the Southwest. His 20 years of commercial real estate construction and operations experience includes work with several of the region’s largest developments.
Colliers Hires Walker, Former CBRE Senior Director as Head of City Agency as Firm Expands Presence in Square Mile
By James Buckley
ST. LOUIS
Newmark Grubb Zimmer Hires Lesinski
By Jonathan Flores
Dan Lesinski has joined the St. Louis, MO office of Newmark Grubb Zimmer as a director with the firm’s industrial brokerage team.
Lesinski was previously with the Sansone Group as part of the office brokerage team, where he has assisted clients for the past three years. Lesinski graduated from the University of Missouri in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
TAMPA / ST. PETERSBURG
SkyView Advisors Promotes Clark
By Thomas Wojehowski
SkyView Advisors promoted Ryan Clark to director of investment sales. He was previously the senior vice president of investment sales for the commercial real estate company.
Prior to joining SVA, Clark was an attorney and member of the Ohio Bar, guiding real estate developers, commercial landlords and construction companies through litigation and transactional matters. Clark has also served as the CEO of a technology company as well as other leadership and operational roles within various small businesses.
PHOENIX / TUCSON
Verwer Joins Mode Commercial as Director of Operations
By Justin Sumner
MODE Commercial Property Management has hired David Verwer, CCIM as its director of real estate operations to oversee management services for clients’ investment or real estate requirements.
Verwer brings more than 30 years of commercial real estate experience, beginning his career in Northern California as a senior vice president of property management before transitioning into brokerage with RE/MAX Napa Valley, Eagle Commercial Realty Services, AMO and Commercial Properties, Inc.
SOUTH FLORIDA
Goldstein Joins NAI/Merin Hunter Codman
By Haener Elie Jr.
Eliot Goldstein has joined NAI / Merin Hunter Codman, Inc. as a commercial associate in the firm’s West Palm Beach, FL office, where he will identify and manage commercial investments and leasing assignments with a focus on retail and industrial properties.
Goldstein previously worked at a local Palm Beach commercial real estate firm, completing several million dollars of transactions for that firm. Before that Goldstein served for eight years in the engineering department at Lockheed Martin.
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