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Subject: Executive Changes-Properties (EXECP)
Developer Chesapeake Real Estate Bolsters Opportunistic Investing Chops
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Developer Chesapeake Real Estate Group is turning its sights to buying existing industrial, office and retail properties. The Baltimore-area company, which has completed more than 45 properties with 15 million square feet since 2004, ...
S2 Capital Names Mark Halford VP of Special Situations
S2 Capital has named Mark Halford vice president of special situations, to help identify potential opportunistic investments for the Dallas investment manger's fund vehicles. Halford joins the company from Hillview Capital Partners, a Dallas investment manager that he had co-founded ...
Faris Lee Adds Industry Veteran Eric Ramirez as Managing Director
Eric Ramirez, a 20-plus-year veteran of the industry, has joined Faris Lee Investments as managing director to focus on leasing, property sales and development assistance, among other client services. Ramirez most recently was president of Millenia Commercial Real Estate, an ...
Development Pros Form Imperium to Build Apartments in Southeast, Sunbelt
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Greg Power and Mike Handza, a pair of seasoned developers who had been with Terwilliger Pappas of Charlotte, N.C., have formed their own development venture and have broken ground on two projects. Their Imperium ...
Partners Capital Adds Dallas-Area Acquisitions Pro
Partners Capital has hired Jess Dickie as vice president of acquisitions in its Dallas office. The Houston investment manager is a unit of Partners Real Estate, which previously was known as NAI Partners. Dickie is charged with identifying potential investments ...
Northmarq Adds 3- Person Investment-Sales Team to Washington, D.C., Office
Northmarq has hired a Washington, D.C., investment sales team from Walker & Dunlop. The team is led by Christopher Doerr, who was named managing director, and includes William Harvey, senior vice president, and Shack Stanwick, associate. The three will focus ...
Newmark Hires Jeff Pappas as Senior Managing Director in Dallas
Newmark has hired Jeff Pappas as senior managing director in the company’s Dallas office, where he will join the office tenant representation team. Pappas is joining from Mohr Partners, a Dallas advisory company, where he was managing director. He has ...
Harbor Group Hires Mike Nathan as Chief Investment Officer for Office
Harbor Group International has hired Michael Nathan as chief investment officer for office. Nathan is a 20-year industry veteran who most recently was partner and managing principal of TKF Real Estate Investment, a New York investor that pursues properties in ...
JLL Capital Hires Bill Krebsbach as Senior Director of Retail Investment Team
JLL Capital Markets has hired Bill Krebsbach as senior director of its retail investment-sales advisory team, where he will advise clients on single-tenant and net-leased investment sales. He's also charged with developing relationships with development partners. Krebsbach joined from Mid-America ...
BH Properties Adds John Carl as Head of Value-Add Acquisitions
John Carl III, a 20-plus year veteran of the opportunistic property investment arena, has joined BH Properties to head the Los Angeles company's value-add acquisitions platform. Carl is based in Dallas and charged with expanding BH Properties' acquisitions capabilities and ...
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