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Real Estate Professionals Making the News
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| Real Estate Professionals Making the News Colliers Keenan (803-401-4211) hired Tristan Porter as a real estate broker. Porter will focus on the company’s shopping center leasing and retail tenant representation. Venable, LLP (202-344-8096) hired Samuel R. Spira as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles, CA office. Prior to joining the company, Spira served as partner with Ervin Cohen & Jessup, LLP in Beverly Hills, CA where he conducted business in both the public and private sectors. The Goodman Co. (561-833-3777) named Daniel Bush as site planner and tenant coordinator for its five million sq.ft. of retail projects throughout the Southeast. Bush has seven years of experience in commercial real estate development. KKE Architects, Inc. (626-796-8230) hired Gregory A. James. James will head up the company’s retail division at their Irvine, CA office and be responsible for the development and management of all retail projects through all phases. Prior to joining the company, he was the project director and director of operations for MCG Architecture, also located in Irvine. Katz & Associates (303-874-5173) hired Bruce Boxer as director of real estate, Midwest region. Boxer is stationed at the company’s new Denver, CO office and will assist in company business in CO, KS, MO, NM, OK and TX. He has 20 years of experience in real estate and, prior to joining the company, was head of store development for Washington Mutual. Global Fund Investments, LLC (305-535-6305) announced the opening of its headquarters in Miami, FL. The real estate investment company is the joint venture of Doron Valero, former president of Equity One, and two former employees of that company. The company plans to overhaul, rehabilitate and revitalize urban properties in FL and TX. Palisades Financial (201-894-5000) hired Brian B. Murray as an associate with the company’s originations team for commercial loans. Murray will assist the asset development department with real estate assets in the company’s loan portfolio. GVA Williams (203-324-0800) hired Nelson Pickering as an associate. Pickering will represent retailers and landlords of shopping centers and storefronts. The company also promoted Dominick Musilli to senior vice president and partner. Musilli has 14 years of experience in commercial real estate. NAI Realvest (407-875-9989) appointed Jim Murr to investment sales associate. Murr has 20 years of experience in sales. Harlem Irving Cos. (773-625-3036) appointed Walt Irmen as project manager, Colleen Rolloff as director of open center leasing and John Worsek as tenant manager. Irmen oversees the design and construction of new retail developments. He has 30 years of construction experience with a special emphasis on restaurant and retail facilities. Rolloff oversees the leasing process for the company’s new projects under development, including marketing to tenants, merchandising analysis and lease negotiations. Prior to joining the company, Rolloff served as assistant vice president of retail leasing and brokerage at M&J Wilkow, Ltd. Worsek provides design and construction coordination services from the pre-development phase through tenant occupancy. Prior to joining the company, Worsek served as senior manager and director of design and construction at Mesirow Stein Real Estate. Strategic Commercial Real Estate (912-352-3489) announced the opening of its office in Savannah, GA. Marian E. Smith serves as principal for the brokerage and consulting firm. Smith has seven years experience in commercial real estate. Prior to founding the company, Smith worked for Melaver Mouchet as an associate broker in the office, retail, land, multi-family, hotel, investment, like-kind exchange, development and timber sectors. Bialow Real Estate (617-928-9423) hired Jerry Willis as vice president. Willis will head the company’s newly opened southeastern office in Atlanta, GA. Prior to joining the company, Willis served as director of real estate for Arby’s. In total, Willis has 22 years of retail real estate experience. Phillips Edison & Co. (410-649-1203) hired George Garvin as acquisitions officer. Gravin is responsible for the company’s acquisition of neighborhood and community shopping centers throughout CA, NV, OR and WA. He brings 15 years of commercial real estate investment and development experience. Prior to joining the company, Garvin was vice president of investment services group at Grubb & Ellis and later became an independent real estate developer. |