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CPE’s Stars to Watch: Rising Leaders in Commercial Real Estate
Challenging times are the true test of talent, and the past recession has provided more of a test than most. This year’s group of Stars to Watch rose to the challenge, though, drawing on such strengths as ingenuity, honesty, commitment, a desire to learn and, of course, good old-fashioned hard work to close deals, develop research programs, cut costs and add to the bottom line.
Almquist Joins Avison Young as Principal
Commercial real estate broker Marty Almquist will focus on agency leasing and tenant representation in northern Virginia.
JLL Poaches Major Multi-Family Players for Atlanta Team
Jones Lang LaSalle has made a big move to take its already powerful presence in multi-family investment sales along the Eastern Seaboard to new heights. The commercial real estate services firm just added four preeminent names to its capital markets platform, leaving Atlanta’s top two multi-family brokerage teams with some big shoes to fill.
Barnett Joins Colliers as Senior Vice President
Richard Barnett will lead the healthcare and life sciences practice in the firm’s development and consulting services group.
Voit Continues Las Vegas Expansion
Voit Real Estate Services has tapped George Okinaka as a senior associate in its Vegas office as part of its continued effort to spread its wings locally.
Lee & Associates Names Fulkerson, Linklater Principals
Grant Fulkerson and Scott Linklater are both industrial brokers specializing in the sale and leasing of properties and development land, Fulkerson throughout the Eastern Ventura County and Conejo Valley markets and Linklater throughout the West San Fernando Valley and Ventura County markets.
LaRue Tapped as New Forest City CEO
David LaRue will succeed current Forest City Enterprises Inc. president & CEO Charles Ratner as of June 10, 2011. LaRue is the first non-Ratner family member to take the position.
Colliers Taps Dahlstrom to Lead Investment Services
The appointment signals a push to take market share in the institutional investment arena.
Watkins to Lead Innovation, Product Development at JLL
Emily Watkins has been tapped to serve as senior vice president, based out of the firm’s San Francisco office.
Sunstone Names Arabia as CFO, Executive VP
Lodging real estate investment real estate trust Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. has announced that John Arabia has been appointed chief financial officer & executive vice president of corporate strategy effective April 4, 2011.