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Real Estate Professional Making the News
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Real Estate Professional Making the News McKinley Associates, Inc. (734-769-8520) hired Marc Campbell as executive vice president and director of commercial real estate. He will be responsible for the management and performance of the commercial properties for the company’s commercial division, including four million sq.ft. of retail, office and light industrial space across the U.S. Equity One, Inc. and IRT Co. (305-947-1664) have entered into a definitive merger agreement in which Equity One will acquire IRT. The companies will operate in the same region and focus on the same asset class. The merger will double the company’s shopping center portfolio and will create one of the largest retail REIT’s in the southeast. Yancey Hausman (832-615-5711) hired Lucas Patterson as a retail leasing agent. The company, which operates offices in Austin and Houston, TX, plans to continue to actively pursue Austin’s retail real estate market. Northeastern Realty Group, Inc. (610-782-9800) was recently formed by James M. Smith and Christopher A. Haines. Charles Dunn Co. (213-683-0500) hired Wayne Saldana as senior vice president/regional manager of the commercial real estate group. He will be responsible for expanding the firm’s commercial real estate group and managing and staffing the San Fernando Valley, CA offices. Prior to joining Charles Dunn, Saldana served as an executive vice president with Newmark & Co. in Los Angeles, CA. Katz & Associates Corp. (845-735-6666) hired Roy O. Crain as director of real estate in the southern region. Prior to joining Katz, Crain worked for Trammell Crow in the retail brokerage division, providing leasing and tenant representation to well known retailers. He also brings experience in redevelopment and repositioning projects for retail centers from when he worked for Hill Partners, Inc. The Woodmont Co. (817-732-4000) recently named Robert Graham an investment partner. Graham will be responsible for regional shopping center leasing with a focus on acquisitions, developments and third-party managed re-developments. Graham was formerly a senior leasing representative for General Growth Properties. Pan Pacific Retail Properties (760-727-1002) recently acquired Center Trust, Inc. Pan Pacific is expected to own 138 shopping centers throughout the west, which will encompass 19.4 million sq.ft. |