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Real Estate Professionals Making The News
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Real Estate Professionals Making The News Crosland, Inc. (704-561-5272) hired Mike Wiggins as senior vice president of the company’s retail division. Wiggins previously served as vice president of retail development for Crescent Resources, where he launched a retail division for the Duke Energy subsidiary. With Crescent, Wiggins established operations in seven Southeastern states, with offices in Charlotte, NC; Tampa, FL and Birmingham, AL. His division’s portfolio included a dozen neighborhood shopping centers valued at $120 million. Previously, he was vice president of retail development for Edens & Avant from 1992 to 1999. Prior to that, he was an independent consultant in commercial real estate development. Crosland is one of the Southeast’s leading, privately held real estate companies. It is active in retail, office, industrial, multi-family, land development and general contracting and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.
Levin Management Corp. (201-796-7788) promoted the following employees: Robert Carson and Kate Hoffman Russo. Carson was promoted from vice president of property management to vice president of operations. He will maintain overall responsibility for the property management department while overseeing all operational matters at the company. Carson will also lead the firm’s new business program. He joined Levin in 1992 after serving as general manager of Hartz Mountain Industries shopping center and mall business. Hoffman Russo was promoted from director of property management to assistant vice president of property management. The licensed real estate broker has been with the company since 1994 and she has been responsible for field operations in her department since 1995. Before joining Levin, she was associated with a developer of industrial, commercial and residential properties in southern NJ.
Jones Lang LaSalle (312-228-2795) announced an alliance with L&H Real Estate Group to assume the operation of L&H’s 16 shopping centers, increasing the size of Jones Lang LaSalle’s retail portfolio to 54 properties. With the addition of the centers throughout FL, IA, IL, IN, OH, TX and WI, Jones Lang LaSalle’s retail portfolio will total 35 million sq.ft. L&H will continue to operate under its own name as a real estate development, investment and advisory firm led by managing partners Patrick O’Leary and Gerry Curciarello. All on-site property employees, as well as additional corporate office employees, will transfer to Jones Lang LaSalle, which will provide leasing and management services for the following centers: Mall of Abilene, Sunset Mall and Westgate Town Center in TX; Peru Mall in IL; College Square Mall, Marshall Town Center, Muscatine Mall, North Grand Mall and Westland Mall in IA; Glenbrook Commons in IN; Merritt Square Mall in FL; Memorial Mall in WI and University Mall in IL.
NAI (609-448-4700) announced the merger between member firms, NAI Ronald Markowitz Real Estate, Inc. and NAI Alan R. Daus and Associates. Markowitz has provided specialized retail brokerage services and Daus has provided office and industrial capabilities. The new entity, which will operate under the name NAI Alan R. Daus and Associates, will combine their brokerage base to create one of the largest firms in the Cleveland, OH marketplace. Ronald Markowitz, Gary Gruehl and Chris Seelig will join the company. The merger brings the number of NAI Alan R. Daus partners to seven, creating a firm with a total of 18 agents. The merger will give NAI Alan R. Daus exclusive coverage of the Cleveland, OH market for NAI.
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