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Real Estate Professionals Making the News
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Real Estate Professionals Making the News Global Real Estate Investment (757-622-6009) hired Michael Cutter as executive vice president. He will specialize in the sale, development and leasing of commercial property.
Katz & Associates Corp. (845-735-6666) promoted Brian Katz to senior vice president in charge of the Northeast region. Katz will oversee all the real estate activities for the company’s clients in the northeastern U.S. Companies represented by Katz in the northeast include Linens ‘n Things, Cost Plus World Market, Loehmann’s, Levitz and Namco, along with numerous other retail chains. Katz has been with the company since 2000 and has been active in all parts of the northeast region.
Sperry Van Ness (949-225-1883) has named Peyton Moore to the position of director of organization development in South Florida. He will be focusing on Broward, Collier, Dade, Lee and Palm Beach counties in FL as well as the Atlanta metropolitan area. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Moore was the director of investor relations for The Broward Alliance, as well as district manager for Blockbuster Entertainment and U.S. operations manager for Timothy’s World Coffee.
Metro Commercial Real Estate (610-246-2606) hired Joseph W. Dougherty Jr. to its leasing team. Dougherty specializes in retail real estate with a focus on tenant representation. Previously, he worked as a real estate associate for Interstate Commercial Real Estate, Inc. in New York, NY, where he served as a key member of Commerce Bank’s FL and New York, NY expansion team. While at Interstate, Dougherty also identified potential properties, negotiated leases and sales agreements.
Grosvenor (202-293-1235) appointed Dale Nelson as senior development director for its East Coast and Midwest operations. Nelson brings over 30 years of experience in mixed-use and retail development. He previously worked with the Hahn Co. and as a principal of The Nelson Co. The company also appointed Tina Colacino as investment manager responsible for the international real estate development and investment company’s investment strategy on the West Coast. Colacino will focus on retail and multi-family acquisitions in the San Francisco Bay are of CA and on value-added retail opportunities in the Los Angeles, CA metropolitan area.
Johnson Capital (949-660-1999) appointed Thomas C. Copeman as chief operating officer. Copeman has worked for the company since August 2005. Along with managing corporate operations for Johnson Capital, Copeman will continue to be involved in the development, management and execution of the company’s new growth initiatives, which include the company’s recent expansion into new markets and the formation of the small balance group, Johnson Capital Express. His career experience encompasses investment and risk management, business development, and operations management. Previously, he was a principal and vice president of Willowbrook Asset Management, where he co-managed a public equity hedge fund and sourced various private real estate and equity investment opportunities. Copeman began his career at Kenneth Leventhal & Co., analyzing various bank credits held under receivership by the RTC. His private startup experience includes developing and selling an internationally branded consumer skin care product line and managing the business and corporate development for a national internet and technology consulting company.
Next Realty, LLC (312-654-8900) hired Eteri Zaslavsky as director of retail acquisitions. In this role, she will assist in the expansion of Next Realty’s retail property acquisition activities. Prior to joining Next, Zaslavsky worked for Allstate Investments, where she was responsible for underwriting commercial real estate loans and completed more than $550 million in transaction volume. She also worked at The Tuckerman Group analyzing equity and mezzanine debt investment opportunities, and in the capital markets group of Jones Lang LaSalle, where she represented clients in the dispositions of more than $725 million real estate assets.
Next Realty, LLC (312-654-8900) promoted Rob Meeks, G. Matthew Silvers, David Worth and David Caplan to principal positions in three of the company’s operating units. Previously, Meeks served as senior broker for Next Realty Mid-Atlantic. In the Chicago office, Silvers and Caplan formerly served as senior brokers for Next Realty Midwest, while Worth served as director of acquisitions for Next Realty. Meeks brings with him experience in identifying properties for development or rehabilitation, with a special interest in urban development. Silvers joined Next Realty in 2002 as a senior broker via the firm’s acquisition of Wabash Associates, Inc., where he concentrated on real estate brokerage, development and consultation for institutional and non-institutional clients nationwide. Worth specializes in real estate acquisition. Prior to joining Next, Worth founded October investments, a firm specializing in the acquisition of manufactured housing communities and apartments. Caplan joined Next Realty in 2005 after more than a decade of commercial brokerage. |