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Real Estate Professionals Making the News
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Real Estate Professionals Making the News First Watch Restaurants, Inc. (813-254-4411) named Michael Pancini vice president of development. Pancini joins the company at a time where plans call for accelerating new restaurant development to approximately 25 openings per year and expanding into new markets, including Chicago, IL and Washington, DC. Prior to joining First Watch, Pancini served as principal of Sunrise Development, an Orlando, FL-based consulting firm dedicated to facilitating the national expansion of numerous retail and restaurant concepts including First Watch, Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, Red Brick Pizza and Quizno’s. At First Watch, Pancini will be responsible for conducting strategic market planning, site selection and lease negotiations, as well as overseeing the construction and facilities functions for the company.
Centennial Properties (509-456-3413) named Robert L. Smith as vice president and chief operating officer. With this appointment, Smith manages the entire real estate division of the Cowles Company, which owns Centennial, with responsibilities for development, leasing and marketing. For the past three years, Smith has served as general manager of River Park Square and development director of West 809, two revitalization projects in the Spokane, WA urban core. Smith will serve as COO for both entities.
First Retail Partners (202-742-1100) was formed and will offer a full range of real estate solutions, while focusing primarily on tenant and third-party landlord representation. The partners, Scott Thiel and Roger Carlson have over 40 years of combined brokerage experience and market expertise.
Ingenuity Development, LLC (757-333-7515) opened its office in the greater Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, NC area. Heading the office is executive vice president David Barger, whose responsibilities include cultivating new development projects throughout NC and SC. He will also cover sales, leasing and tenant representation listings, property management and consulting contracts. Barger was previously a partner with Venture Properties, a commercial real estate development firm in North Wilkesboro, NC. He has completed several retail projects working with national and regional tenants such as Lowe’s Home Improvement, Wal*Mart, Food Lion and Staples. His most recent project is Antiquity, a 130-acre mixed-use town center located in Cornelius, NC. |