HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – CBRE announced that office investor leasing specialists Russell Hodges, Bubba Harkins, and Jessica Ochoa have joined the firm’s Advisory & Transaction Services team in Houston. The trio joins CBRE from JLL, where they were responsible for marketing and leasing a 6 million square foot office portfolio. Additional team members who moved from JLL include Jenny Mueller, Andrew Elliott, Grant Rexrode, and Francie Breen. “We remain committed to expanding our team and deepening our bench of real estate advisors to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients,” said Mark Taylor, Senior Managing Director at CBRE.
David P. Hudson, an industrial development specialist, has been named President of Development at Griffin Partners, the Houston-based firm founded in 1980 by Fred Griffin. Hudson will direct Griffin Partners’ national expansion into industrial development. Previously, Hudson led the Houston office of Duke Realty, where he was involved in large-scale distribution projects, including buildings developed for Amazon.
Michael Reamer has been promoted to Houston Division President of Lennar. Reamer succeeds John Hammond, who retired after a 33-year career with Lennar and Friendswood Development Company.
Culver Stedman has joined Gulf Coast Commercial Group as Executive Vice President. Stedman previously served with Edge Realty and brings executive-level experience in commercial real estate leadership and brokerage.
NewQuest Properties expanded its land brokerage team by adding Joe Burke and Charles McGahren. The firm also hired Travis Waltmon to strengthen its tenant advisory services, enhancing NewQuest’s capabilities in land transactions and tenant representation across the region.
Jon Levy, formerly director of worldwide operations and real estate at Amazon, has been named Executive Vice President at Patrinely Group. Levy will lead Patrinely’s industrial platform, focusing on build-to-suit and speculative development for warehouse and e-commerce users in Houston and other markets. Many developers that traditionally concentrated on office and mixed-use projects are increasingly moving into industrial development to meet growing demand from logistics and e-commerce companies. Industry reports indicate that Amazon alone is planning hundreds of new projects nationwide, fueling demand for modern distribution and fulfillment space.
March 22, 2021 Realty News Report. Copyright 2021.
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