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| Lela Cirjakovic |
CHICAGO, IL (March 15,
2016) – Waterton, a U.S. real estate investor and operator, today announced it
has promoted Lela Cirjakovic to
executive vice president, operations, with responsibility for the firm’s
national multifamily operations team of more than 500 site-level associates.
In addition, veteran real estate professional Scott Ferguson has joined the firm as
assistant vice president, regional operations, overseeing its multifamily
properties in Chicago and the western United States.
“As we merge our
multifamily and hospitality platforms and look to leverage synergies between
the two, we’re simultaneously bringing on new talent and promoting from within
to streamline operations and create a more cohesive brand across our entire
portfolio,” said David Schwartz,
co-founder and CEO of Waterton.
“With more than 30 years
of experience between them, Lela and Scott understand the highly personalized,
fully amenitized lifestyle that today’s renters are looking for – and, more
importantly, how to deliver on those high expectations.”
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| Scott Ferguson |
Cirjakovic most recently
served as senior vice president, operations, at Waterton, overseeing nearly
10,000 rental units in the Midwestern and Eastern regions. Prior to joining the
company in 2006, she served as regional manager at Chicago-based CAMCO Inc.,
overseeing the company’s Midwest operations.
A graduate of Loyola
University, Cirjakovic previously managed eight properties in four states for
Midland Property Management and also worked as an asset manager for the
Illinois Housing Development Authority, where she was responsible for a
20-property portfolio comprising more than 3,500 units.
Ferguson joins Waterton
from The Related Companies, where as district manager he directed the lease-up
of two newly developed luxury apartment towers in downtown Chicago and managed
a portfolio of high-end condominiums in the South Loop.
In his new role, he will
oversee the on-site operation teams at Presidential Towers, Chicago’s largest
rental community with 2,346 apartments, as well as Waterton’s three other
multifamily properties in Chicago: Pensacola Place, in Uptown; One East
Delaware, in Streeterville; and River North Park, in River North.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release,
please contact:
Abe Tekippe,
atekippe@taylorjohnson.com, (312) 267-4528
Kim Manning,
kmanning@taylorjohnson.com, (312) 267-4527
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