Ware Malcomb Announces Specialty Practice Leaders to Promote Market-Specific Expertise Firmwide

 Luciana Arim 

  

IRVINE, CA – Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, has appointed four senior team members to a newly created leadership role called ‘practice leader’ to further diversify business and support dedicated market-specific capabilities across the Americas.

They are  Luciana Arim for Science & Technology; Kate Lyle for Industrial Cold & Food; Anthony Simon for Retail and Charles Swanson for Multifamily. 

“Elevating practice leaders represents a natural evolution of our overall leadership structure that strengthens our internal teams and further diversifies our business in these disciplines in all Ware Malcomb offices,” said Matt Brady, Executive Vice President.

Kate Lyle 

“Our practice leaders help our offices provide streamlined delivery of services and firmwide resources for these types of projects.”

Luciana Arim, Practice Leader, Director, Science & Technology, based in Pleasanton, CA, is responsible for Ware Malcomb’s growing S&T practice. The firm is ranked #23 among A/E firms for this building type. 

Ware Malcomb has decades of science and technology experience, and has designed a wide array of projects, including science, pharma and technology, from R&D to over one million square foot manufacturing facilities. 

Its leaders have authored numerous industry articles on the unique considerations for designing spaces for Science & Technology.

 

Anthony Simon 

 In addition, the firm recently completed an award-winning redevelopment project for Precision Labs in Germantown, MD.

 Kate Lyle, Practice Leader, Director, Industrial Cold & Food, based in Irvine, CA, is an established thought leader for this highly innovative building sector. Ware Malcomb is an industry leader in cold buildings, a unique and highly specialized sector that includes cold storage, food processing and production facilities, cold laboratories, and cold medical and pharmaceutical facilities. 

Firm leaders authored an e-book in conjunction with NAIOP discussing best practices in cold storage facility development. Ware Malcomb has ranked as the #1 Industrial sector A/E firm by Building Design & Construction for four straight years.

Charles Swanson 

Anthony Simon, Practice Leader, Director, Retail, based in New York City, oversees Ware Malcomb’s extensive and diverse retail sector practice. Ware Malcomb’s retail portfolio includes projects for some of the most prominent national retail brands, as well as for boutique retail developments and brand’s parent corporate headquarters. 

Ware Malcomb’s retail expertise includes master planning, architecture, civil engineering, interior design, retail strategy and branding for new developments, as well as renovation of existing facilities and tenant improvements. 

The firm was recently ranked #8 for Retail Interior Designers in Interior Design’s listing of Top 100 Giants of Interior Design, and #27 among A/E firms overall for retail architecture and engineering by Building Design & Construction.

Charles Swanson, Practice Leader, Director, Multifamily, based in the Chicagoland area, leads this growing practice category for the firm. Ware Malcomb currently has 3,200 units under development and construction across the United States and Canada. These projects include mall redevelopments, greenfield sites, student housing, high-rise conversions, and senior living.

 Ware Malcomb provides high quality and innovative planning and design services for multifamily, mixed-use and residential developments across the Americas. The company’s vast resources coupled with local knowledge and efficient project delivery methods enable them to help their clients develop and construct high quality living environments that maximize long term real estate value.

Peter Priebe

 

“These leaders have distinguished themselves as experts in their fields, and firmwide leaders in their discipline,” said Peter Priebe, Director, Special Practices. “We look forward to their contributions to companywide business development and thought leadership for each practice.” 

 CONTACTS:

           

Maria Rodgers,

 Director, PR & Communications

 949.660.9128

 mrodgers@waremalcomb.com

 

Sean Boswell,

PR Associate, 949.660.9128, 

sboswell@waremalcomb.com

waremalcomb.com 

 

 

Ware Malcomb Northeast Leaders Secure Industry Association Presidency Roles

 

 Erica Godun

NEWARK, NJ – Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, announced two leaders based in the firm’s Newark office have been sworn into presidency roles of local industry associations.

 Erica Godun, Director, Sustainability, is President of the New Jersey Chapter of the Commercial Real Estate Women Network (CREW NJ) for the 2024 calendar year, and Sean Van, Regional Operations Manager, is the President of the AIA Architects League of Northern New Jersey.

 Godun has been an active volunteer and board member at CREW NJ for eight years. Ware Malcomb professionals have been actively involved with CREW Network for more than 20 years and, in that time, several firm leaders have served on CREW chapter committees and boards.

Sean Van

 The firm regularly sponsors the association at the national level as well as more than a dozen regional CREW chapters and events.  

 Godun joined Ware Malcomb in 2015, and recently was named Director, Sustainability, to develop and lead the firm’s sustainability-focused service offerings.

 She is a registered architect in the states of New York and New Jersey, a LEED and WELL Accredited Professional and a Fitwel Ambassador.

 

Godun received bachelor’s degrees in architecture and fine arts from the Rhode Island School of Design. 

Van recently started as the President of the AIA Architects League of Northern New Jersey, an AIA component covering Northern New Jersey. He has served on the board of trustees for the past four years with over 600 members. communications, legislation and serving as a liaison between the state and national efforts.

 Additionally, Van will be focused on recruiting, member engagement and implementing new initiatives for the year. 

 Van joined Ware Malcomb in 2021 as a Senior Project Manager and was promoted to Regional Operations Manager. Van holds a Masters of Business Administration from Rutgers Business School and a Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute.

 He is a registered architect in the State of New Jersey as well as a WELL Accredited Professional.

CONTACTS:

Maria Rodgers, Director, PR & Communications, 949.660.9128,

 mrodgers@waremalcomb.com

Sean Boswell, PR Associate, 

949.660.9128,

 sboswell@waremalcomb.com

Hold-Thyssen Closes Investment Sale of Commercial Development Land on Edge of an Opportunity Zone

Martin Forster

ORLANDO, fl --- Hold Thyssen, Inc., a full-service commercial property firm based in Winter Park, recently completed the sale of a rectangular parcel of vacant land located at the southwestern edge of the Pine Hills Opportunity Zone in West Orlando. 

 

Orlando-based investor W-J OZB Operation, LLC paid $450,000 for the 1.33-acres (Lot 2 of the Granikus Subdivision) situated on the highly visible north side of Silver Star Road at its intersection with Lake Stanley Road and immediately east of the Circle K at 8299 Silver Star Rd. in Orlando. 

 

Hold-Thyssen Senior Director Martin Forster CCIM, who negotiated the transaction representing the seller Manor Park, LLC, said the buyer had set up and funded an Opportunity Fund after the federal program to revitalize distressed communities was created.  “That made this property an ideal asset to develop and hold in order to benefit from the favorable long term capital gains treatment that Opportunity Fund properties receive,” he said

SOLD: Rectangular parcel of vacant
land located at the southwestern edge
 of the Pine Hills Opportunity Zone
in West Orlando, FL. 

 

“While it took a couple of years to get the property sold, it was ideal for a very particular buyer which we were fortunate enough to find,” said Forster, adding “Its access on a main east-west artery with a high traffic count makes an ideal site for development for single or multi-tenant use. I’m excited to see what’s eventually developed there.”

 

Hold-Thyssen provides commercial property brokerage, leasing and management services to institutional and private investor clients nationwide.  The 40-year old firm’s current property management portfolio includes more than 100 commercial properties throughout the United States.

Contacts:

           

Martin Forster, CCIM 

Senior Director/Broker Associate, 

Hold-Thyssen Real Estate Services

 407-691-0505

 mforster@HoldThyssen.com

 

Beth Payan, 

Larry Vershel Communications Inc.

 407-461-3781

 beth@larryvershel.com