HFF expands Denver investment sales team with hiring of Peter Merrion as a director

Peter Merrion

DENVER, CO –– Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced it has hired Peter Merrion as a director in its Denver office.  

Mr. Merrion will team up with Mark Katz, senior managing director and co-head of HFF’s Denver office, to focus on office investment sale transactions in Denver and the Rocky Mountain region.

Mr. Merrion joins HFF from JLL, where he was a vice president since 2013.  Prior to that he held positions at J.F. McKinney & Associates and Golub & Company, both in Chicago.

  He is an active member and on the Board of Directors for DMCAR (Denver Metro Commercial Association of Realtors) and is on the Economic Development Council for DDP (Downtown Denver Partnership). 

Mr. Merrion has a Juris Doctorate from Chicago Kent College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, and a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University. 

“We are delighted to have Peter come aboard and look forward to his contributions to the Denver team in 2017 and beyond,” said Mark Katz, senior managing director and co-head of HFF’s Denver office.  “Peter is an 11-year veteran in the industry with a deep knowledge base of Denver’s key submarkets.”

Mark Katz

“I’m incredibly excited to bring my market knowledge, analytical skills and energy to HFF and the Denver team,” added Merrion.

For a complete copy of the company’s release, please contact:

Kristen M. Murphy

Director, Public Relations

HFF | One Post Office Square, Suite 3500 | Boston, MA 02109

Main: 617-338-0990 | Direct: 617-848-1572 | Cell: 617-543-4873 | www.hfflp.com

krmurphy@hfflp.com

Faris Lee Investments Taps Developer, Long-Time Client Gene Ventura to Head Chicago Office Expansion

  

 

Gene Ventura

Chicago, IL-- Faris Lee Investments has announced the addition of Gene Ventura as senior managing director. 

Ventura, an office and retail developer and long-time Faris Lee client, brings three decades of commercial real estate expertise to his new role. 

His extensive experience includes the development, leasing and disposition of four Chicago area office complexes and seven Wisconsin retail centers. 

As senior managing director, Ventura will lead client development, increase transaction volume, and anchor Faris Lee’s new Chicago office.

Ventura joins Faris Lee Investments from Kirkwood Partners, Ltd., a commercial development, management and leasing company he founded in 1997 and continues to operate.

Between 2000 and 2008, Kirkwood built 100,000 square feet of retail space on speculation in the Kenosha, WI area. Each asset achieved 95%-100% occupancy prior to being sold through Faris Lee’s Jeff Conover. Concurrent with founding Kirkwood, Ventura was Vice President at Chicago-based Development Resources, Inc. (DRI), where he worked with partners such as Oaktree Capital Management and Walton Street Capital to build or redevelop 1.5 million square feet of office space in Chicago and Skokie, IL.

Rick Chichester

Two of those projects in Chicago’s West Loop, Union Tower (1998) and Congress Center (2000), received significant national attention for being high-risk, speculative development; they opened at 95% and 85% leased, respectively.

Ventura started his career with Goldie B. Wolfe & Co. as Vice President in the office brokerage division. There, he represented over three million square feet of corporate office transactions for clients such as Oracle, Lehman Brothers, Xerox and Tenneco.

“Gene has been a valued Faris Lee client for more than a decade and we are honored to have him join us,´ said Rick Chichester, president, Faris Lee Investments.

“He brings unmatched perspective on retail development and the highest level of transactional expertise to the Faris Lee team, with whom there is an existing foundation of trust and respect. 

"We have long differentiated the Faris Lee brand through its creative and collaborative approach to investment real estate. Gene will be an influential part of further expanding on our brand and unique culture in the Chicago and greater Midwestern markets,”

 “I have a long standing and unequivocally positive relationship with Faris Lee on the client side,” said Ventura.. ”After the sale of my first retail project with Jeff Conover in 2007, I was so impressed with the firm’s professionalism, unique team approach and in-depth analysis, I didn’t consider another firm for my other retail assets. 

Jeff Conover

"After selling my retail portfolio I found that I truly miss the energy of the transactional side of the business, and I look forward to bringing my experience and relationships to the team, particularly in the expansion to the Chicago market,”

Hailed as “trailblazing,” Ventura’s developments received extensive national recognition from the press, government agencies and professional associations.

 In 1999, NAIOP awarded his Union Tower project the Chicago NAIOP downtown office development of the year, and his first retail development in Kenosha received a Congressional Recognition Certificate from U.S. Representative Paul Ryan.

Ventura holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Faris Lee’s Chicago office is located at 200 West Madison Ave., Suite 2100. Ventura can be reached by email at gventura@farislee.com or by phone at (858) 353-7618.

For a complete copy of the company’s release, please contact:

Darcie Giacchetto

Spaulding Thompson & Associates

949.278.6224

www.farislee.com.

Baird & Warner Named Exclusive Sales and Marketing Firm for Prominent North Shore Builder The Jacobs Companies

  

Laura Ellis

 CHICAGO, IL — Baird & Warner, Chicagoland's largest locally owned independent residential real estate services company, has announced a new partnership with Deerfield, Ill.-based The Jacobs Companies as the exclusive sales and marketing firm for the prominent North Shore homebuilder.

Founded in 1935, The Jacobs Companies is a fourth-generation luxury homebuilder that has served the North Shore area for 82 years. Currently, the builder has several new custom homes available for immediate delivery, as well as five new-home communities on the North Shore, which offer single-family homes, townhomes and rowhomes, including communities tailored for empty nesters.

“Builders and developers, predominantly in the city, have long tapped Baird & Warner to help give them an edge in high-end development sales, so we’re excited to bring our same level of service and expertise to an acclaimed builder like The Jacobs Companies,” said Laura Ellis, president of residential sales and executive vice president of Baird & Warner. “Developers and builders understand that choosing an established brokerage like Baird & Warner to handle sales makes it easier for them to grow their business by doing what they do best – build homes.”

Keith Jacobs

The new partnership will not be the first time Baird & Warner has worked with The Jacobs Companies. A specialist in North Shore sales, Baird & Warner broker Karen Skurie was enlisted by the homebuilder last year to help sell some of its inventory. Skurie was so successful, The Jacobs Companies wanted to explore working with Baird & Warner on a full-time basis.

“As a family-owned homebuilder, we can relate on a number of levels to the way Baird & Warner does business,” said Keith Jacobs, president and CEO of The Jacobs Companies. “Collectively, Baird & Warner and The Jacobs Companies have about 250 years of real estate tradition, and it’s that synergy in our roots and mission that made this such a natural fit.

“Baird & Warner may be a large firm, but it’s also a boutique brokerage with deep knowledge of the North Shore, and that resonates with the buyers of our homes,” continued Jacobs.

“First through working with Karen, and then when we met the whole team, we were impressed each step of the way with the resources they brought to the table. Baird & Warner brokers have highly effective marketing tools at their fingertips that will allow us to reach buyers from the immediate area and beyond, showing them everything our communities have to offer.”

  

Baird & Warner has immediately started representing The Jacobs Companies communities – including Taylor Junction in Deerfield; Heritage, 2100 St. Johns and Hidden Oak, all three of which are in Highland Park; and Gateway in Northbrook. Plans also are underway to have a sales office for the builder’s communities within Baird & Warner’s Highland Park office at 1920 Sheridan Road.

For more information on The Jacobs Companies, visit www.thejacobscompanies.net, and for more information on Baird & Warner, visit www.bairdwarner.com.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Kim Manning, kmanning@taylorjohnson.com, (312) 267-4527

Rebecca Boykin, rboykin@taylorjohnson.com, (312) 267-4523 

NAIOP South Florida Announces Finalists for 2017 Awards of Excellence

  

 

Jules R. Morgan

 FORT LAUDERDALE, FdL – NAIOP South Florida, a Commercial Real Estate Development Organization, has announced the finalists for its Awards of Excellence, which will take place on Thursday, March 16 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at The Ritz Carlton, located at 1 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale.

 The Awards of Excellence recognize individuals and organizations whose achievements have contributed to the local commercial real estate industry, benefitted the regional business environment and facilitated economic growth.

 “It was a tough job for our esteemed group of judges to determine the finalists, all of whom deserve to win,” said NAIOP Executive Director Jules R. Morgan. “We are looking forward to this year’s Great Gatsby-themed event, which will spotlight the achievements of our winners and celebrate NAIOP South Florida’s 40th anniversary with the flair of the Roaring 20s.” 

Award categories and finalists include:

 Industrial Lease Transaction of the Year

×          Flagler Station, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

×          Graybar at Port 95 Business Center, Cushman & Wakefield and CBRE

×          Neutralogistics Expansion, Blanca Commercial Real Estate

×          Princess Cruises at Prologis Port 95 Commerce Park, CBRE, Inc.

 Industrial Sale of the Year Over $50 Million

×          South Florida Logistics Center, CBRE Group, Inc.

Industrial Sale of the Year Under $50 Million

×          Palm Beach Small Bay Industrial Portfolio, Cushman & Wakefield & CBRE

×          Prologis South Florida Portfolio, HFF

×          Prologis 26.2-Acre Land Sale, Cushman & Wakefield

 Industrial Broker of the Year

×          Team of T. O'Loughlin and L. Genet, CBRE, Inc.

×          Team of C. Metzger, R. Etner, C. Thomson and M. McAllister, Cushman & Wakefield

×          S. Rodriguez, Duke Realty

 Office Lease Transaction of the Year

×          Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRIC), Butters Realty & Management

×          Dell Corporation Comcast, CBRE, Inc. and Colliers International South Florida

×          Health Care District of Palm Beach County at Flagler Waterview, NAI/Merin Hunter Codman, Inc.

×          General Services Administration at SunTrust International, Tower Commercial Real Estate

 Office Sale of the Year Over $50 Million

×          110 Tower, Cushman & Wakefield

Douglas K. Mandel

×          Southeast Financial Center, HFF

×          Esperanté Corporate Center, CBRE Group, Inc.

Office Sale of the Year Under $50 Million

×          200 Southeast First Building, Marcus & Millichap

×          Stemtech Square, Grover Corlew

×          Northpoint Corporate Center, Marcus & Millichap

 Office Broker of the Year – Investment Sales

×          Team of C. Lee, J. Lobon, A. Julian, A. Chilgren, M. Minaya, J. Chick and T. Ploshnick of CBRE

×          Team of S. O’Donnell, D. Montazemi, J. Hochman, M. Alcivar, G. Miller, S. Okon, J. Crowley and H. Peckhaus of Cushman & Wakefield

×          D. Mandel of Marcus & Millichap

Office Broker of the Year – Leasing

×          Team of G. Martin, J. Cope and P. Moore of Avison Young

×          Team of T. Blanca, D. Linares, J. Ruiz, A. del Corral and F. Eternod of Blanca Commercial Real Estate

×          Team of J. Blunk, L. Oswald and C. Glaria of Tower Commercial Real Estate

 Renovation/Rehab Project of the Year

×          Fountain Square, NAI/Merin Hunter Codman

×          Plantation Pointe Redevelopment, Torburn Partners

×          The Courtyard at Broken Sound, Butters Realty & Management

 Creative Deal Maker of the Year

×          Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six Resort & Marina, CBRE Group, Inc.

×          Plantation Pointe Drainage Reconfiguration, Torburn Partners

×          Raymond James Coral Gables, Cushman & Wakefield

Project of the Year

×          Centergate at Gratigny II, Gibson Development Partners (recently merged with Foundry Commercial)

×          Hillsboro Technology Center, Bristol Group & Butters

×          Turnpike Crossing, Duke Realty

Brickell City Center

Developer of the Year

×          Bridge Development Partners

×          Liberty Property Trust

×          Torburn Partners

Game Changer of the Year

×          Brickell City Center, Swire Properties

The winner of the Member of the Year award will be announced during the ceremony.

The recipient of the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award is Alice Lucia Jackson, who recently retired from JLL as senior vice president. Her contributions to the South Florida real estate community and NAIOP merit the same recognition awarded to Edward Ansin, Armando Codina, Doug Eagon, Terry Stiles and others.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

: 954-776-1999

Pierson Grant Public Relations

Lexi Robinson, ext. 255

lrobinson@piersongrant.com

Marcus & Millichap Announces Four Promotions in Tampa, FL Office

 

Michael Mele

 TAMPA, FL – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, has promoted four professionals in its Tampa, FL office. according to Ari Ravi, regional manager

They are:

Michael Mele named a senior managing director investments, moving from senior vice president investments. Mele specializes in self-storage property investments and is a senior director of Marcus & Millichap’s National Self Storage Group. He has been with the firm since 1999.

Steven Ekovich, a senior vice president investments, moving from a first vice president investments. Ekovich specializes in golf and lesuire investment properties and is a senior director of Marcus & Millichap’s National Hospitality Group. He has been with the firm since 1988.

 Michael Regan, a senior managing director investments, moving from a first vice president investments. Regan specializes in multifamily property investments and is a senior director of Marcus & Millichap’s National Multi Housing Group. He has been with the firm since 2005.

Frank Carriera, a senior managing director investments, moving from a first vice president investments. Carriera specializes in multifamily property investments and is a senior director of Marcus & Millichap’s National Multi Housing Group. He has been with the firm since 2006.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Ari Ravi, Regional Manager

(813) 387-4854

Hold-Thyssen Negotiates Long Term Lease Agreement with Woof Gang Bakery at Phillips Place in Southwest Orlando. FL

Darby Hold

 ORLANDO, Fla. --- Hold-Thyssen, a full service real estate services firm headquartered in Winter Park, recently negotiated a long term lease expansion agreement with Woof Gang Bakery, Inc. at Phillips Place, 7575 Dr. Phillips Blvd., in southwest Orlando. 

Darby Hold, transaction specialist for Hold-Thyssen, Inc., who represented the landlord, Cincinnati, Ohio-based Financial Way Realty, Inc., said Woof Gang Bakery expanded their offices into an additional 1,021 rentable square feet and now leases a total of 3,168 square feet of professional office space at Phillips Place.  

                                                                                                                                 

Woof Gang Bakery, an ever growing, multi-national company, was established in 2007. 

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc. 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com

Hold-Thyssen Locates 7,200 Square Feet of Industrial Space to Facilitate Spiderwebshade's Increased Production and Company Growth

 

N. Joelle Forster

Martin Forster

ORLANDO, Fla.  --- Hold-Thyssen, Inc., a full service real estate services firm, recently negotiated a long term lease of 7,200 square feet of industrial space for Spiderwebshade the new tenant in suite 400 at 4605 LB McLeod Road in South Orlando.

The Hold-Thyssen brokerage team of Martin Forster, CCIM and N. Joelle Forster   represented the tenant and located the property owned by Dr. Phillips Inc. the landlord. The landlord was represented by Iris Segal of Dr. Phillips, Inc.

Spiderwebshade’s expansion into the industrial facility allows for an increase in production volumes of the company’s product lines that include mesh soft tops and side screens for Jeep Wranglers and other vehicles. 

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

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc. 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com

Marcus & Millichap Announces Seven Promotions in Fort Lauderdale, FL Office

  

Lori Schneider

 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL  – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, has announced seven promotions in its Fort Lauderdale, FL office, according to Ryan Nee, vice president/regional manager.

They are:

David Greenberg named as a senior managing director investments, moving up from first vice president investments.

Douglas Mandel

Evan Kristol. senior managing director investments, moving from senior vice president investments.

Douglas Mandel, senior managing director investments, moving from senior vice president investments.

Lori Schneider, senior managing director investments, moving from senior vice president investments.

Marc Strauss, senior vice president investments, moving from first vice president investments.

Steve Witten, senior managing director, moving from senior vice president investments.

Barry Wolfe, senior vice president investments, moving from first vice president investments.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Ryan Nee, Vice President/Regional Manager

(954) 245-3450

Arbor Named Top 10 Fannie Mae DUS® Lender 10 Years Straight

Ivan Kaufman

UNIONDALE, NY -- Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ABR), a real estate investment trust and national direct lender specializing in loan origination and servicing for multifamily, seniors housing, healthcare and other diverse commercial real estate assets, has announced that for the 10th consecutive year it was recognized as a Top 10 Fannie Mae DUS® Multifamily Lender, finishing at number eight for 2016 total volume.  

“We are extremely proud to have achieved this milestone as it represents the ongoing growth and success of our core business and the continued commitment to our partnership with Fannie Mae,” said Arbor Chairman, President and CEO Ivan Kaufman.

“Achieving and sustaining this ranking year after year takes an incredible amount of teamwork, focus and dedication. 

"We have worked hard to understand our clients’ needs, provide them exceptional customer service and deliver them certainty of execution, helping them achieve their business goals again and again.”

Arbor’s attributes its success to decades of experience in the agency finance business, uniquely personal client service as well as a high level of transaction customization and flexibility through its strong partnership with Fannie Mae.

Jeffery Hayward

“Arbor’s 10th year of Top 10 status is a testament to the consistency and certainty of execution the company has exhibited throughout both strong and challenging real estate market cycles,” said Jeffery Hayward, Fannie Mae’s Executive Vice President and Head of Multifamily. 

"We are quite pleased to have such a long-standing partner in the multifamily finance sector and look forward to another decade of success together.”

 For over 20 years, Uniondale, NY-based Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ABR) has been helping multifamily and commercial real estate clients achieve their financial goals by focusing on growing long-term relationships and conducting business as not simply another real estate lender, but a partner. We value our clients to such an extent that we are more comfortable calling them partners, and their relationships with Arbor are the foundation of our business.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Christopher Ostrowski

costrowski@arbor.com

BKM Capital Partners Launches Second Value-Add Institutional Fund

Brian Malliet

 ORANGE COUNTY, CA – BKM Capital Partners, an institutional fund manager with a niche focus on value-add, multi-tenant light industrial and small and mid-bay industrial warehouse, has launched its second institutional fund, BKM Industrial Value Fund II, L.P., which will target $300 million in equity commitments, delivering $850 million in buying power.

            The fund, which will invest in the acquisition, improvement and repositioning of undervalued multi-tenant light industrial business parks in markets across the Western U.S., comes on the heels of the closing of BKM’s debut fund for which the firm raised more than $105 million in fund equity and $30 million in co-investment equity for a total of $135 million.

BKM Capital Partners was founded in 2013 by Brian Malliet and Nima Taghavi who both have 25+ year resumes in the commercial real estate world.

“There is a disconnect in the market in our niche asset class that has allowed us to consistently acquire these properties at a significant discount to replacement cost and peak pricing,” says Malliet, CEO and Co-Founder of BKM Capital Partners. “We have a deep pipeline of opportunities, which is why we have more than doubled our target equity goal for Fund II.”

BKM Capital Partners has already closed more than $340 million in transactions, recently bringing its first three Fund I assets full cycle, achieving IRRs above 38-percent on each asset and multiples ranging from 2.0-2.5.

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“The key to our platform’s success is our specific focus on multi-tenant light industrial assets, a strict underwriting discipline with a meaningful amount of margin of safety in all of our assumptions and an intensely hands on approach with our asset management and property management,” explains Nima Taghavi, Executive Chairman of BKM Capital Partners.

Taghavi notes that BKM Industrial Value Fund II will follow a similar strategy, targeting assets that provide a significant opportunity for value creation over the fund’s five-year term.

 BKM targets distressed assets that can be renovated, repositioned, and re-tenanted to drive maximum value. The BKM team is comprised of professionals with long careers in this product type focused on performance and strong yields for our investors.

BKM is unique in its ability to recognize value where others cannot, according to Malliet, who notes that this characteristic gives BKM insight to a deep pipeline of opportunities and an advantage over competitors.

“As specialized operators, we understand what works in these properties, and we know exactly how to execute,” says Malliet.  “Further, our deep broker relationships enable us to review off-market properties regularly, giving us the ability to create significant value by acquiring assets well below replacement cost and peak pricing.”

BKM’s current portfolio encompasses 18 properties in 4 states including assets in Las Vegas, Seattle, Oregon, and Phoenix, among others. The firm plans to continue to grow its portfolio in the Western U.S.

            As part of this continued growth of offices in Seattle, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and California, BKM Capital Partners has also relocated its headquarters to a recently renovated creative office building in Newport Beach, California. Previously located in Irvine, the firm will now be headquartered at 1701 Quail Street, Suite 100, Newport Beach, California 92660. For BKM, the new office space means improved client service, new amenities for employees and room for growth.

BKM has nearly tripled in size in the past year. BKM’s new offices are an open, collaborative space allowing for a better work environment for current and future staff.

  For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Lauren Burgos

Junior Account Executive

Brower, Miller & Cole

895 Dove Street, Third Floor

Newport Beach, CA 92660

p: (949) 955-7940

lburgos@browermillercole.com

www.bkmcapitalpartners.com

 or contact Barbara Rea at 949-566-8800.

Cushman & Wakefield’s Mike Davis Reflects on Banner Year for Capital Markets

Mike Davis

TAMPA, FL, Feb. 14, 2017 — Cushman & Wakefield Executive Managing Director Mike Davis took time to reflect on current trends in commercial real estate and a banner year for his Capital Markets team and the firm.

Rick Brugge

Last year, Davis and fellow team members Senior Director Rick Brugge and Senior Director Michael Lerner, closed 33 transactions valued at more than $1.25 billion on nearly 9.0 million square feet of commercial property across the Southeast. According to Davis, the incredibly active investment sales market was fueled by a number of factors. These include:

·     Historically low interest rates

·     Excellent market fundamentals across the nation

·     Investor concerns about the rapid rise in stock and bond valuations

·     Concerns about future inflation

·     The increasing widespread acceptance of commercial real estate as a viable investment vehicle

“While most sectors have performed well, industrial is really the big story in the investment world,” said Davis. “Today, a lot of money is flowing into industrial and the business driver is e-commerce.”

“Our fundamentals are off the chain,” added Davis. “We’ve had record absorption over the last three years, unlike anything we’ve ever seen in the history of industrial real estate. 

"A significant portion of the industrial absorption over the last 36 months has been e-commerce-driven, as product moves off retail shelves and into warehouse and distribution facilities.”

On the office side, Davis and his team have witnessed solid fundamentals and measured growth.

Michael Lerner

“The key driver in office is the supply side, which is very constrained in most markets, and rents still have to come up somewhere between 10 and 20 percent to justify new construction,” explained Davis. “It is also extraordinarily difficult to get a construction loan and to build an office building today.”

Going forward, Davis believes the proposed policies of President Trump will help sustain capital markets in the near- to mid-term.

“Donald Trump is a real estate guy, so one would think he should be good for commercial real estate,” said Davis. “He’s also talking about stimulating the economy through massive infrastructure spending, and that should drive GDP growth. 

"Those two things should be very good for commercial real estate. The risk, of course, is that interest rate rises don’t outstrip anticipated GDP growth.”

“It’s been an extraordinarily robust time for commercial real estate,” said Davis. “In the investment space, we feel optimistic, and most of the clients we talk to feel very good about the short- and medium-term going forward.”

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

David A. Meyer

Owner

Meyer Media 

+ 1 407 489 7488

david@meyer.media

www.cushmanwakefield.com

 or follow @CushWake on Twitter

  

The Keyes Company Racks Up Prestigious Industry Awards; Mark Sadek, Ron Yanks and Jimmy Branham receive honors from MIAMI Association of REALTORS®

 

Jimmy Branham

MIAMI, FL and FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | Feb. 14, 2017 – The Keyes Company is proud to announce that Mark Sadek, Ron Yanks and Jimmy Branham have received awards from the MIAMI Association of REALTORS®.  On Feb. 3, the MIAMI Association of REALTORS® held its 2017 Inaugural & Awards Celebration to honor its award recipients.

The event was held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. More than 800 guests attended, including leaders and past presidents.

Sadek was named the 2016 Realtor of the Year. Last year, he was elected 2016 Chairman of the Board by the MIAMI Association of REALTORS®. Sadek is the district sales manager of Keyes’ Coral Springs office.

Yanks was named the 2016 Broward Community Advocate of the Year. He is the district sales manager of Keyes’ Hollywood office. Yanks currently serves as a Director of Florida Realtors® and is a Broward Governor of the MIAMI Association of REALTORS®.

  

Mark Sadek

Branham was named the 2016 Broward Young Professionals Network (YPN) of the Year. He is serving on the 2017 Leadership Board of YPN for the MIAMI Association of REALTORS®. Branham is also a Broward Governor of the MIAMI Association of REALTORS®. He is the assistant district sales manager of Keyes’ Coral Springs office.

“We’re so proud of Mark, Ron and Jimmy for being recognized by the largest local Realtor association in the nation,” said Mike Pappas, president and CEO of Keyes. “Our company thrives because of our associates’ hard work, dedication and commitment to being industry leaders. These three individuals are great examples for the entire team.”

Independently owned and operated since its founding in 1926, Keyes is extremely active in luxury residential real estate, including Keyes luxury divisions Valore Group Real Estate and Platinum Properties.

 Keyes annually sells $650 million in luxury homes priced at $1 million or more. The company expects to grow its annual sales velocity in that category to more than $1 billion.

Keyes is a Founding Member and Shareholder of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, a global network of more than 550 premier real estate firms encompassing 4,000 offices and more than 128,000 Sales Associates in 55 countries.

Ron Yanks

In July 2016, Keyes and Illustrated Properties announced the completion of a merger between the two companies, which continue to operate under their existing brands.

Following the merger, Keyes and Illustrated are, together, the largest independently-owned real estate firm in Florida and a Top 25-ranked firm in the entire United States. In Palm Beach County alone, the companies have in excess of 1,100 Sales Associates and produce double the volume of their closest competitor.

  For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Jasmin Curtiss

BoardroomPR

bci@boardroompr.com

O 954-370-8999

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NAIOP South Florida Welcomes More Than 160 Attendees for Economic Outlook 2017

 Gunster Board of Directors Chairman
and former U.S. Senator George LeMieux
 and NAIOP South Florida
 Executive Director Jules Morgan

 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – NAIOP South Florida, a Commercial RealEstate Development Organization, welcomed more than 160 members and guests to its annual Economic Outlook seminar, which explored how the Trump administration’s political and economic initiatives will affect Americans in 2017.

Moderated by Butters Realty & Management Senior Vice President Darcie Lunsford, the Economic Outlook panel consisted of Gunster Board of Directors Chairman and former U.S. Senator George LeMieux, The Washington Economics Group, Inc. Founder and Principal J. Antonio Villamil and Wells Fargo Securities Managing Director and Senior Economist Mark Vitner.

The panelists covered the regional, national and international effects of the new administration’s role in a spectrum of topics including trade, employment, immigration, regulation and taxes, healthcare, foreign relations and more.

Mark Vitner

“This was undoubtedly one of our best Economic Outlook seminars to-date,” said NAIOP South Florida Executive Director Jules Morgan. “With no shortage of topics to cover, we heard from a very engaging panel about what we can expect from the Trump administration’s new policies.

“Attendees were left with a great deal to think about given the discussed ramifications of cutbacks on Obamacare, tax hikes on Mexican imports, the border wall, strained international relations, the axing of TPP, renegotiations for NAFTA, tensions regarding the South China Sea and more.”

NAIOP is a commercial real estate development organization. It provides strong advocacy, education and business networking opportunities and connects its members through a powerful North American network.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Contact: 954-776-1999

Pierson Grant Public Relations

Lexi Robinson, ext. 255

lrobinson@piersongrant.com

HFF arranges financing for Hanover Post Oak near Houston Galleria

  

Hanover Post Oak Apartments, Houston, TX

 HOUSTON, TX –– Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced it has arranged fixed-rate financing for Hanover Post Oak, a 355-unit, Class A, high-rise multi-housing tower near the Houston Galleria in Houston, Texas.

HFF worked exclusively on behalf of the borrower, The Hanover Company (Hanover), to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through an agency lender.

Cortney Cole

Hanover Post Oak was completed in December 2014 and has 30 floors encompassing a mix of one- , two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,060 square feet. 

The 355 luxury units feature 10-foot ceilings, hardwood flooring, floor-to-ceiling windows, walk-in closets, open-concept gourmet kitchens, granite and quartz countertops and sweeping views of Houston’s Uptown and CBD skylines. 

Common area amenities include a resort-style pool with private cabanas, 24-hour Technogym fitness club, private screening room, fully-equipped catering kitchen, pet washing station, business center, 24-hour concierge, valet dry cleaning and valet parking services.

Scott Galloway

 Additionally, the property has been awarded National Green Building Standard™ bronze-level certification due to the incorporation of 100 percent renewable power sources, car charging stations, compact fluorescent lighting, energy-efficient windows, ENERGY STAR®-rated appliances, high-efficiency heating and cooling systems, on-site recycling and water-conserving bathroom fixtures.

 Hanover Post Oak is ideally situated in the heart of Houston’s Uptown/Galleria district at 1750 Sky Lark Lane providing residents direct access to the adjacent Whole Foods and upscale retail and dining options at BLVD Place.

 The HFF debt placement team representing Hanover was led by managing director Cortney Cole, executive managing director Scott Galloway and real estate analyst Dustin Selzer.

  

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Olivia Hennessey

Public Relations Coordinator

HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza Suite 700 | Houston, Texas 77046

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