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| Josh Williams |
CHARLESTON, SC – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a
leading commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout
the United States and Canada, has hired three experienced hospitality
investment professionals to join the firm’s National Hospitality Group (NHG) in
Charleston, S.C., according to Gregory
A. LaBerge, the NHG’s national director.
Josh Williams
joins the firm as an NHG senior director, Joce
Messinger as an NHG director and Michael
Estes as an NHG associate member.
Vishal Patel,
an associate member of the NHG in the Charleston office will also be part of
the team.
“The addition of Josh,
Joce and Michael to our already industry-leading team of hospitality property
investment specialists provides our clients in the southeastern United States
with an even greater depth of resources,” says LaBerge.
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| Joce Messinger |
In his new position, Williams is
responsible for Marcus & Millichap’s hotel acquisition and disposition
services in the southeastern United States, with major initiatives in North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
His 25-plus-year industry experience
includes assignments involving large full-service hotels, select service and
economy-branded hotels and inns.
He will guide the team in serving the needs of
institutional and private client owners. Williams is a graduate of the
University of Georgia.
“Marcus & Millichap
continues to redefine the hotel brokerage landscape,” says Williams. “The
firm’s platform is truly unlike any other in creating value for hotel owners,
and Joce, Mike, Vishal and I are excited at the prospect of helping our clients
leverage the many services Marcus & Millichap provides.”
Messinger has closed more
than 25 investment real estate transactions in the southeastern U.S. He received
a B.S. in business management with a concentration in hotels and hospitality
from the College of Charleston.
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| Michael Estes |
“Marcus & Millichap’s
National Hospitality Group, with its highly defined specialization on
investment properties and financing specifically tailored for the hospitality
asset class, ensures that our clients receive exceptional brokerage services,”
adds Messinger.
Prior to joining Marcus
& Millichap, Estes was the managing director for Charleston-based Beacon
Hospitality.
He has more than 10 years of hospitality management experience as
an operator of a variety of full-service and select-service hotels in the
Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.
He is especially well versed in evaluating the
performance of brands across the Hilton, Hyatt and Starwood platforms.
“I am looking forward to
further strengthening my long-term relationships with hoteliers in the
Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas and showing them firsthand why Marcus &
Millichap has the industry’s strongest investment sales platform,” Estes says.
“Combining the strengths,
experience and market knowledge of Josh’s team with the value proposition of
Marcus & Millichap’s national hotel platform creates a highly compelling
solution for hotel owners,” notes Raj Ravi, regional manager for Marcus &
Millichap overseeing the Carolinas market.
Patel became an associate
with Marcus & Millichap earlier this year. He graduated from Georgia
Southern University with a B.B.A. in economics.
For a complete copy of the company’s news
release, please contact:
Gina Relva
Public Relations Manager
(925) 953-1716
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