real estate

NETSTREIT Names Industry Veteran as its New CFO/Treasurer

by | Apr 7, 2023

Daniel P. Donlan has been appointed as chief financial officer and treasurer of real estate investment trust NETSTREIT Corp., effective April 10.

Donlan will be based at the company’s headquarters in Dallas.

CEO Mark Manheimer said Donlan’s “extensive capital markets, investor relations, and net lease industry experience will be invaluable” as the company continues to “opportunistically raise growth capital and source high-quality investments to produce strong risk-adjusted returns,” In a statement, the CEO also expressed his appreciation towards Lori Wittman for taking on the role of interim Chief Financial Officer during the search....

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Fort Worth-based Convenience Store Chain Names Chief Real Estate Officer
by | Mar 22, 2023

Fort Worth-based convenience store operator Yesway, has appointed Thomas W. Brown as its new chief real estate officer. Yesway was founded in 2015 by Brookwood Financial Partners, a Massachusetts private equity real estate firm....

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Mohr Partners Promotes Company Veteran to Chief Commercial Officer
by | Mar 17, 2023
Misti Meggs, Mohr Partners' new CCO, built the company's research, site-selection, and consulting services platforms to be "best in class" during her 16 year tenure. The services have been critical in providing corporate real estate advice to mid-cap and Fortune 500 companies, focusing on labor, logistics, incentives, and workplace strategy, says Mohr Partners Chairman and CEO Robert Shibuya.
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Newmark Hires Dallas Exec as President, Global Head of Industrial & Logistics
by | Mar 13, 2023

Dallas-based institutional capital markets expert Jack Fraker has joined Newmark Group Inc., a full-service commercial real estate firm, as president and global head of industrial and logistics.

Newmark has offices in Dallas and Plano.

“Newmark’s Capital Markets advisory group, which has seen dramatic growth, is a key component of our platform’s acceleration, nationally and globally,” Newmark Chief Executive Officer Barry Gosin said in a statement....

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Former Microsoft Environmental Strategist Robert Bernard Joins CBRE as Chief Sustainability Officer

by | Feb 24, 2023

Former Microsoft executive Robert Bernard has joined Dallas-based real estate services giant CBRE Group as chief sustainability officer and senior vice president of client sustainability solutions, bringing with him more than two decades of environmental sustainability experience.

“As the world’s largest commercial property manager, we have an outsized opportunity to influence sustainability across the built environment,” Bob Sulentic, CBRE’s president and chief executive officer, said in a statement....

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Los Angeles-based Real Estate Firm Opens Dallas Office, Names New Managing Principal
by | Feb 23, 2023

Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm The BLVD Group has opened its new office in Dallas, marking a significant milestone in the firm’s continued growth and expansion....

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Emerging Trends: Three Futurists Predict The Tech That Comes Next
by | Feb 15, 2023
From AI to human longevity to xTech, North Texas experts George Brody of InfoNet of Things and Anurag Jain of Perot Jain, along with Mike Bechtel of Deloitte, predict a range of emerging technologies set to transform the world in 2023 and beyond.
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Real Estate, Construction Firm Suffolk Hires Industry Veteran as VP of Preconstruction
by | Feb 10, 2023

Gary Gunter has been hired by Suffolk, a real estate and construction enterprise that’s been lauded for its tech adoption, as vice president of preconstruction for the South Central Region, which includes Dallas-Fort Worth....

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Managing partners Megan and Dampn Williamson will lead the Dallas office of The Agency. [Photo: The Agency]

Reality TV-Featured Luxury L.A. Real Estate Firm Opens Dallas Office

by | Feb 1, 2023
Called The Agency, the brokerage has been featured on TV shows including "Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles," "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," and Netflix's "Buying Beverly Hills." Its new office at 8117 Preston Road is part of a growing network of more than 70 offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe. The Dallas office will be led by managing partners Damon and Megan Williamson.
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RREAF Holdings Announces Multiple Promotions, Hires to Boost Continued Expansion
by | Jan 26, 2023

Dallas-based private real estate investment and development firm RREAF Holdings announced a number of promotions and hires across the company as it continues to expand across its six platforms to meet unprecedented growth.

Graham Sowden, former director of acquisitions, has been promoted to chief investment officer. Tony Perez, previously director of asset management, has been promoted to vice president of asset management....

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The sale of Trammell Crow Center was the top DFW CRE deal for 2022.
DFW Tops U.S. Metros in Commercial Property Deals for 3rd Year in a Row
by | Jan 23, 2023
According to the latest MSCI Inc. estimate, more than $42.5 billion in commercial properties were sold in DFW in 2022. North Texas “wrested the top slot from Manhattan at the onset of the pandemic and has held it ever since,” MSCI analysts said in the report. Dallas-based CBRE was the top-ranked firm for commercial real estate investment sales nationally in 2022—for the 17th straight year.
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Fort Worth’s LanCarte CRE Adds Dallas Office Led by Industry Veteran, Names VP
by | Jan 12, 2023
The company said that the moves position LanCarte Commercial to provide creative solutions and proactive partnerships to its clients. Launched in Fort Worth in 2018, the company said it continues to grow by prioritizing collaboration and partnership.
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CBRE Acquires Full Spectrum Group for $110M, Boosting Lab Solutions for Life Sciences Hubs

by | Nov 10, 2022
CBRE said the acquisition complements its existing global Integrated Laboratory Solutions capabilities for occupier clients in the fast-growing research and laboratory equipment sector. The deal "positions CBRE to self-deliver an impressive range of scientific laboratory maintenance and repair services," says John Dunstan, CEO of GWS/Enterprise at CBRE.
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DI People: Optic Gaming, Ziosk, Dr Pepper Keurig, and More Announce Leadership Moves
by | Oct 21, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Advent International, Stellar, Stream Realty Partners, The Citizenry, Sabre Corp., SB Architects, and others.
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Dallas Startup TestFit Lands $20M for AI-powered Building Configurator Technology
by | Jul 26, 2022
Co-Founder Clifton Harness says TestFit is the first company to connect pro forma, construction cost, and asset design through building configurator software. The technology allows companies to "de-risk decisions" and log critical time savings when they develop new real estate. The funding will help the startup expand its R&D, quadruple its product and engineering teams, and build a new HQ.

“With TestFit, we see a disruptor driving a paradigm shift in the real estate industry,” said Gregg Hill, co-founder and managing partner at Parkway Venture Capital, which led the funding round.
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Innovative Spaces:
Space, Place, and Culture in Business
by | Jul 26, 2022
Manufacturing facilities to data centers. Startup hubs to coworking centers. Food incubators to boutique hotels. Here are spaces and workplaces that inspire in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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