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JLL appoints New York market leader; Foundry expands Tampa, Florida, team; Vestian adds Panera veteran
JLL appointed Angela Gentry to serve as its New York market lead less than six months after she was promoted to vice chair of leasing advisory. In her new role, Gentry will lead growth strategy, financial performance, recruitment and talent development for the New York tri-state region, JLL said.
Gentry will work alongside region Chairman and President Peter Riguardi. JLL said elevating Gentry is a deliberate step to pair Riguardi’s New York experience with Gentry’s innovative and strategic focus. Gentry, who joined JLL in 2022, has since played an essential role in the firm’s growth and business development, JLL said. Her integration of business development, marketing, research and technology created a model that is now being adopted by JLL nationally. As part of her new role, she will work with leaders across JLL’s business lines to drive growth. Gentry, who brings over 20 years of commercial real estate experience to the position, previously held senior leadership positions in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York at CBRE.
Foundry Commercial expanded its reach throughout Central Florida with the addition of Tom Quinlan as a vice president and Dominic Hewitt as a senior associate in the firm’s Tampa-based industrial team. Collectively, the two have transacted over 25 million square feet of industrial real estate with an aggregate value of over $500 million. Quinlan and Hewitt joined Foundry from Colliers. Before that, Quinlan held roles at CBRE and Newmark, and Hewitt worked at Apex Industrial Real Estate, Stream Realty and MDH Partners.
Vestian has added Rick Ste. Marie as executive managing director of the firm's Southport, Connecticut, office and a member of its retail group. In this role, Ste. Marie advises retail and restaurant companies on real estate strategy, development, transactions, portfolio optimizations and growth, the global commercial real estate firm said. He brings over 30 years of experience to the position, having most recently spent nearly two decades at Panera Bread and most recently serving as vice president of real estate development for the U.S. and Canada.
Moelis & Co. appointed David Pett as a managing director. Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, Pett joined the global independent investment bank’s capital markets team, where he will focus on deepening relationships with family offices and work with bankers across the firm, Moelis said. Pett brings over 15 years of experience in capital formation and alternative investments to the role. He joined the firm from Bridgeport Financial Technology. His prior roles include senior positions at RAS Realty Partners, Venterra Realty and Cantor Fitzgerald.
Green Door Advisors, a boutique commercial real estate brokerage led by Mitch Grant, Matt Heussner and Dane Teuteberg has launched in Chicago. Specializing in the acquisition and disposition of retail and industrial properties, the trio combined has completed more than $1.45 billion in transactions across 26 state.
At Green Door, Heussner and Teuteberg serve as founding partners and Grant as the managing broker.
The Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors named Haley Casola as executive director. She succeeds Robin Godwin, who is stepping down as part of a long-prepared succession plan. Godwin led the commercial real estate association for the past nine years. Casola joined the ACBR in June, and has worked through the summer and fall with Godwin and ACBR staff. Most recently, Casola served as statewide project manager at the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
Transwestern strengthened its mid-Atlantic industrial services business line with the addition of Jon Lawrence as an executive vice president, Edward Zaptin as a senior vice president, and Shane Keeton as an associate. Joining from Cushman & Wakefield, the trio will lead leasing efforts for Northgate at Dulles, a new 669,060-square-foot ground up industrial facility at Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia, Transwestern said. Combined, the team has transacted over 2.12 million square feet for firms including Meta, Prologis, Terreno, FedEx, Beacon and DHL.
