Melissa Bradford Hired at Veritex Community Bank

In this role, Bradford will be responsible for developing partnerships and relationships with community organizations focused on serving all of North Texas. Additionally, she will identify community and economic development needs, assist with Veritex’s Charitable Contributions Program and lead the Bank’s employee participation in community activities, programs and events.

Grace Tsai Hired at Pape-Dawson Engineers, LLC

Pape-Dawson Engineers, LLC is excited to announce the hiring of Grace Tsai, P.E., PMP, as Vice President, Commercial Land Development. Ms. Tsai began her career at Pape-Dawson and now returns after 15 years in the public sector, bringing over 23 years of experience in civil engineering, project management, and quality assurance. In her new role, Ms. Tsai joins Pape-Dawson’s Commercial Land Development team in the Houston area.

Tyler McCarty Promoted to Executive Vice President at Sedalco Inc.

SEDALCO, a 40-year-old leading provider of commercial construction management services, announces that Tyler McCarty has been promoted to Executive Vice President. McCarty, a 15-year construction veteran has served in a number of operational roles since joining the Company in 2008 while assuming a leadership position within the firm. “We are really excited to announce Tyler’s new position within our firm. He has been actively involved over his tenure with our firm in helping define our strategic initiatives and contributing to the success we have enjoyed. With the continued growth and recognition of our firm, he has proven capabilities in developing key relationships across all our market sectors and will now contribute to in a larger management capacity to our continued success. This new role will only enhance our abilities to serve our clients in keeping with our mission; To provide the BEST construction experience.” SEDALCO President/CEO Russ Garrison said.

Colliers welcomes new senior vice president to its Austin office

Colliers announced the new hire of Senior Vice President Patrick Hill as an occupier services and capital markets broker. Patrick will focus primarily on tenant and buyer/seller representation in Central Texas in the office sector.

His experience encompasses complex and high-value leases and buyer and seller representation, totaling over $100 million in relocations, expansions, dispositions, purchases of all sizes, and everything in between. Patrick is recognized by his clients as a creative and knowledgeable broker, providing a wide scope of knowledge-backed guidance compiled from the transactions he is part of, including the complexity of Austin zoning, permitting, and current lease/sale comparables.

Before joining Colliers, Patrick helped found the TCU Real Estate Club in 2008, which is still in operation and has become a booming club for the school’s students; the club is a resource for education, experience, and career opportunities for its members. Patrick sits on several non-profit boards and volunteers regularly at Hope Food Pantry.

Stream Realty Partners names new partner in Dallas

A longtime commercial real estate leader credited with growing Stream Realty Partners’ Dallas industrial leasing team by more than 100% in three years has been named a partner.

Managing Director Matt Dornak will continue to oversee day-to-day industrial activities for Stream’s Dallas-Fort Worth office alongside Managing Director and Partner Ryan Boozer. He joined Stream, a national commercial real estate firm offering an integrated platform of services, as an Analyst in 2011 and ascended over the last 12 years to associate, vice president, and managing director before being named partner.

During his tenure at Stream, Dornak has helped increase the Dallas-Fort Worth industrial portfolio by more than 30 million square feet. He is credited with building a successful South Dallas industrial leasing team from scratch and establishing relationships with countless new clients.

Dornak graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Dartmouth College and spent one year as a Paralegal at an Austin law firm before starting as an analyst at Stream DFW. He said he was drawn to Stream’s competitive environment and team and entrepreneurial mentality.

Stream Chief Operating Officer and Partner Blake Kendrick noted the DFW industrial group has become the largest business unit within Stream under Dornak’s leadership.

Dornak said one of his favorite quotes that he lives by and perfectly represents his time at Stream is: “When hard work becomes fun, success follows.”

Brad Carbo Hired at rand* construction corporation

Brad Carbo joins rand* construction as a Managing Director. In this role, he will lead strategic market initiatives to scale the business while tapping into his commercial real estate industry network. He will have a large focus on the team, ensuring their peak performance, and securing rand*’s status as a premier commercial general contractor in the Dallas market. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the industry and prior to joining rand* construction, Carbo held various positions with JLL over the past 10 years, most recently serving as the Managing Director – South Central Region Project & Development Services Lead where he was responsible for leading teams in Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Kansas City. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director – Austin PDS Lead.