Chase Stone Promoted to Managing Principal at Holt Lunsford Commercial

Chase Stone, formerly senior vice president of Dallas’ office leasing, has been promoted to managing principal and leader of Holt Lunsford Commercial’s Dallas Office Group. Alongside John Dickenson, Stone will be responsible for leading all leasing and business development initiatives as well as client management efforts for HLC’s office portfolio in Dallas. Stone has been with HLC since 2022 when he joined as senior vice president of the office division in Dallas.

Daniel Choudhury Hired at 44 Business Capital, A Division of Berkshire Bank

With over 22 years in the commercial real estate finance business, Daniel has worked as a commercial mortgage broker, lender, business development officer and president of his own mortgage brokerage. An experienced leader in the lending industry, Daniel’s clients trust his ability to procure financing and providing sound advice on project feasibility, underwriting analysis, and general market. He has been involved in financing transactions totaling more than $550MM.

Matt Rader joins BBG as managing director

BBG, the nation’s largest independent commercial real estate services firm, announced the appointment of Matt Rader to managing director. Based at the firm’s Dallas office, Rader will lead and drive continued growth in BBG’s cost-segregation services.

Bringing a wealth of experience spanning more than two decades in the real estate industry, Rader has expertise in assignments involving cost segregation, purchase price allocation, due diligence, tax and tax credits.

Before joining BBG, Rader was a senior director at Kroll, a risk and financial consulting firm. Previously, he served as a managing director at CBRE and as a director at Source Advisors.

CP Group names Tommy Spinosa as new market lead in Dallas

CP Group, a premier owner, operator, and developer of office and mixed-use projects throughout the Sunbelt, announced that Senior Vice President Tommy Spinosa would be leading CP Group’s acquisition and asset management efforts in Dallas, Texas. 

Spinosa is relocating to Dallas from Washington, D.C., where he opened a regional office for CP Group after his hire in 2021. He will continue to oversee the D.C. metro while extending his purview to grow CP Group’s investments in the west. 

Spinosa will focus on bolstering the acquisitions and development pipeline for CP Group in Texas, Phoenix and Colorado in his expanded role. Since joining CP Group two years ago, he has been integral in building the firm’s Mid-Atlantic presence, leading the acquisition and planned repositioning of over one million square feet in the region and overseeing the asset management for Granite Tower in Denver, Colorado. 

In this expanded role, Spinosa will oversee acquisitions and disposition efforts across Colorado, Texas, and the Mid-Atlantic and leads the firm’s regional asset management platform along with a team of professionals responsible for the execution of each asset business plan. 

Before joining CP Group in 2021, Spinosa spent six years at Bridge Investment Group, where he focused on acquiring institutional-quality office buildings in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. In this role, he was directly responsible for the acquisition and operations of 17 assets, totaling 5.5 million square feet and an acquisition value of $968 million. Prior to his time at Bridge, Spinosa served as a director for Crescent Investment Group, an Atlanta-based boutique private equity firm focusing on the acquisition of institutional quality real estate in the southeast, where he completed $352 million in transactions with numerous institutional fund partners across all asset classes. 

David Ladewig Hired at Manhattan Construction Company

Manhattan Construction Company, a top-performing national construction services firm, is pleased to announce the addition of David Ladewig as director of business development for the Houston region. David brings over a decade of experience working in operations and business development within the construction industry in Houston. He will be responsible for strengthening relationships, overseeing new business acquisitions, and strategic account management. Manhattan’s award-winning portfolio of work includes aviation/aerospace, corporate, mission-critical, sports, healthcare, government, education, transportation, convention, and hospitality facilities. David earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Texas Tech University and a master’s in space architecture from the University of Houston. He is involved in many professional and philanthropic organizations including serving on the National Board of Directors of the Texas Tech Alumni Association.

Stephen Schwind, PE Promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Civil and Survey at RLG Consulting Engineers

Stephen Schwind, PE has been named Chief Operating Officer – Civil/Survey. Mr. Schwind brings over 17 years of design and management experience to his new role at RLG. Mr. Schwind’s unmatched qualifications include the design, management, coordination, and preparation of plans and specifications for the development of municipal and commercial projects. In addition, his expertise in project management, team leadership, and problem solving will be invaluable as RLG continues to grow and expand.