GREYSTEEL PROMOTES JACK STONE TO MANAGING DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENT SALES

January 27, 2023, Dallas, Texas – Greysteel, a national commercial real estate investment services firm, announced the promotion of Jack Stone to Managing Director, Investment Sales. Prior to Greysteel, Mr. Stone was a practicing real estate attorney at a national law firm. He specializes in the disposition of multifamily assets for both private and institutional clients in Dallas Fort Worth, throughout the state of Texas, and El Paso (where he’s taken the majority of the market share in sales). Since joining Greysteel in 2018, Mr. Stone has closed nearly five hundred million in sales transactions and was awarded D CEO Power Broker by D magazine for three consecutive years and the CoStar Deals Award. He’s also a frequent contributor to D Magazine’s commercial real estate section and Texas Real Estate Business Magazine.

“Jack has done a tremendous job expanding our business and brand into other markets such as El Paso since joining Greysteel almost five years ago. It’s been a pleasure watching him continue to grow, build lifelong relationships and friendships with clients, and become a leader within our team. I look forward to watching Jack continue to kill it in the next five years.” Said Senior Managing Director Doug Banerjee.

The Greysteel Office in Dallas, Texas continues to experience rapid growth. Since opening, the number of professionals in the office has increased significantly and today Greysteel Dallas’s growing team provides the full suite of capital event solutions, including Investment Sales, Capital Markets, and Structured Finance.

‘’I’m very proud to work with such a great team of professionals,” said Jack Stone. “We’ve grown tremendously over the last few years, and I have no doubt we’ll continue to impress clients, old and new, by providing unparallel value.”

According to Greysteel’s Market Report, Dallas is home to 21 Fortune 500 companies, 41 Fortune 1000 companies, and 300 corporate headquarters, the local economy is booming more than ever. The City of Dallas also boasts over 137.8 million square feet of office space, with an additional 2.3 million square feet under construction, and thousands of acres of vacant land developable for distribution, office, multifamily, and retail use. The future of Dallas has never

looked better as the city and the Metroplex are among the world’s 75 fastest growing economies, according to the Brookings Institute.

Talley Riggins Construction Group promotes James Eastham to Vice President of Operations

Talley Riggins Construction Group is pleased to announce the promotion of James Eastham to Vice President Operations. In this new role, James will oversee all aspects of project management, field operations and information systems. He brings over 30 years of experience to this role and has displayed an unwavering effort to live out the Talley Riggins core values. “James has been an essential part of the growth and success of Talley Riggins.” said Doug Talley, CEO.

Texas at Creation Promotes Taylor Mitcham as Principal

Taylor Mitcham has been promoted to Principal of Texas at Creation, one of the fastest-growing CRE developer in the country. Taylor has been involved in the Texas commercial real estate industry for the past 11 years in multiple asset classes in a variety of capacities. At Creation, Taylor brings his network of the Texas CRE community to help procure new development opportunities and facilitate existing Creation relationships while expanding the growing brand’s reputation throughout the state.

Mike Dishberger Recently Installed as GHBA President

Mike Dishberger co-owner Sandcastle Homes, recently installed as 2023 GHBA President has been a member of the GHBA since 1988, was named GHBA Builder of the Year in 2008 and received the 2016 J.B. Sandlin Builder of the Year Award. Outside the homebuilding industry, he supports veterans’ causes, and is on the boards of the Houston Zoo, Alley Theatre, Stages Theatre, and the University of Houston Real Estate Council.

River City Capital Partners, LLC Hires Rich Leisy as Partner

River City Capital Partners is proud to announce the addition of Rich Leisy to the team as Partner. Leisy has been in the Austin market for 11 years and previously served as Vice President of Development with Ryan Companies. In his new role at River City, Leisy will focus on industrial and multi-family development while growing the River City team and brand in Central Texas.

Newmark hires office agency leasing expert in Houston

Newmark announces the addition of perennial market leader and top producer in Houston office agency leasing, David Baker. Joining as an executive managing director, Baker specializes in office landlord representation, expanding Newmark’s integrated client offerings in Houston to include agency leasing alongside existing property management and capital markets expertise.

Throughout his three-decade-long career, Baker has been recognized as a top national and local producer and has been recognized as a Houston Business Journal (HBJ) Heavy Hitter almost annually for the past 15 years. Additionally, Baker has won Houston Office Leasing Brokers Association Deal of the Year awards several times. Through all manner of market cycles, Baker has represented over 50 million square feet of leasing in over 200 buildings in every major Houston submarket, including completing over 65 headquarters leases. Baker is credited with hiring and training many of the top office agency leasing professionals in Houston and is an expert at curating project teams to maximize the leasing performance of an asset.

During the pandemic in 2020, Baker led teams that produced three of the year’s largest new lease transactions in Houston. In 2022, Baker executed over 40 leases, totaling more than one million square feet, including Houston’s largest new lease—Apache Corp.’s 327,000-square-foot headquarters—and almost 100,000 square feet of new leasing in Houston Center. Baker has over 425,000 square feet of new leasing in the pipeline for the first half of 2023.