Edge Realty Partners promoted principal Micha van Marcke to managing principal for Edge Houston. 

Van Marcke has been a Principal at Edge for seven years, and was previously at Transwestern Commercial Services where she led Retail Investment Sales as a Senior Vice President.   She specializes in the disposition and acquisition of retail and office properties for a variety of major institutional and private clients, providing capital markets execution experience.

In her past 24 years of transaction experience, van Marcke has completed $2 billion in asset sales and over 245 leases throughout Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. She was the Top Producer for the Houston Capital Markets team in 2023 and 2024.

As the first designated Managing Principal for Houston van Marcke will play a critical leadership role, overseeing the firm’s strategic direction, operations, and overall performance. She will be responsible for managing daily business operations, driving revenue growth, and ensuring the firm meets its financial and performance goals.

van Marcke will continue to lead and mentor brokerage teams, develop business strategies, and cultivate client relationships to expand market presence. She will also play a key role in recruiting and retaining top talent and fostering a strong company culture. 

Van Marcke is a licensed Texas Real Estate Broker as well as a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Designee and is an active member of several organizations throughout Houston, including Commercial Real Estate for Women (CREW) and Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC).

As a lead player on ML Realty Partners’ acquisitions team, Logan Shrout has been promoted to Acquisition Manager. Logan will continue to focus on investment opportunities and growing the firm’s Dallas-Fort Worth portfolio.

Dallas-based Merriman Anderson Architects named Theresa Zavala as the firm’s Interiors Hospitality Lead.

With 25 years of experience in global hospitality and high-end residential design, Zavala brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to MAA’s growing interiors division. 

In this role, Zavala will lead MAA’s hospitality interior design team, overseeing the design and execution of world-class interior spaces in the hospitality sector. She will be responsible for ensuring projects meet the highest design standards, align with client goals, and stay within budget. 

Over her career, Zavala has worked on high-end hospitality projects, blending luxury and functionality to create immersive guest experiences. Her extensive international travel and significant on-site experience bring a strategic and inspired approach to design.

Adam Barbe, PLA, rejoins Ten Eyck Landscape Architects as a Principal after gaining valuable experience through private practice and academia. Eager to help communities through design in the public realm, Adam works to implement sustainable strategies into each of his projects. His role at TELA includes mentoring younger staff while designing projects with the mission of environmental stewardship, realizing the impact of landscape architecture on quality of life for both urban and rural populations.

Scott Francis, P.E., has been promoted to President of Encotech Engineering Consultants, effective April 1, 2025. With over 36 years of structural engineering experience, Scott brings deep technical expertise and a collaborative leadership style to his new role. He has successfully led projects for clients such as AISD, the City of Austin, and UT Austin. As President, Scott will oversee day-to-day operations while Founder and CEO Ali Khataw, P.E., continues to focus on long-term strategy. This leadership transition marks an exciting chapter as Encotech celebrates 35 years of delivering engineering excellence in Central Texas.

Larry McCarty joins Welcome Group as Director of Construction. With over 25 years in real estate development and construction, he brings expertise across a diverse set of asset types. Previously at Hines, he successfully managed over 8 million square feet of new development projects, including high-rise offices, life science facilities, retail, and institutional buildings. In his role at Welcome Group, he will lead the construction teams and oversee the execution of all future projects.