Category: Networking

Industry veteran Alan Matuszak has joined the Structural Engineering practice in Thornton Tomasetti’s Houston office as vice president.

Posted on by Jordan Jensen

Matuszak, who has more than two decades of experience in structural analysis and design, is currently assisting clients with projects across Texas and in the southern U.S. He has a diverse project background that includes office and residential towers, educational facilities, houses of worship, retail and mixed-use complexes and aviation facilities. Prior to joining Thornton Tomasetti, he was a principal with Matrix Structural Engineers. 

Matuszak holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Michigan State University and master’s degrees in space operations and business administration from the Air Force Institute of Technology and University of Texas at Austin, respectively. 

He is a licensed professional engineer and a licensed structural engineer in several states and a member of the American Institute of Steel Construction and Structural Engineers Association of Texas.

Stacy Schmitt Promoted to Senior Vice President of Communications & External Affairs at Opportunity Austin

Posted on by Jordan Jensen

Opportunity Austin has named Stacy Schmitt as senior vice president of communications and external affairs. In her new role, she and her team will oversee marketing and communications, advocacy, investor relations, mobility and transportation for Opportunity Austin. Schmitt has more than a decade of experience in marketing, communications and government relations, while previously serving as vice president of corporate retention and expansion with Opportunity Austin.

Chase Stone Promoted to Managing Principal at Holt Lunsford Commercial

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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

Posted on by Jordan Jensen

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

Posted on by Mia Goulart

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

Posted on by Mia Goulart

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.