Tyler McCarty, President of SEDALCO, INC., a Fort Worth based general contractor, announced Gabby Robbins’ promotion to Vice President – Houston Division.

“I am excited to announce this well-deserved promotion for Gabby. Since joining our firm in 2008, Gabby has been an ardent champion of our culture and core values and successfully managed many important clients and building programs for our organization. In this new role, she will have the opportunity to strengthen relationships and expand SEDALCO’s client base in the Houston region while consistently ensuring that we execute our mission of providing the best construction experience to our valued clients.”

As VP, Gabby will lead Houston operations, drive business development, and mentor teams—supporting staff growth and advancing SEDALCO’s strategic goals.

Mariam Ghoul, Managing Director of HR & Operations at Dalfen Industrial, plays a key role in driving Dalfen’s continued growth and operational success. She consistently demonstrates strategic leadership in her role as she provides guidance to management on critical areas such as staffing plans, compensation strategy, benefits design, and professional development initiatives.

Beyond HR leadership, Mariam drives resource planning and operational efficiency across the organization. She collaborates closely with department heads to streamline workflows, implement scalable processes, and align daily operations with long-term business goals. Her ability to balance strategy with execution makes her an indispensable asset to the team and a driver of organizational performance.

Mariam oversees operations for more than 100 employees across nine offices and supports a company managing over $5 billion in assets under management.

We’re excited to welcome Steve Farabaugh as Vice President at Hill & Wilkinson. With over $670M of experience in mission critical construction, including one of the nation’s largest third-party data centers at time of award, Steve brings deep technical knowledge and leadership in complex, large-scale builds. He also serves on the Board of Governors for the 7×24 Lone Star Chapter. Steve will be a valuable addition to our growing mission critical team.

Rhonda Noell is Managing Director, Healthcare at Texas Capital, where she focuses on healthcare lending in cashflow, asset-based lending and real estate. She brings over three decades of experience and is responsible for strategy, new products, originations, credit prescreen review and portfolio consultation.

Industry Veterans Andy Scott, Michael Cosby and Kris Lowe join as Vice Chairs in Dallas

Dallas, TX – CBRE announced today the expansion of its Debt & Structured Finance team in Dallas with the addition of Andy Scott, Michael Cosby and Kris Lowe as Vice Chairs, an industry-leading team with more than 50 years of combined commercial real estate finance experience.

The team has an exceptional track record of executing complex commercial real estate financing transactions nationwide, having closed transactions totaling more than $60 billion throughout their careers. Cosby, Lowe and Scott will focus on expanding CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance capabilities across Texas by originating and executing debt and equity placement transactions across all property types, with a particular emphasis on multifamily assets. 

“With the addition of Andy, Michael, and Kris, we have significantly enhanced our ability to deliver customized financing solutions for clients across the entire capital stack, secured directly or indirectly by large portfolios, single assets, and mixed-use properties,” said James Millon, Co-Head of U.S. and Canada Capital Markets. “CBRE remains committed to strategically investing in top talent, driving growth across our resilient Capital Market businesses, which continue to benefit from enduring secular tailwinds.”

With the addition of Michael, Kris, and Andy, we have significantly enhanced our ability to deliver customized financing solutions, leveraging their deep expertise in complex transactions and the strength of the CBRE platform to consistently achieve outstanding results for our clients,”

The team joins CBRE from JLL, where they served as Senior Managing Directors following the firm’s acquisition of HFF in 2019.

“This is an important strategic investment in our debt and structured finance team that strongly positions us for growth as capital market conditions improve,” said Kelly Whaley,Senior Managing Director for Investor Services. “Michael, Kris and Andy are highly-regarded as leading industry experts and their  ability to consistently deliver successful client outcomes further allows us to deliver unparalleled debt solutions and solidfy our leadership in the industry.”

Dallas-Fort Worth has consistently ranked as the top preferred market for investor capital over the past four years, according to CBRE’s U.S. Investor Intentions Survey. Among investors surveyed, 72% reported targeting multifamily properties for investment, followed by 37% for industrial & logistics and 27% for retail.

CBRE added Ryan Kasten as the Market Leader and Senior Managing Director for Austin, San Antonio and El Paso, Texas. Kasten will be based in the firm’s Austin office.

In his role, Kasten will oversee the market’s business operations and drive their growth strategies for all Advisory Service lines, including leasing, sales, debt and structured finance, valuation and property management.

With nearly 20 years in commercial real estate, Kasten most recently served as Partner and Managing Director for Partners Real Estate overseeing the firm’s brokerage services for Austin and San Antonio. Prior to that, he spent eight years in Cushman & Wakefield’s Austin office, most recently as Managing Principal for the firm’s Austin and San Antonio markets where he increased the company’s revenue and market share along all service lines.

Earlier in his tenure at Cushman & Wakefield, he was the firm’s Executive Director of Tenant Rep, representing prominent office users in over five million sq. ft. of transactions across Texas and globally.