Marvalette joined Baker Tilly’s public sector advisory practice with a diverse background in architecture, urban design and real estate development.

As the former Chief of Staff for Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, she was instrumental in shaping the city’s policies and strategies. She led significant housing initiatives as the Chief Development Director of the Harris County Housing Authority. She served as Executive Director of a not-for-profit development corporation and Dominion CDC.

She was a member of the Texas Affordable Housing Task Force and influenced strategies through her board position at the Near Northwest Management District. She serves as a trustee for the Holocaust Museum Houston and the Rockwell Fund, and has leadership roles within NHS Jack and Jill of America, Inc.

She co-authored an affordable housing resource for the Fannie Mae Foundation and was named Top 30 Most Influential Women in Houston in 2018. For more information, visit bakertilly.com.

CBRE has appointed Tom Kim as the new U.S. Industrial sector leader for Valuation & Advisory Services (VAS).

In this strategic role, Kim will work closely with VAS leadership and regional teams to drive growth initiatives nationwide in the industrial real estate sector. He will also play a key part in developing CBRE’s Industrial offering in the important Chicago market, collaborating with market veteran Scott Patrick.

Kim brings extensive experience and strong client relationships developed over his career, previously spending 16 years at CBRE, and most recently leading a national Industrial team at JLL. 

Ben Brewer was recently named chief operating officer of Hall Asset Holdings where he leads Hall Group’s asset management, development and marketing teams with oversight of the company’s real estate portfolio valued at approximately $1.5 billion. He also serves on the loan committee for the company’s private lending company, Hall Structured Finance.

Prior to joining Hall Group, Brewer spent 18 years with Hines, most recently as market leader for the company’s Dallas operations.

Jeremy Brubaker is a Partner in Partners’ Dallas office, specializing in Office Tenant Representation.

Prior to joining Partners, Jeremy served as an Executive Vice President at NAI Robert Lynn, overseeing the Uptown and Preston Center office markets in Dallas. His tenure was marked by an unwavering commitment to market immersion, meticulously tracking every tenant, owner, available property, and completed real estate transaction.

Garret Duhon, PE, has joined WGA as Department Manager of Land Development. In this role, Garret will spearhead project execution and lead the expansion of WGA’s single-family residential services across Texas. He brings over 10 years of experience in developing master-planned communities from inception to final build-out. Garret has extensive expertise in roadways, special purpose districts, municipal water and wastewater improvements, and drainage, which will enhance WGA’s service offerings.

DLR Group appoints Hidekazu Takahashi, AIA to Senior Associate. Approaching 20 years of design excellence, he dedicates himself to client success across various project types of sports and educational facilities to hospitality and cultural performing arts. Both clients and employee-owners sought Hidekazu for his instructional and technical solutions to complex design challenges.