San Antonio, TX – CBRE is proud to announce the promotions of Rob Burlingameand Josh Aguilar to Executive Vice President. The team has worked together since 2012 within CBRE San Antonio’s Industrial & Logistics Group. 

“CBRE relies upon the tremendous talents of its professionals to drive our mission of delivering superior real estate outcomes for our clients and customers. Rob and Josh have demonstrated their talents day in and day out and have consistently proven themselves as market leaders in the Central and South Texas markets,” said John Moake, Managing Director of CBRE’s San Antonio office. “The title of Executive Vice President is well-earned for both of them.”

Both Rob and Josh specialize in representing tenant and landlord industrial clients in Central and South Texas. Combining their decades of experience and deep industry knowledge, both men have excelled in guiding clients through whatever real estate services they need, including but not limited to, lease negotiations, space procurement, relocation management, real estate portfolio evaluation, and asset disposition. Their client list is long and includes everyone from local firms to Fortune 500 companies. 

Rob Burlingame joined CBRE in 2001 and has spent his entire career with the organization. He holds many prestigious industry designations, including SIOR and CCIM. Josh Aguilar joined CBRE in 2012 and also SIOR-designated. Combined, Rob and Josh have completed numerous transactions totaling more than $2.5 billion.

 JLL Capital Markets announced that Witt Westbrook and Kyle Mueller have joined its Industrial Investment Sales and Advisory team as Senior Directors focusing on the Central Texas region and broader Texas markets.

Westbrook joins the Austin office and Mueller sits in the San Antonio office. Both Senior Directors will report directly to Senior Managing Directors Doug Opalka and Robert Wooten.

Westbrook brings five years of industry experience, most recently serving as Managing Director at Transwestern. Mueller has been with JLL for over eight years and moved over from the Industrial leasing team to join Capital Markets.

JLL’s Industrial group co-lead and Senior Managing Director Trent Agnew sits in the firm’s Houston office and will provide oversight and leadership alongside Wooten and Opalka for this expansion of “Team Texas” in Austin and San Antonio.

JLL has promoted Richard Quarles to senior managing director. He will lead the Houston Industrial Agency Leasing brokerage team.

Under his leadership, the team of seven brokers specializing in landlord representation has achieved impressive results, including leasing over 8 million square feet and closing more than 110 transactions. His strategic vision and effective leadership skills will be instrumental in driving further growth and expansion for the team and the overall business.

As Senior Managing Director, Quarles will continue reporting to Jeff Venghaus, Executive Managing Director and team leader of JLL Houston’s industrial services group.

Throughout his career, Quarles has consistently earned accolades as one of the top-producing industrial brokers, garnering recognition from both JLL and NAIOP. Additionally, he serves as a board member of the Society of Industrial/Office Realtors (SIOR).

KAI 360 Construction Services hired Kristopher McGraw as Senior Project Manager at its Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, office.

In his new role, McGraw will play a pivotal role in overseeing building design and construction program management initiatives and ensuring the seamless execution of projects from inception to completion while upholding the highest standards of quality, innovation and client satisfaction.

A project manager to his core, McGraw is interested in how people work and succeed, and he believes architecture is about meaningfully serving clients and the community while striving to be sensitive to the environment and creating lasting experiences.

McGraw is a results-oriented manager with more than 20 years of experience. His skill set has enabled him to successfully engage in projects across various market sectors including education, aviation and civic.

Prior to KAI, McGraw worked for nearly two decades as a Project Manager at Houston, TX-based HarrisonKornberg Architects, most recently managing the firm’s North Texas portfolio. Some of the notable projects he worked on include the Houston Parks and Recreation Department Headquarters, the new STEM Building at the University of North Texas at Dallas, the new Archives and Research Center at Texas State University, the City of Fort Worth’s new Community Center & Aquatics Center, the new Heritage Hall at Texas A&M University’s Central Texas campus, and the new National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing at Texas A&M University’s main campus in College Station, TX.

In 2019, as part of the design team on the Zachry Engineering Education Complex, the largest academic building on the Texas A&M University campus, McGraw and the project team received a Building Design + Construction Gold Reconstruction Award. The project also received a Gold Award and Eminent Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies. McGraw holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Houston, and he is a member of the Golden Key International Honor Society. He is a past member of the Board of Directors for AIA Houston, a Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Addison Gragson has been promoted to assistant vice president with the Dallas-Fort Worth office of Weitzman, a retail-focused commercial real estate services firm based in Texas.

Gragson handles retail project representation and retail tenant representation in the D-FW area. 

Gragson is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors.

Gragson received a Master of Science degree in Management from the Cox School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Economics degree from the Dedman College of Humanities & Science at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Ted Rohan has been named principal of Avison Young. He is based in the firm’s Austin, Texas, office. 

Rohan joins the more than 30 Principals honored as part of the Avison Young 2024 Principal Class. Avison Young is a Principal-led, people-first, private firm with more than 700 Principals across the globe. These Principals are industry leaders who embody the Avison Young collaborative culture, partnership ethos, and client-first mentality. 

Rohan has been with the firm for eight years and specializes in tenant representation.

Rohan takes a comprehensive approach while advising clients on their real estate strategies to provide cost-saving and innovative solutions. With nearly a decade of experience, he has a proven track record of navigating complex negotiations in excess of $200 million in transaction value.