Stephanie Hopkins, a known leader in hospitality interior design, is thrilled to join B2 Architecture + Design as Strategic Growth Director. With over 20 years of experience designing unique hospitality experiences, she understands the importance of collaborating with hospitality brands, developers, and interior design firms. In addition to design, Stephanie will lead the strategic marketing and business development efforts to drive B2’s future expansion.

Mohr Partners is proud to recognize the 2023 accomplishments of Marty Shelton, SIOR, CCIM, a Managing Director in its Austin office.
Shelton posted a banner year in 2023, tallying over $100 million worth of transactions as a Tenant-Representative Broker, which consisted of 15 total deals, including five client assignments in Canada and three in Mexico.
“Congratulations to Marty Shelton for his exceptional performance in 2023,” Mohr Partners Chairman & CEO Robert Shibuya said. “Achieving $100 million in transactions is a testament to his dedication, expertise and unwavering commitment to excellence.”
Shelton joined Mohr Partners in April 2015 and works closely with the firm’s Global Corporate Services team and brokerage teams to oversee corporate real estate transactions for national portfolio clients.
Shelton has had his CCIM designation since 2010 and has been an SIOR member since 2021. He graduated with honors from both the University of Texas and Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Dunaway is pleased to announce Cristina Criado, PE, as the newest addition to our Dallas team. Cristina joins Dunaway as a Vice President and Principal, bringing with her over three decades of engineering experience as the owner of CRIADO and Associates. As a Principal and Vice President at Dunaway, Cristina will lead strategic initiatives and business development efforts in North Texas to identify opportunities that align with our regional growth plans, in addition to coaching and mentoring.

Range Realty Advisors is pleased to introduce Daniel Batey as their newest Partner, specializing in land brokerage opportunities for single-family, multi-family, industrial, and investment properties in the DFW’s northern market areas. With a strong emphasis on discipline, accountability, and integrity, Daniel not only guides his clients toward their goals but also contributes to the expansion of the DFW market. Over his five-year tenure at Range, Daniel’s exceptional performance has established him as a top producer in the highly competitive North Texas market. Additionally, Daniel demonstrates exceptional leadership qualities and actively seeks opportunities for personal growth and development. It is these qualities that have enabled him to advance into this new role.

Houston – CBRE announced that Grant Hortenstine, Thomas Berry, Pearce Martens and Jeff Wood have joined its Houston Industrial & Logistics group. Mr. Hortenstine will serve as a Senior Vice President and Mr. Berry, Mr. Martens and Mr. Wood as Vice Presidents.

The team joins from Savills Industrial and specialize in representing industrial users with leasing and acquisitions across the Gulf Coast. They serve their clients with a variety of real estate needs, including lease negotiations, sales, build-to-suits, investments, site selection, lease restructures and sale/leasebacks.

“Adding Grant, Thomas, Pearce and Jeff is a tremendous complement to our existing industrial team and expands our reach across the Gulf Coast,” said Peter Mainguy, Senior Managing Director for CBRE’s Houston office. “Their dynamic and energetic approach to business combined with CBRE’s extensive platform will be a successful formula to winning new business and expanding our market share.”  

Since 2020, the team has completed transactions valued at over $240 million in consideration.

Mr. Hortenstine has 10 years of commercial real estate experience. In 2023 alone, he was responsible for transactions totaling 1.2 million sq. ft. and valued at $50 million. He was recently named as one of Connect Media’s 2024 Top Brokers, was a finalist for NAIOP’s Broker of the Year in 2022, and received NAIOP’s Rising Industrial Star of the Year award in 2018. He most recently served as an Executive Managing Director at Savills Industrial since 2020.

Mr. Berry has over five years of commercial real estate experience, beginning his career with Avison Young in 2019. He most recently served as a Managing Director at Savills Industrial. 

Mr. Martens began working in commercial real estate in 2021 after working at Marathon Oil Corporation as an Advanced Land Professional, managing various onshore assets across North America. He most recently served as an Associate Director at Savills Industrial.

Mr. Wood began his real estate career in 2020 after working as a senior analyst for a corporate tax consulting firm, where he created and led the firm’s quality control data analytics team. He most recently served as an Associate Director at Savills Industrial.

According to CBRE’s Q1 2024 Houston Industrial MarketView, Houston’s industrial market has remained robust into the new year with 4.4 million sq. ft. of positive absorption in the first quarter alone. The market currently has 41 projects totaling 12.2 million sq. ft. under construction with 3.8 million sq. ft. pre-leased.

JLL announced that Centersquare has leased 30,342 square feet at Cypress Waters. Located at 3100 Olympus Blvd. in Coppell, Texas, this new space will serve as the new headquarters for approximately 150 employees of Centersquare, a provider of colocation, connectivity and infrastructure solutions.

The relocation comes on the heels of the successful acquisition of Cyxtera by Evoque Data Center Solutions in January, prompting an urgent need to triple its current space and find a pre-built solution to accommodate its expanding workforce. The combined company announced its new brand, Centersquare, earlier this month.

Cypress Waters is a 1,000-acre sustainable, mixed-use, master-planned community with commercial office, retail, multi-family residences, and three schools. Additionally, there is an array of amenities and regularly scheduled events for tenants including a fitness center, conference center, walkability to a variety of lakeside restaurants, a concert venue and outdoor green spaces with bike and walking trails.

JLL’s Cribb Altman, Managing Director, and Curt Holcomb, Managing Director, represented the tenant, Centersquare. Steve Wentz, Travis Boothe and Spencer Oster with Cushman & Wakefield represented the sublandlord.