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Marty Neilon has been hired as Senior Vice President of Land Services. He is a top commercial land broker serving the North Texas market and specializes exclusively in land sales, acquisitions, and land advisory services. He plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing land strategies for clients, with a focus on city entitlements, site benefits, and market dynamics. His expertise spans zoning categories including industrial, multifamily, hotel, investment, retail, office, and mixed-use.
WRG is pleased to announce Melanie Daugherty has been promoted to Vice President of Business Development. In this role, Melanie will be responsible for leading the Business Development team to identify new market opportunities, build strategic partnerships, and expand WRG’s client base.
With over 20 years experience in the contract office furniture market and a proven track record of success, Melanie will be an integral part of the WRG Dallas team.
ML Realty Partners is pleased to announce that Sam Abusaad has been promoted to Leasing Director. Sam will continue overseeing leasing activities for the ML Realty Partners’ Dallas-Fort Worth portfolio. Since joining the firm in 2020, his ability to close complex deals has significantly increased portfolio occupancy for ML Realty Partners within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Abusaad holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Southern Methodist University.
DALLAS – Cushman & Wakefield announced today that Chris Hipps has joined the firm as Texas Managing Principal. He will start on January 2. Hipps will lead Cushman & Wakefield’s advisory professionals across Texas as the firm further grows, refines and integrates client services; develops new business; and continues to add top talent. He will be based in Dallas.
“Chris’s leadership and experience position Cushman & Wakefield to flourish in Texas, and we’re excited he’s joining our team,” said Victoria Malkin, Cushman & Wakefield Regional President, Central Region. “His addition is a further example of our commitment to Texas and its importance as a global commercial real estate and economic powerhouse. What’s more, Chris is dedicated to strategic growth both organically and through attracting elite talent. Cushman & Wakefield has a long and storied history in Texas, and Chris is the ideal person to lead us into the next chapter.”
Added Hipps, “As the state continues its historical growth trajectory, we have a real opportunity to expand Cushman & Wakefield’s impact across Texas. Each market across the state is unique and offers us the chance to differentiate ourselves. With the industry-leading-talent that we’ve long been known for in Texas – and with those who we will add – we’re well positioned to grow market share and redefine client engagement in the Lone Star State.”
Hipps joins Cushman & Wakefield from CBRE, where he was Senior Managing Director of Advisory and Transaction Services, Investor Services, in the Dallas/Fort Worth region, and focused on integrating brokerage, capital markets and asset services to provide comprehensive solutions to both institutional and middle-market clients. He began his career and spent nearly 25 years with Cadillac Fairview and its successors Prentiss Properties Trust and Brandywine Realty Trust, where his responsibilities included all regional business activities such as acquisitions, dispositions, development, portfolio performance, and leasing and management. His experience includes expertise in development, investment sales and operations for a more than $1 billion portfolio across the Southwest and Western United States.
DALLAS – Cushman & Wakefield announced today that the real estate services firm has promoted Jeremy Edmiston to Executive Director, U.S. Lead Build-To-Rent/Single-Family Rent (BTR/SFR). In this new role, he will collaborate with the firm’s Capital Markets and Debt teams to provide unified BTR/SFR end-to-end solutions for Cushman & Wakefield’s clients.
“Over the past two years, Jeremy has proven himself a leader who is passionate about finding solutions for ourBTR/SFR clients, building this new sector for our business from the ground up,” said Woody Stone, President, Multifamily Asset Services. “His passion drives him to cultivate a culture of care, and he is masterful at connecting people and opportunities for the good of all.”
Based in Dallas, Edmiston and his team oversee a property management portfolio of 9,500 homes and a pipeline of more than 2,500 homes. As the newly appointed U.S. lead, Edmiston will leverage his deep expertise, strong relationships and the Cushman & Wakefield brand to guide clients through the real estate lifecycle for their BTR/SFR assets.
“We’ve built a distinctive BTR/SFR practice over the past few years that provides end-to-end solutions for investors in the space, including property management, financing and sales,” Edmiston said. “Investment in BTR/SFR is accelerating and we expect further expansion regarding the deployment of domestic and global institutional capital to surge in coming years. Our scale, expertise, and creativity within the unified verticals will allow us to be a solid partner for this emerging sector.”
HOUSTON – Cushman & Wakefield announced today that David Munson, SIOR, has joined the firm as Executive Managing Director in Houston.
Munson has nearly two decades of experience in Houston and Texas industrial brokerage and will continue to concentrate on landlord and tenant leasing transactions as well as investment sales in the Greater Houston Area.
“I’m excited to join Cushman & Wakefield and one of Houston’s leading industrial groups,” Munson said. “Houston’s industrial market continues to be robust, but macroeconomic trends are creating some uncertainty. Leveraging my own experience and Cushman & Wakefield’s global platform, data and research best positions me to help clients successfully navigate such complexity.”
Added Cushman & Wakefield Managing Principal Clint Bawcom, “David is a great addition to our Houston team and our broader industrial platform. He’s rapidly ascended in the industrial sector, proving to be one of the region’s top brokers. His experience in both leasing and capital markets will prove to be an enormous benefit to our clients and overall efforts.”
Munson joins Cushman & Wakefield from Boyd Commercial, where he was a principal and closed transactions valued at more than $300 million. He began his career in Houston industrial real estate as a leasing director with First Industrial, where he successfully leased a portfolio of more than 5 million square feet. A native Houstonian, Munson is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, earned an MBA from the University of Texas and also has earned the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors designation.