CBRE Investment Management, an independent affiliate of Dallas-based commercial real estate services giant CBRE, is expanding its Canada presence with the addition of Breno Lima, who joined the investment management firm as a new director of client solutions in the firm’s Toronto office. In his new role, he will work alongside Steven Yeh and Scott Silverberg to drive client growth across Canada, CBRE IM said.
Lima, who's fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish, brings over 16 years of experience to his new role. He most recently served as a vice president at Slate Asset Management in Montreal, where he was responsible for capital raising and investor relations for the real assets alternative investment firm.
Pittsburgh’s NAI Burns Scalo expanded to Southwest Florida with the acquisition of the Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Property Southwest Florida team in Fort Myers. NAI Burns Scalo President Brian Walker spearheaded the deal.
NAI Burns Scalo's new Southwest Florida team is led by Gary Tasman, the founder of the group the firm acquired. Tasman will remain actively involved in the firm while focusing more heavily on strengthening client relationships, growing the team and winning more business throughout the region, the company said.
Arman Fashandi joined Atlanta-based Stonemont as a vice president of corporate services in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. He will lead build-to-suit initiatives throughout Pennsylvania and the Northeast while strengthening tenant relationships nationwide in his new role, the industrial real estate firm said. Fashandi, who has over 15 years of experience, previously worked as a senior development manager and a senior transaction manager for Amazon.
Alexandria, Virginia-based Bonaventure added Michelle Moore as head of national accounts for the firm’s capital markets team and promoted Kerry Peoples to head of capital markets. Peoples, based in Orange County, California, now oversees the firm’s broader capital formation strategy, alongside overseeing investor and adviser relations, Bonaventure said.
Moore, who has more than 25 years of industry experience, is based in Nashville, Tennessee. She will lead distribution strategy across the independent broker-dealer and registered investment advisor channels, overseeing strategic platform partnerships, due diligence engagement and relationship management for the firm’s real estate investment offerings, the company said.
Bay Area real estate veteran Tabatha Petersen was appointed business development executive for Vesta Homes’ Northern California region. Peterson has nearly two decades of luxury residential development, marketing, sales strategy and home staging experience. Vesta, based in Pico Rivera, California, is a luxury furniture and design studio that specializes in commercial, hospitality and residential projects.
New York JLL Vice Chairmen Paul Glickman and Mitchell Konsker, who are based in Manhattan, received the National MVP Agency Leasing Award at the firm’s annual Elevate Conference held in Scottsdale, Arizona, earlier this month. The awards recognize the commercial real estate services firm's top producers, and Glickman and Konsker have played leading roles in some of the Manhattan market’s most significant leasing assignments, JLL said.
Brian Doppelt has been promoted to president of South Florida-based Bainbridge Cos. He joined the firm in 2016 and became general counsel in 2018. He most recently served as executive vice president and chief legal officer. With the multifamily real estate company entering a period of significant growth, Doppelt will assume broader responsibilities across the organization, working closely with executive leadership to advance the company’s long-term vision, the firm said.