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\n Courtesy of Marla Diliberto\n <\/p>\n
\n Marla Diliberto\n <\/p>\n
Diliberto will lead Partners\u2019 corporate marketing organization, spearheading the firm\u2019s marketing and branding initiatives as the company enters the next phase of its growth and expands its presence. With over 15 years at CBRE, she most recently served as global head of marketing transformation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWith a background combining deep expertise in marketing strategy, brand development, design, and operational scaling, Marla is seamlessly aligned with Partners’ growth trajectory as we expand from a regional presence to a national leader in commercial real estate,\u201d Partners CRE Jon Silberman said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PEOPLE<\/strong><\/p>\n Partners Real Estate promoted Andrew Laycock to partner, representing actual equity ownership in the firm. Laycock joined Partners in 2020 and has since been among its\u00a0top industrial brokers. He was promoted to senior vice president one year ago.<\/p>\n The company also promoted Wyatt Huff and Hunter Stockard, who both focus on investment sales, to senior vice president.\u00a0<\/p>\n Partners promoted the following Houston-based people to senior associate:\u00a0<\/p>\n SALES<\/strong><\/p>\n Eastham Capital sold two multifamily communities in Texas City, including the 200-unit Veranda Apartments and 248-unit Stone Ridge Apartments. The buyers were not disclosed.\u00a0<\/p>\n Veranda Apartments and Stone Ridge Apartments were acquired in 2018 by Eastham Capital Fund V as a joint venture with Mosaic Residential. The team repositioned both communities with interior unit renovations, exterior upgrades, amenity enhancements, improved property management and revenue management strategies.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the time of disposition, Veranda Apartments was about 95% occupied, with rents up 36% over the hold period, and Stone Ridge Apartments was about 94% occupied, with rents up 34%.\u00a0<\/p>\n LEASES<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Courtesy of CP Group\n <\/p>\n \n 5POP at 4400 Post Oak Parkway in Houston\n <\/p>\n Xceed Office signed a 22K SF, full-floor lease at 5POP, the\u00a028-story Class-A office tower at 4400 Post Oak Parkway in Houston\u2019s Uptown. This will be the flagship Houston location for Xceed, a provider of executive office suites, as it relocates from Katy.\u00a0<\/p>\n Edward Edson and Jordan Trout of Colliers represented the tenant. Xceed signed its lease in early January, one of six leases totaling nearly 50K SF of new leasing activity at the building since CP Group completed its capital improvements program.<\/p>\n The landlord was represented by Eric Anderson, Evelyn Ward and Avery McGahee of Transwestern Real Estate Services.<\/p>\n CP Group launched a $12M capital improvements program for the 1982 building following its acquisition in 2021. The improvements include a new fitness center, upgraded conference facilities, a caf\u00e9 and better connectivity to Post Oak Park. Upscale dining concept Mack Allen\u2019s<\/a> will open on the ground floor of the building this year.<\/p>\n All of the leases, aside from Xceed Office\u2019s full-floor buildout, were for newly constructed move-in-ready spec suites as part of CP Group\u2019s \u201cworCPlaces\u201d flexible workspaces offering. CP Group is also advancing the next phase of spec suites at the property, with three new\u00a0ones scheduled for delivery this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Stats International leased the 89K SF Building U at 6401 N. Eldridge Parkway in Northwest Houston. KBC Advisors’ John Ferruzzo and Jack Ferruzzo represented the landlord, Brennan Investment Group, along with Ryan Wasaff and Cole Bercher of the Welcome Group. Drew Coupe and Anthony Squillante of Avison Young represented the tenant.<\/p>\n THIS AND THAT<\/strong><\/p>\n Greenway Plaza is under contract via a receivership sale set to close in March, per new special servicer comments shared by Morningstar Credit. The 10-building, multi-use campus with 4.5M SF of office space has been in special servicing since missing its July 2022 maturity date for a $465M loan. The receiver, Dallas-based Trigild Texas,\u00a0reportedly began\u00a0preparing the campus for sale<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0April 2024.<\/p>\n\n
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