DALLAS — Knightvest Capital, a Dallas-based investment company, has appointed Madison Tappan to the position of chief investment officer. In his new role, he will oversee Knightvest’s acquisition strategy and lead efforts to expand the firm’s multifamily portfolio across various Sun Belt markets. Tappan will also deploy capital from Knightvest’s second investment fund, with a focus on acquiring 2000s-era properties and renovating them. Most recently, Tappan served as a managing director of acquisitions at Knightvest, focusing on investment opportunities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He previously served as a vice president …
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NEW YORK CITY — Lorimer Capital has hired Connor Lopes to the role of managing director of asset management. In this role, Lopes will oversee the company’s portfolio performance, risk management and loan servicing. He will work to manage Lorimer Capital’s loan portfolio and asset performance. Prior to joining Lorimer Capital, Lopes served as a senior vice president of construction asset management with Citi Community Capital. Lorimer Capital is a New York City-based lender. Evan Bell, Ilan Rubinstein and Erez Rubinstein launched the company earlier this year.
DALLAS — JPI, a developer and builder based in Dallas, has hired Jay Parsons as economic advisor. Parsons will advise the company on economic trends and market dynamics. He will serve in a part-time role. Parsons has held executive and senior leadership roles at Madera Residential and RealPage. He also serves on the board of advisors for Apartment Life, a faith-based non-profit organization that offers community building programs.
ATLANTA — SJC Ventures, an Atlanta-based mixed-use, retail and multifamily development firm, has appointed Natalie Battisti as vice president of leasing. In his role, she will oversee all leasing operations for the company. Most recently, Battisti served as the Southeast vice president of leasing at Jamestown Properties. She received a bachelor’s degree in real estate and finance from Florida State University.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Aventon Cos., a Raleigh-based developer and general contractor, has hired Jeff Furman to the role of senior managing director. Furman will work to acquire new sites to develop new suburban apartment communities while managing existing developments. He will concentrate on the Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte metropolitan areas. Prior to joining Aventon Cos., Furman was a developer partner and the director of Raleigh operations at Northwood Ravin. He has also served as director of development for Crosland LLC. Furman graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Master of Science …
AUSTIN — Trammell Crow Company (TCC) has hired Sean Wolff as a senior vice president. Wolff will be responsible for sourcing and overseeing new development opportunities for High Street Residential (HSR), the multifamily development subsidiary of TCC. He will report to Brad Maples, managing director and market leader of TCC Austin. Wolff joins HSR from Slate Real Estate Partners in Austin, where he most recently served as a managing director. Wolff has also held positions at Holliday Fenoglio Fowler and Oden Hughes. He received a Bachelor of Arts from The …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rosewood Property Co., a Dallas-based investment and development company, has opened a new office in Charlotte. Additionally, the company hired Caci Jaeger to lead the new office as senior vice president of Carolinas. In her new role, Jaegar will manage and direct multifamily development activities throughout the region. She will also oversee the office’s operations and staff. Jaeger previously served as a partner with Charlotte-based Cedar Square. She has also held positions with LCOR Inc. and Corebridge. She earned her undergraduate degree in urban studies from Brown …
CHICAGO — Habitat, a developer and property manager based in Chicago, has promoted Wendy Deetjen to vice president of the firm’s national market-rate portfolio. In this role, she will oversee Habitat’s portfolio of communities across the Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis metropolitan areas. The portfolio totals roughly 4,500 market-rate units. Deetjen joined Habitat as a regional manager in 2017. Most recently, she served as senior regional manager. Prior to joining Habitat, Deetjen was area vice president with The Laramar Group and a regional manager with Lincoln Property Co. She received a …
CAMDEN, N.J. — Camden-based owner, operator and developer The Michaels Organization has hired Mark Biancucci to the newly created position of deputy chief financial officer. Most recently, Biancucci was the chief financial officer at Lendlease, where he oversaw financial strategies for the company’s investment management, development, construction and military housing portfolio. Prior to joining Lendlease, he held senior finance roles at a private real estate firm.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Annex Group has hired Matt Keane as vice president of public-private partnerships (P3) and promoted Matt Zetzl to the role of P3 development manager. Keane will provide business development and partnership solutions while leading the Indianapolis-based firm’s P3 team. Zetzl will be responsible for P3 procurement and advancing Annex’s P3 community impact plans.