ARLINGTON, VA. — The National Apartment Association (NAA) has selected Rick Snyder, president and owner of San Diego-based R.A. Snyder Properties, as 2024 Chair of the Board. Snyder was formally installed at NAA’s Assembly of Delegates in San Diego last November. NAA’s headquarters are located in Arlington. Snyder has been involved with NAA for nearly 20 years, having previously served as a Regional Vice President, Membership Committee Chair and as a member of several committees. Snyder received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from San Diego State University …
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BOSTON — WinnCos. has promoted three employees to vice president roles in its property management, sustainability and development functions. Michael Milko was promoted to the role of executive vice president at WinnResidential, a subsidiary of WinnCos. Milko joined the company in 1995. He now oversees the management operations of approximately 5,000 residential units across 40 properties in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Christina McPike was promoted to Vice President of Energy & Sustainability. In this role, she will oversee new construction, historic adaptive reuse and deep energy retrofit projects. According to WinnCos., McPike …
ATLANTA — Marcus & Millichap has hired Scott Spalding, Marco Welch and Joe Mitchell to the firm’s multifamily real estate investment team in Atlanta. Marcus & Millichap hired Spalding and Welch as senior vice presidents and Mitchell as a first vice president. Prior to joining Marcus & Millichap, the three worked with Atlanta-based Bull Realty Inc. Spalding is a member of the Atlanta Apartment Association and the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors. Welch studied business and finance at Morehouse College and is a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of …
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based PeakMade Real Estate (PeakMade) has promoted Sam Owens to the role of regional vice president of multifamily operations. In this role, Owens will be responsible for overseeing all property operations, client relations and regional managers for PeakMade’s multifamily portfolio. Owens has worked with PeakMade for over 12 years. She began her career as a part-time leasing consultant and has served in on-site leadership roles such as leasing manager, assistant manager and property manager. Most recently, she worked as a regional manager for three years, supporting operations for …
DALLAS — Cushman & Wakefield has promoted Jeremy Edmiston to the role of Executive Director, U.S. Lead Build-To-Rent/Single-Family Rent (BTR/SFR). In this position, Edmiston will collaborate with Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets and Debt teams to provide unified BTR/SFR end-to-end solutions to clients. He will be based in the firm’s Dallas office.
ATLANTA — Brook Farm Group, an Atlanta-based development company, has hired Matt Cotton as Vice President of Land Acquisition. Cotton will be based in the company’s Atlanta office. In this role, Cotton will oversee Brook Farm Group’s strategy to identify and acquire new land sites for multifamily development across the southeast. Cotton previously worked in in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta as a director of site selection for the Southeast Region of Trilogy Residences. Prior to this, he served as a real estate development manager for Circle K in Charlotte, North …
MIAMI — JLL Capital Markets has added Nick Lavin to its South Florida multifamily investment sales team as a Director in the Miami office. In his new role, Lavin will focus on growing the firm’s multi-housing investment sales platform throughout the South Florida region. He will work alongside the current South Florida multi-housing and land investment sales team, which includes Matthew Lawton, Maurice Habif and Simon Banke. Prior to his time in the Los Angeles office, Lavin also spent almost three years in Chicago with HFF. He earned his degree as a double major …
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Lewis Zlotnick of Woodmont Properties will transition into the position of Executive Vice President of the company’s Florida division. Zlotnick will oversee Woodmont’s strategic expansion throughout Florida, where Woodmont has invested in about 4 million square feet of industrial development. He will continue to serve on the company’s Executive Leadership Committee, the Investment Committee and the independent Board of Advisors. Additionally, Woodmont Properties has promoted Daniel Miller to the role of Chief Operating Officer, where he will assume the responsibilities of Zlotnick. Miller will oversee Woodmont’s strategy, …
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark Group has appointed Sharon Karaffa to the role of President of Multifamily Debt & Structured Finance. In this role, Karaffa will oversee all aspects of Multifamily Debt & Structured Finance, focusing on revenue growth, business development and client and lender relationships. She will lead Newmark Group’s Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA lending platforms. Karaffa is also responsible for developing synergies and cross-collaboration among Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets’ Investment Sales and Debt & Structured Finance teams. Prior to joining Newmark Group in 2017, Karaffa served as …
HOUSTON — Allied Orion Group has named David Nargang as president of the company’s property management division. In this position, Nargang will oversee the daily operations of the firm’s property management portfolio, which comprises more than 35,000 units across the nation. He will also supervise the property management team. Prior to joining Allied Orion Group, Nargang also served as president at McCormack Baron Management, where he oversaw the management of more than 23,000 multifamily units across 26 states. He has held senior positions at various organizations such as NRP Group, …