Stars to Watch

01 / 30 / 15

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This week, Commercial Property Executive unveiled this year’s Stars to Watch, 17 up-and-coming individuals and teams from across the commercial real estate industry that are sure to make more waves as they climb the career ladder. Like others recognized by this decades-long program, these 40-and-unders are exhibiting insight, creativity and dogged determination in completing deals and building businesses, often simultaneously seeking to give back by mentoring others, serving on other companies’ boards and involving themselves in their communities and social causes.

Following is the list of CPE’s 2015 Stars to Watch. You’ll want to read about their accomplishments, featured in CPE’s February 2015 issue.

Christopher Bellapianta, Director of Finance and Acquisitions, Advance Realty

Georgia Collins, Senior Managing Director, Workplace Strategy, CBRE Group Inc.

David Colman, Michael Colman, Tyler Ross, Principals, ROCO Real Estate

Mathew Crosswy, President, Stonehill Strategic Capital

Malcolm Davies, Principal, George Smith Partners

Christine Espenshade, Vice President, Capital Markets, JLL

Seth Grossman, Managing Director, Meridian Capital Group

Michael Hart, Senior Managing Director, Corporate Occupier & Investor Services, Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

Nicholas Hoffer, Senior Managing Director & COO, Hunt Mortgage Group L.L.C.

Patrick Luther, Managing Director, Faris Lee Investments

Benjamin Miller, Co-founder & CEO, and Dan Miller, Co-founder & President, Fundrise

Nitin Motwani, Managing Principal, Miami Worldcenter Associates

Taylor Snoddy, Managing Director, Transwestern

Robert Stamm, Executive Managing Director, Savills Studley

Lauren Staniec, Sustainability Coordinator & Enhancement Project Manager, Pyramid Management Group

Armand Tiberio, Senior Vice President, Investments, Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services Inc.

Craig Wilson, Executive Managing Director, DTZ

AUTHOR

Suzann D. Silverman is editorial director of CPE. She has covered the commercial and multifamily real estate industry since 1995, becoming editor-in-chief of Commercial Property Executive (formerly Commercial Property News) in 1998 and editorial director of both CPE and Multi-Housing News in 2016. She is also a longtime board member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors, currently serving as vice president. You can reach her at [email protected].

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