On October 4, 2024, Raquel Valdez Sanchez was appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Business & Community Lenders of Texas (BCL). With over 18 years of experience in community and economic development, Ms. Sanchez previously served as BCL’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). She has a strong background in strategic growth, homeownership, and small business development and played a key role in expanding BCL’s services to Austin and Dallas.
Edge Realty Partners recently announced the promotion of brokers Andrew Shaw and Ryan Griffin to Principal at their Dallas office. Mr. Griffin specializes in leasing free-standing retail buildings and multi-tenant retail centers for both landlords and tenants with over two decades’ worth of experience advising investors throughout Texas. Meanwhile, Mr. Shaw focuses on leasing multi-tenant retail centers across the state with an impressive track record having leased over 6.5 million square feet throughout his career.
Trademark Property Company welcomed Lance Taylor as Senior Vice President of Development along with Blake Bickmore as Vice President of Development to their team. Together they bring more than five decades worth combined experience that will help drive Trademark’s current nearly one million square foot pipeline for retail mixed-use developments forward while also overseeing existing projects.
Hines launched The SQ Collection which offers its tenants access to individual offices, conference rooms rooftop terraces among other amenities spaces providing them flexibility when it comes how or where they work through Hines’ flexible workplace platform called The Square along with hospitality-inspired services that elevate meetings or events.
JLL Capital Markets successfully facilitated the sale Little York Plaza located within Houston’s Near North submarket measuring up at approximately114982-square-feet anchored by Seller’s Bros., part Houston’s leading Hispanic grocery chain under La Michoacana brand portfolio acquired by full-service strip center investment group knowns Criterion Fund from previous owners who were represented JLL during transaction process involving property situated on11.45 acres of land.
