Partners Real Estate has expanded its Dallas office with the addition of Chris Wong as an Equity Partner. Wong will concentrate on growing the firm's Industrial Outdoor Storage practice in the Dallas-Ft. Worth market. The company notes that he has been a top-producing broker in this specialized product type, having completed more than 1.75 million square feet and 590 acres in transactions with a cumulative value of $375 million over his career.
Rosewood Property Company, headquartered in Dallas, has hired Patrick Hart as Vice President, Investments. In this role, Hart will focus on self-storage and industrial real estate analysis while sourcing both acquisitions and development opportunities on a national basis. He joins Rosewood with more than a decade of experience underwriting and executing complex projects across multiple property types. Before this move, Hart served as Director of Development at Public Storage, where he was involved in development planning and execution.
Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 50-room Super 8 hotel in Stanton, Texas. The transaction was handled by Alexander Curry and Chris Gomes, investment specialists based in the firm's Austin and Dallas offices, who exclusively marketed the asset on behalf of the seller, Dallas-based LIG Hotels. The buyer, which was not named, intends to reposition the property under the Best Western flag, signaling an upgrade in the brand affiliation for the hotel.
In Houston, Porter Law Firm has advanced attorney Shane Waddell to partner. Waddell, who first joined the firm in May 2016 as a summer law clerk, has since built a practice focused on complex real estate transactions, real estate development, title issues, and leasing matters across Texas. He is recognized for managing deals from letter of intent through closing, helping clients balance risk, documentation, and timelines on a wide range of assignments.
JLL has grown its Project & Development Services team in Dallas with the appointment of Marti DuBuisson as Vice President. DuBuisson brings more than 20 years of workplace interior design experience and has led interior projects for clients across multiple industries. At JLL, she will oversee interior build-out projects and collaborate closely with brokerage teams to align workplace environments with client objectives, including layout, functionality, and overall project delivery.
Together, these personnel changes and the Stanton hotel transaction highlight ongoing activity in Texas across brokerage, investment, legal, and project management disciplines. IOS, self-storage, industrial, hospitality, and office interiors all feature in the latest round of moves, underscoring the breadth of asset types drawing attention from investors, advisors, and service providers in the region.
