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extensive track records and deep
knowledge of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast markets will be invaluable as we continue to serve our institutional retail clients.”
Munley and Behr join CBRE’s National Retail Partners unit and will work closely with existing partners Ryan Sciullo and Casey Smith in Washington, D.C., Jeff Dunne and David Gavin in
the New York
metro region
and Nat Heald
in Boston
to optimize
coverage of the
Mid-Atlantic
and Northeast
regions. They
come to the firm from JLL, where they were senior managing directors with its capital markets team.
“CBRE is pleased to welcome Chris and Colin to our team,” said Rija Beares, greater Philadelphia market leader for CBRE. “They bring a high caliber of retail capital markets knowledge and exceptional outcomes to their clients. Their work ethic
and passion for retail real estate is evident in every interaction and I look forward to working alongside Chris and Colin as we grow our business.”
GZA TAPS BAVENDAM
AS TRANSPORTATION
LEAD IN N.Y., N.J.
GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. has named Katja Bavendam as a project manager and leader for its growing transportation planning practice in New York and New Jersey.
The consulting firm, whose New Jersey team is based in Fairfield, said Bavendam comes to the role as an accomplished traffic planner and with extensive site-civil engineering
of the practice that provided civil engineering and permitting services for the final section of Brooklyn Bridge Park and the 775,000-square- foot Wildflower Studios in Astoria, according to a news release. She has also completed City Environmental Quality Review transportation analyses in New York City.
“Katja brings a tremendous depth of experience and expertise to her new position at GZA that will enable our firm to continue to provide superior service to our clients in the for-profit, government and institutional sectors throughout metropolitan New York and the tristate area,” said Patrick Sheehan, CEO and president of GZA.
Bavendam earned a bachelor’s from St. Francis College in Brooklyn
and a masters in transportation planning and engineering from New York University’s Tandon School
of Engineering. Before pursuing her career in engineering, she spent three years as a professional basketball player in Spain and Turkey.
EX-HELLER LEASING
EXEC JOINS BRC
Bussel Realty Corp. has deepened its bench with the addition of David Paster, a longtime leasing executive at Heller Industrial Parks and other New Jersey commercial real estate firms.
In a news release, BRC said Paster joins its
in the leasing and management of industrial and commercial real estate in the New Jersey market, and we are delighted that he has joined our firm,” said Steve Bussel, president
of BRC. “His in-depth experience in leasing and negotiating ensures our clients the highest level of brokerage services.”
SALZER MOVES TO
A.Y. STRAUSS
A.Y. Strauss has added veteran commercial real estate attorney Bret R. Salzer to its Livingston-based team.
In a news release, the firm said Salzer joins the practice with more
LEE & ASSOCIATES NEW JERSEY ADDS MARCH, FOWLER
Lee & Associates New Jersey has bolstered its Edison office with the addition of seasoned brokers Paul March and Mark Fowler as senior vice presidents.
In a news release, the firm said March brings more than 38 years of office leasing experience representing both landlords and tenants, including global firms such as Samsung and
LG Electronics. He specializes in the Princeton office submarket and the tristate region’s growing life sciences sector, having held positions at Newmark and CBRE before joining Lee & Associates.
“We are thrilled to be joining this dynamic and
Colin Behr
Bret R. Salzer
than 20 years of experience in real estate acquisitions, commercial financing, joint ventures and other development and operating
entrepreneurial team to focus on Mercer and Monmouth counties,”
said March, a Montgomery resident
who holds a
agreements. He has also provided legal counsel on preferred equity transactions, fund investments, buyouts and dispositions.
“Bret is the perfect addition to our deal team,” said Aaron Y. Strauss, the firm’s managing partner. “His versatility as a deal lawyer will be a boon to our current clients, and our platform will allow him to reach the next level of his capabilities.”
Salzer most recently was a partner at a prominent New York City-based firm, the news release said. His prior experience includes serving as in- house counsel to several prominent real estate developers and owners.
A.Y. Strauss added that Salzer has represented investment banks, asset- based lenders, private equity funds and developers as outside counsel, having also conducted mortgage
and mezzanine loan originations, acquisitions, dispositions, participations, restructurings and workouts covering term, bridge, construction and other financing deals. His experience includes working across every real estate asset class, as well as analysis and strategy of corporate, fund and asset- level loan facilities.
“I’m extremely happy to have the opportunity to work alongside this collaborative and talented team,” Salzer said. “I expect to support the firm’s vision and culture.”
Paul March
David Paster
brokerage division as a vice president. He comes to the Edison- based firm with four decades of experience in leasing and
bachelor’s from Cornell University.
Fowler, for his part, has spent nearly 25 years in commercial real estate and specializes in the sale and leasing of office and industrial properties with a focus
on Monmouth,
Mercer and
Middlesex
counties, the
news release
said. Fowler
joined Lee &
Associates
from Newmark
and previously was an agent with Weichert Commercial.
“We look forward to providing office tenants and landlords all the services and benefits Lee & Associates has to offer,” said Fowler, who hails from Ocean Township. The firm noted that he earned a business studies degree from the University of Westminster in London and is a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors and Industrial & Office Real Estate Brokers Association.
Lee & Associates’ Jessica Vasil,
who directs the firm’s New Jersey operations, added: “We’re excited
to welcome Paul and Mark to Lee
& Associates. These results-driven commercial real estate professionals join our company with vast industry
Mark Fowler
Katja Bavendam
and permitting experience.
She was a
key member
of the teams that prepared transportation analyses for
the East New York rezoning in
managing industrial and commercial real estate in the state, including 23 years as vice president of leasing
at Heller, where he oversaw its 16 million-square-foot portfolio.
Previously, Paster spent 13 years at United States Land Resources in Morristown, managing 6 million square feet across 59 properties, the news release said. He’s also
a former commercial real estate representative at Sholom & Zuckerbrot Associates in Edison, where he represented owners and users in leasing more than 600,000 square feet for four years.
“David is a 40-year seasoned veteran
Brooklyn and East Harlem rezoning in Manhattan, as well as the traffic, parking and pedestrian access analyses for New York’s 23 ferry landings as part of a comprehensive environmental impact statement.
Additionally, Bavendam was part