In promo materials for The Mix, JVP Development’s $3 billion mixed-use project in Frisco, the New York-based company envisions a development that’s “Texan at heart.” This month, the company assigned the task of leasing The Mix’s 2.4 million square feet of office and retail space to a seasoned New Yorker who’s worked on some of the Big Apple’s most iconic retail projects.
JVP Development head of leasing Ed Hogan has curated retail leasing and development in landmark locations around New York City. He joined JVP in January from Vornado Realty Trust, where he was responsible for leasing the Penn District and Moynihan Train Hall, according to a press release. Hogan was also tasked with a 2.4 million-square-foot portfolio spanning Times Square, Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue, where he helped persuade mainstays like Prada and Rolex to stay in their flagship stores as chairman of the Fifth Avenue Association.
At The Mix, a 112-acre development at the intersection of Lebanon Road and Dallas Parkway in Frisco, Hogan will lead leasing for the complex’s 2 million square feet of office space and 375,000 square feet of retail, the press release states.
Meanwhile, JLL alumnus David Cooke is returning to the firm as executive vice president of the Dallas office after 20 years away, according to an announcement issued this week. Cooke previously worked at The Staubach Company, which JLL acquired in 2008, and led his own commercial real estate firm, Cooke Commercial. In his new role at JLL, Cooke will focus on expanding the Dallas office’s client advisory services, the press release states.
Houston-based custom home company Partners in Building announced this month that Chris Lemming has taken over as president and CEO after the retirement of his father Jim Lemming, who acquired the company in 2010 and led its expansion from Houston into Dallas-Fort Worth and Nashville, Tennessee, according to a press release. Chris Lemming joined the company in 2015 and most recently held the role of division president for Dallas-Fort Worth operations.
Raleigh, North Carolina-based civil engineering and construction firm McAdams named 20-year company veteran Ryan Akers director of engineering and metro lead for the Dallas-Fort Worth office. Akers’ portfolio of work with McAdams in North Texas includes Furst Ranch, a 2,300-acre master-planned community in Flower Mound, according to the company’s website.
Avison Young brought on former CBRE senior vice president Scott Carter as the firm’s health care and life sciences lead for Texas, according to a company announcement. Carter focused on acquisition, disposition, tenant and landlord representation for medical office buildings across Texas at CBRE, and he’ll continue in a similar role at Avison Young under Jay Johnson, principal and executive managing director of health care services.
Vienna, Virginia-based multifamily investment firm Middleburg appointed former JPI vice president Aaron Douthit as Dallas development partner, spearheading the company’s expansion to Texas, according to a press release.
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