Neil Young, who heads the Midwest and Texas regions for Grubb & Ellis from offices in Rosemont, has taken on added responsibility for the company’s eastern territory. He is now regional president for all Grubb & Ellis operations from Denver east.
Young said the company is expanding and plans to add 120 professionals this year. He also said that smaller regional brokerage companies are being acquired to increase the company’s national presence. In the last 30 days, Grubb & Ellis has bought firms in Dallas and Atlanta.
“The real estate market is coming along nicely,” said Young, commenting on the company’s growth. “You either have to expand or someone will be more competitive and take market share.”
Grubb & Ellis also promoted Daniel L. Spiegel to director of research for the Midwest/Texas and Eastern regions. Spiegel will supervise the regional rollout of national computerized management tracking and information systems.
Spiegel was responsible for developing Grubb & Ellis’ industrial database for the Rosemont office, and was named research director of the year for the Midwest/Texas regions in 1993.
Chris Puszynski, broker-associate with The McLennan Residential Sales Company, Park Ridge, is the new president of Women In Real Estate (W.I.R.E.). A 17-year veteran of residential real estate sales, Puszynski has been a W.I.R.E. member since 1987.
As W.I.R.E. president, Puszynski plans a “big sister” program for new members and awards for long-standing participants. The group was formed in 1960 by women when membership in local real estate boards was only open to men.
On the move
– Baird & Warner has elected five new vice presidents in the residential sales group, announced Stephen W. Baird, company president. They include: Paula Arnett, sales manager of the Gold Coast sales office at 100 E. Walton St., Chicago; Dick Gribble, sales manager of the Glenview sales office; Arlene Vandenberg, sales manager of Woodridge sales office; Catherine C. Tardy, sales manager of the Geneva sales office; and Judy Grigutis, from assistant vice president in the sales closing department.
– Chicago Title and Trust Co. has elected B. Wyckliffe Pattishall Jr. to senior vice president. He joined the company in 1980, and has been a vice president there since 1988. In his new position, Pattishall will manage the land trust and release departments, plus two corporate subsidiaries.
– Jeff Liljeberg has been promoted to vice president-tenant advisory services at the downtown office of CB Commercial Real Estate Group. He joined the firm in 1985 and ranked among its top five downtown producers four out of the last five years.
– MCL Companies, Chicago, has promoted three executives: Marilyn Walsh was named executive vice president, and will oversee administrative and financial functions for the company; Anne B. Cotter is now vice president responsible for all legal practices of the firm; and Tamara M. Laber was named vice president in charge of all sales operations.
– McKim N. Barnes has been hired by Mid-North Financial Services, Inc., Chicago, as manager of research and appraisal. With 18 years of experience in income property lending and appraising, Barnes was most recently with The Philipsborn Company.
– The Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago hired Paul S. Colgan as public affairs director. Colgan had been a consultant since 1989, and now will spearhead legislative policy formation for the group.
– The National Association of Real Estate Companies announced its new officers for 1994-95, including local executives: C. Scott Nelson, vice president at JMB Realty Corp., Chicago, who was elected secretary; and Mary C. Gabryel, manager-operations/analysis at Homart Development Co., Chicago, who was named treasurer of the group.
– Gregory P. Hakanen has rejoined MTI Construction Services Inc., Elk Grove Village, as a principal. He first joined MTI in 1988 and most recently was vice president and project manager of Meridian Business Campus, Aurora, for CMD Corporation.
Of note
Jameson Realty Group, Chicago, has added Julie Cote, Diane Frale, Jeniece Higgins, Beth Kolman, Vicki Schreiner and Sharon Thacker as residential sales agents. . . . Mark Clements joined the retail leasing division of Imperial Realty Co., Chicago. . . . Crossland Mortgage Corp., Rolling Meadows, hired Juanita Levis as a loan officer at its new Chicago branch office on Michigan Avenue. . . . Norman Stein has been hired as a loan officer by Fleet Mortgage Corp., Lombard. . . . The Alter Group, Wilmette, has promoted Christopher P. Newman to building engineer. . . . Andy Bulson has been hired as a sales associate at the Picardy Lane development in Bolingbrook by United Development Homes Inc., Wheeling. . . . First American Title Insurance has promoted M. Michele McDevitt to manage its Arlington Heights office.
