Shared-space provider Workbox seeks expansion with new hire
Shared office space provider Workbox appointed Robert Cartwright as executive vice president and chief operating officer. The Chicago-based company said it is working to expand its service offerings beyond its current 12 locations in seven U.S. regions. Cartwright is a 30-year industry veteran with prior work in corporate real estate, hospitality and workplace management.
Cartwright previously served as global head of hospitality real estate at Fidelity Investments. His earlier roles included chief operating officer for brokerage CBRE’s coworking brand, Hana, which was later acquired by Industrious. He also served as senior vice president of global operations and member experience at WeWork, and held leadership roles in property management and related areas at Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
Odyssey promotions target growth of retail advisory
Odyssey Retail Advisors promoted Colleen Franke and Sam Masters to the role of senior associate as part of its expansion efforts, the New York-based brokerage said. Both joined the firm during the past four years and were previously associates. Franke is a licensed real estate salesperson in New York state whose work before Odyssey included an internship at Christie’s, where she worked on auctions featuring handbags, jewelry and watches. Her work since college has also included information sales for private equity firms.
Masters previously worked in sales roles for a cloud-based software service company. Led by principals Rich Johnson, Charlie Koniver and Rick Strauss, Odyssey represents clients nationwide and focuses on real estate services related to high-end retail and the fashion industry.
SkyView looks to boost self-storage investment business
SkyView Advisors said it promoted Scott Schoettlin to senior managing director as it works to broaden its nationwide services in real estate investment management, targeting self-storage properties. Schoettlin has advised institutional and private investors in high-value transactions, particularly in the self-storage property category. Founded by Jay Crotty and Ryan Clark, the Tampa, Florida-based company also advises clients in the healthcare and manufactured housing sectors, according to its website.
Granite Properties extends executive’s role to Houston region
Granite Properties has appointed Paul Bennett as senior managing director and market leader for the Houston market. He succeeds Scott Martin, who retired in January after leading the Houston team for 26 years, most recently as executive managing director. The Dallas-based investment and development firm said Bennett also will continue in his current role as senior managing director and market leader of the Dallas region.
Bennett joined Granite Properties in 2000 as director of investments and was promoted to senior director of investments in 2017, and oversaw the company’s nationwide portfolio. Granite owns and manages more than 2.1 million square feet of office buildings in Houston. Its national office holdings include a total of 11 million square feet in markets including Atlanta, Denver, Southern California, Boston and Nashville, Tennessee. Granite has active developments underway in Boston and Dallas that have a combined value of more than $1.2 billion.
This column has been updated to eliminate an inaccurate reference to Hunter Baraldi changing positions.