JLL adds seven Silicon Valley brokers; Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer hires associate director; Farbman taps Midwest trio

Seven brokers joined JLL to staff the company’s new San Jose, California, office. They include George Quinn, who joined as an executive vice president, and Alex Lagemann as a senior managing director. They were previously at Colliers and Cushman & Wakefield, respectively.

Quinn has over two decades of experience in providing leasing, investment and financial strategies to occupiers and investors. Lagemann has almost a decade of experience in Silicon Valley tenant and landlord brokerage. The five other newcomers are Gregory Davies, Sean Toomey and Bryte Bellotti, all joining as managing directors; Mike Covell, who is a senior associate; and Maryjane Archuleta Bengiveno, who serves as an associate.

The San Jose location complements JLL’s space in nearby Menlo Park, California. The San Jose space also allows JLL to provide "clients and brokers more accessibility and flexibility to meet their real estate needs,” executive managing director Bart Lammersen said in a statement.

Davies comes to JLL from Cushman & Wakefield, Toomey and Bengiveno from Colliers and Bellotti from Newmark.

Zac Price was hired as associate director for commercial property services in Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer's Richmond, Virginia, office. He has more than 15 years in commercial real estate management, including positions at Brandywine Realty Trust, Capital Square, Colliers and CBRE. “Zac’s energy and expertise will be a valuable contribution to the Thalhimer mission,” Senior Vice President David Oddo said in a statement. Price holds certified property manager and commercial investment member designations from the Institute of Real Estate Management. He is also president-elect for Richmond’s IREM chapter.

Farbman Group named Bonnie Liu as a project manager to help the firm based in Michigan build retail, multifamily, student housing and industrial space. Liu, who will be employed by Farbman’s Huntington Construction affiliate, previously worked as a construction estimator, project engineer and analyst. Farbman also hired Chris Newsome as senior staff accountant and Jeannie Buettner as administrative assistant and assistant property manager at Fifth Third Center, an office tower Farbman manages in downtown Cleveland. “All three professionals bring an abundance of experience and skills in their respective fields that will aid us in furthering our mission,” company chief executive officer Andrew Farbman said in a statement.

Lincoln Property Company appointed Anna Honeycutt as executive vice president and Lindsey Pierson as lead sustainability strategist to guide the company’s energy efficiency work. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Honeycutt also serves as Lincoln’s head of human resources and has held several other leadership positions since she joined the business in 2005. She will implement Lincoln’s sustainability efforts in a number of service lines including property management and development and construction, Lincoln said. Pierson will help carry out corporate and client-specific sustainability projects, including energy efficiency and decarbonization. She led the effort to register Lincoln as a participant in several building performance programs, including WELL at Scale, Fitwel Champion, and the LEED volume program for industrial assets.

Chicago-based private equity real estate firm Timber Hill Group said Sofia Michis and Dave Tombers came on board as chief financial officer and managing director of acquisitions, respectively. Both will also serve on the company’s executive leadership team. “Sofia and David are highly accomplished executives with outstanding track records in our industry,” said founder and CEO Cary Goldman. Michis previously held the CFO role at New Jersey-based Sitex Group; she has also worked at McShane Development Co. and ML Realty Partners. Tombers most recently headed acquisitions for Iconic Equities and, before that, served as CrowdStreet’s managing director for the Western U.S.