New Cushman team targets Las Vegas apartments; Newmark makes hires to drive automotive practice; CBRE adds vice chair to chase multifamily deals

Cushman & Wakefield hired a new multifamily team in Las Vegas as it looks to expand its services in the growing Nevada city, the real estate services firm said. The team is managing director Art Carll, director Michael Albanese and brokerage specialist Breah Sims.

All three joined Cushman from Avison Young, where they handled Las Vegas apartment acquisitions and dispositions for several years. Carll is a 21-year industry veteran who has overseen more than $2.5 billion in transactions, including $1.5 billion in the Las Vegas region. Albanese has managed multifamily deals totaling more than $300 million in a 15-year career. Sims has supported the team and its clients for the past three years. 

Newmark launched an automotive advisory group, led by new hires Christina Cotter and Chase Deuschle, who joined as senior managing directors, the brokerage said. Newmark also hired Aaron Lazar as an associate. Cotter and Deuschle bring more than 20 years of experience advising large public and private retail automotive companies in acquisitions, valuation services, lease negotiations and sale-leasebacks.

All three worked most recently at CBRE, focused on automotive commercial real estate, and are now based in Newmark’s South Florida office in Miami.

Newmark said factors such as vehicle electrification and changes in manufacturing technology are affecting demand for production, logistics, office and dealership real estate. 

Greg Engler joined CBRE as vice chair, where he will focus on capital markets services for multifamily investors in Florida, the real estate services firm said. The 35-year industry veteran is based in CBRE’s Fort Lauderdale office and served most recently as CEO of Engler Realty Advisors, an apartment investment sales firm he founded in 2022.

Engler also founded Engler Financial Group in 2003. He served as Engler Financial's CEO and was responsible for over 200 transactions with a value totaling more than $9.2 billion. He stayed on as executive vice president of investment sales after the firm was acquired by Walker & Dunlop in 2015, and oversaw more than 100 brokers. He has worked on transactions with multifamily investors including national and regional developers, institutional investors, insurance firms and real estate investment trusts. 

Walker & Dunlop expanded its services in affordable housing with the hiring of Matthew Wiener as senior managing director and Preyaa Strzalkowski as a senior director. Both are formerly with Wells Fargo’s multifamily capital team. They will begin their new jobs in March, the brokerage said.

Wiener is a 25-year industry veteran who started his career as an analyst at American Property Financing and most recently served as a managing director at Wells Fargo. Strzalkowski worked in screening and production roles within Wells Fargo’s multifamily team.

In their prior roles, both brokers specialized in government-sponsored enterprise loan originations for conventional and affordable housing and Federal Housing Administration financing and bridge lending.

Kiser Group has opened a new office serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul region of Minnesota with the hiring of Robert Dulin as executive director, the Chicago-based apartment investment firm said. Dulin is a 15-year industry veteran who served most recently as a director with Cushman & Wakefield in the Minneapolis region.

Founded in 2005 by principal Lee Kiser, the company also has regional offices handling multifamily investment sales in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Kiser Group has brokered more than $6 billion in multifamily investment sales since its inception, with a focus on mid-priced properties.