Partners Real Estate, the Houston-based private, partnership-led commercial real estate firm, hired Marla Diliberto as its chief marketing officer.
Diliberto joins Partners from CBRE, marking the second executive that Partners has hired from CBRE since December, when former market leader Peter Mainguy joined the firm.
Courtesy of Marla Diliberto
Marla Diliberto
Diliberto will lead Partners’ corporate marketing organization, spearheading the firm’s marketing and branding initiatives as the company enters the next phase of its growth and expands its presence. With over 15 years at CBRE, she most recently served as global head of marketing transformation.
“With a background combining deep expertise in marketing strategy, brand development, design, and operational scaling, Marla is seamlessly aligned with Partners’ growth trajectory as we expand from a regional presence to a national leader in commercial real estate,” Partners CRE Jon Silberman said in a statement.
PEOPLE
Partners Real Estate promoted Andrew Laycock to partner, representing actual equity ownership in the firm. Laycock joined Partners in 2020 and has since been among its top industrial brokers. He was promoted to senior vice president one year ago.
The company also promoted Wyatt Huff and Hunter Stockard, who both focus on investment sales, to senior vice president.
Partners promoted the following Houston-based people to senior associate:
Audrey Parsons, office agency leasing
Braedon Emde, industrial services
Cobo Fajardo, retail services
Ryan Osborn, office tenant representation
William McCairns, industrial services
SALES
Eastham Capital sold two multifamily communities in Texas City, including the 200-unit Veranda Apartments and 248-unit Stone Ridge Apartments. The buyers were not disclosed.
Veranda Apartments and Stone Ridge Apartments were acquired in 2018 by Eastham Capital Fund V as a joint venture with Mosaic Residential. The team repositioned both communities with interior unit renovations, exterior upgrades, amenity enhancements, improved property management and revenue management strategies.
At the time of disposition, Veranda Apartments was about 95% occupied, with rents up 36% over the hold period, and Stone Ridge Apartments was about 94% occupied, with rents up 34%.
LEASES
Courtesy of CP Group
5POP at 4400 Post Oak Parkway in Houston
Xceed Office signed a 22K SF, full-floor lease at 5POP, the 28-story Class-A office tower at 4400 Post Oak Parkway in Houston’s Uptown. This will be the flagship Houston location for Xceed, a provider of executive office suites, as it relocates from Katy.
Edward Edson and Jordan Trout of Colliers represented the tenant. Xceed signed its lease in early January, one of six leases totaling nearly 50K SF of new leasing activity at the building since CP Group completed its capital improvements program.
The landlord was represented by Eric Anderson, Evelyn Ward and Avery McGahee of Transwestern Real Estate Services.
CP Group launched a $12M capital improvements program for the 1982 building following its acquisition in 2021. The improvements include a new fitness center, upgraded conference facilities, a café and better connectivity to Post Oak Park. Upscale dining concept Mack Allen’s will open on the ground floor of the building this year.
All of the leases, aside from Xceed Office’s full-floor buildout, were for newly constructed move-in-ready spec suites as part of CP Group’s “worCPlaces” flexible workspaces offering. CP Group is also advancing the next phase of spec suites at the property, with three new ones scheduled for delivery this summer.
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Stats International leased the 89K SF Building U at 6401 N. Eldridge Parkway in Northwest Houston. KBC Advisors’ John Ferruzzo and Jack Ferruzzo represented the landlord, Brennan Investment Group, along with Ryan Wasaff and Cole Bercher of the Welcome Group. Drew Coupe and Anthony Squillante of Avison Young represented the tenant.
THIS AND THAT
Greenway Plaza is under contract via a receivership sale set to close in March, per new special servicer comments shared by Morningstar Credit. The 10-building, multi-use campus with 4.5M SF of office space has been in special servicing since missing its July 2022 maturity date for a $465M loan. The receiver, Dallas-based Trigild Texas, reportedly began preparing the campus for sale in April 2024.
The loan has been paid down to about $416M, according to special servicer commentary. The property is under contract for sale with an assumption of the full debt with a maturity extension, the comments state. Leasing, which Lincoln Property Co. took over in July 2024, remains active.
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Slick City Action Park is opening a flagship franchise location in The Woodlands in March. The 36K SF indoor dry slide and activity park will have 14 large-scale slides, two air courts, a zip line, a trapeze, a soft play area, and a mezzanine level with two private party rooms.
The location will be owned and operated by local franchisees Chris and Mandy Bush. The location at 3905 FM 1488 in Spring will be the first Slick City Action Park to feature a dedicated soccer air court.