Broker Exchange
03/06/2006, By Tom Acitelli
Bond New York
Michael Signet joined as director of residential sales. He was a sales manager with Citi Habitats.
Brown Harris Stevens
The firm's new West Side office opened last month at 1926 Broadway. Margaret Bay joined the Madison Avenue office. She had been with Sotheby's International Realty. Paul Herman joined Brown Harris Stevens Residential Management as executive vice president and director of management. He was with Rose Associates.
City Connections Realty
Diana Diaz joined as director of sales. She was vice president of corporate operations at Akam Associates.
Core Group Marketing
Benjamin Hayden joined as a sales associate. He had been at the Corcoran Group.
HH Realty Group
Linda Birenbach joined as associate broker in residential sales and rentals. Shana Altstaetter joined as director of operations.
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Jeffrey Bua joined as senior vice president.
The Sunshine Group
Jeannie Woodbrey, vice president of the Corcoran Group, was promoted to senior managing director of sales. She is also exclusive sales agent for the Cipriani Club Residences at 55 Wall Street.
Commercial
Brookfield Properties Construction
Andrew Osborne joined as vice president of strategic initiatives.
Cappelli Enterprises
Peter Palazzo was appointed president of George A. Fuller Construction Company Inc. Paul Slaney was appointed chief operating officer and general counsel of the company. Catherine Oniffrey was appointed executive vice president.
Carlton Advisory Services
Steven Weiss joined as chief technology officer.
CB Richard Ellis
Daniel Lesser was appointed co-manager of the Hospitality & Gaming Group of Valuation & Advisory Services.
Colliers ABR
Anthony McElroy joined as managing director of acquisitions. He had been vice president and director of acquisitions at the Albanese Organization.
Cushman & Wakefield
John Santora was promoted to chief operating officer. Christopher Lowery was promoted to CEO of global capital markets and principal activities. Tony Marano was named CEO of the Americas. John Travers was named CEO of Europe. Michael Thompson was named CEO of Asia. Eric Lewis and Mark Capasso were appointed co-leaders of the Valuation Services National Hospitality and Gaming Industry Group. JoAnn Stock joined as a senior director in the Midtown office. She had been a senior leasing representative in Shorenstein Co.'s New York City office.
The Kaufman Organization
Arthur Spitalnick joined as managing director. He had been at Adams & Co.
Manhattan Mortgage Company
Tina Blakeman and Ellen Liebowitz joined as managing directors. They brought their respective teams, which total 12 brokers, from GuardHill Financial Corp.
Massey Knakal
John Barrett joined the Manhattan office as sales director in the Westchester County division. Carlos Matos, who has worked as a sales director, will take on a new role as sales manager. Michael Morabito joined the firm as an associate working exclusively in Staten Island. Rita Elona joined the Manhattan office as a senior accountant.
Newmark Knight Frank
Richard Sexton was named director of global business development. He will work out of the firm's Manhattan headquarters. He served as the global liaison for Grubb & Ellis and Knight Frank's five-year alliance.
The Park Avenue Bank
Edward Beyer was appointed chief lending officer and executive vice president.
Quinlan Development Group
Timothy Quinlan was named a partner in the firm founded by his father, Robert Quinlan. The company had been known as Quinlan & Field.
Swig Equities
Greg Kirschenbaum was promoted to vice president. He will keep his current title, director of regional operations.
Time Equities
Robert Singer joined as an associate in the firm's acquisitions and development group.
W & H Properties
Tom Beissel was named general manager of the Lincoln Building. He is currently property manager for 250 West 57th Street.
Weiss Realty
Andrew Schreiber joined as a sales associate in the retail brokerage division.
