Adaptive Reuse in Dallas-Fort Worth

As the Co-leader of JLL’s tenant representation team, Torrey is responsible for representing both local and national corporate office clients in facility and site acquisition and disposition. She focuses on strategic real estate planning and works closely with each client and the JLL team to identify optimal financial and operational solutions. Torrey has a full understanding of the real estate, financial accounting, tax and market conditions that surround client objectives and decisions. As a dedicated team member, she delivers an unprecedented level of service and support to her clients. Her goal is to save the JLL clients’ time and money.

Candace Rubin Real Estate (“Rubin”) is a Dallas-based real estate investment and advisory company with more than forty years of varied real estate expertise. As a SAMDA RTC-FDIC registered minority woman owned business, Candace Rubin has through the years provided a variety of hands-on services including brokerage of urban land, industrial, retail and some residential, due diligence review and coordination, property inspections and analysis, business planning, dispositions and work-outs as well as tax assessment review, tax protests, and many aspects of environmental work. This kind of expertise, not duplicatable by the typical young MBA’s, but rather gained only through years of practice is what sets Rubin apart from others in the field. This expertise has been put to work repeatedly by organizations such as Comerica Bank, Pegasus Bank, the Resolution Trust Corporation, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Central Dallas Community Development Corp, West Dallas Community Center, Sherman & Yaquinto LLP, Luther King Capital Management Company, Cardinal Investments, Kennedy Funding, Inc., Spinnaker Industries, Sierra Technologies, Clearwire Technologies, Inc., Rosanni Foods, Simeus Foods, Lucas Aerospace, Steere Tanklines, Wooten Industries, Drew Industries, Anglo American Financial, Furrs Cafeteria, Greenleaf Auto Recyclers, Industrial Container Services, MAXXAM, Rainwater, Darling Delaware, and Villa Retirement Inc.

Allan’s career in healthcare real estate began in 1992. He spent the first decade learning the "nuts and bolts" as an architect involved with all manner of inpatient and outpatient healthcare facilities. Allan was fortunate to develop relationships and learn from smart people in healthcare around the country. As the industry underwent unprecedented change during the second decade of Allan's career, he was a student of healthcare services delivery. He recognized the impact that strategic real estate had on patient care and financial results in this rapidly-evolving asset class. These experiences and relationships inform Prevarian's strategic direction, including post-acute care emphasis, market choices, building and operational programming decisions, and alignments and partnerships with hospitals and health systems. Allan has an undergraduate degree in Architecture from Florida A&M University, a Masters degree in Architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development from the College of Business Administration at UTA. He and his family live in Dallas.

Brittney focuses on spearheading national expansion for specialty retail concepts, luxury service operators, and boutique fitness users for upscale mixed use centers, street retail and regional malls across the country. She has a strong passion for emerging concepts in which she assists in implementing growth strategies for and introducing innovative merchandising approaches based on their target consumer. Brittney has worked on Landlord representation ranging from local Landlords to national REITs in Nevada, Michigan, Maryland, Florida, Utah, Colorado, and throughout Texas. Brittney strives to create unique and customized experience for both the Landlord and Tenant. She has completed transactions with Lululemon, Shake Shack, Marine Layer, Warby Parker, Love Shack Fancy, Drybar, Reformation, Sephora, Peloton, Travis Mathew, Tommy John, Mizzen + Main, Mejuri, Kendra Scott, Gorjana, and strong Texas Local’s such as Favor The Kind, Village Baking Company, ROAM Fine Goods, Rye 51 l Q Custom Clothier’s, Vandelay Hospitality, La La Land Kind Café and many more. Prior to joining SHOP Companies, Brittney was raised in Las Vegas and worked in Los Angeles at a Fashion PR firm which led her interests to retail and fashion. She then took a job in Plano, TX and spent four years working in the buying office at JCPenney Corporate. Brittney received a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management and Retail Business Administration from Texas A&M University.

CHRISTOPHER L. SIMMONS was born in Washington, D. C. to the late George and Josephine Simmons. The youngest of three children, Chris was always with children around his own age in the home because his biological parents served as foster parents to over 300 children over a span of 38 years. It was during this time that the “seeds” were planted within him and his siblings of serving others and giving back to those who might be less fortunate. Chris was called to the ministry at the age of 16 and preached his first sermon as a senior in high school at 17 years of age. Knowing then that his calling was full-time ministry, he enrolled in the Washington Bible College in Lanham, MD, while still in high school attending night classes. After graduating from Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington, DC, he enrolled fulltime at the Washington Bible College and graduated with the B.A. degree in Pastoral Ministries. After graduating college, he felt that additional training would help him better prepare for the ministry and enrolled in the Masters of Theology Program at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, TX. Upon graduating with the THM in Christian Education, Chris enrolled in the doctoral program at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Chris started serving at the Cornerstone Baptist Church in the inner-city community of South Dallas/Fair Park, Dallas, TX in May, 1988. He was called to serve as pastor in September, 1989. The church was located in an area that was a infamously called the “war zone” because of the gang activities, drive by shooting, drugs, prostitution, and other societal ills prevalent in inner-cities across America. Although the church had in its DNA community outreach and ministry long before Chris became the pastor, it has been under his leadership that many of these ministries have been expanded and additional ones added in order to reach those in the community at an area of a “felt need” in order to share with them their “real need” – a relationship with Jesus Christ. Under Chris’ leadership, Cornerstone started the Cornerstone Community Development Corp., Inc. which has as its mission of bringing about community development and revitalization in one of the most blighted area on South Dallas/Fair Park. New homes are being built and residents are moving back into the neighborhood. Cornerstone has acquired a number of properties in the South Dallas community that we were once community nuisances and transitioned them into facilities that currently contribute to the growth and development. Among these are a former liquor store that is now the Cornerstone Kitchen, abandoned crack house that his now the Philemon House for the formerly incarcerated, a rundown apartment complex that is now the Cornerstone Care Center providing a number of outreach ministries in the community. In partnership with the City of Dallas, the development corporation has purchased a number of abandoned vacant so that new affordable homes can be built for the community. Chris was nominated for the 2009 Dallas Morning News’ Texan of the Year. He has also been recognized by KRLD 1080 AM as a Community Hero; the Texas Baptist Missions Foundation, innovator in mission; Heaven 97 Radio’s, Pastor’s You Should Know; the Bill Blair Hall of Fame; and, the Dallas Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance’s community service award. Chris has also served twice as the dean of the D. Edwin Johnson Theological Institute. A school that is geared to trained pastors, teachers, and other Christian workers for ministry. Chris has been married to Janie for 25 years. They have three children, and 3 grandchildren

Judson “Jud” Rex was appointed City Manager of Garland on January 17, 2023 following a two-year stint as Assistant City Manager. He oversees an organization with 2,200 employees and a budget in excess of $1 billion. The City of Garland is a truly full-service organization with traditional service areas and enterprise business lines that include an electric utility, Garland Power & Light, wastewater treatment, and a regional landfill. Prior to joining Team Garland, Mr. Rex served as City Manager for the City of Denison, Texas for six years. Judson also served as the Town Manager for the Town of Strasburg, Virginia. His more than 12 years of combined experience as a city manager features extensive experience in planning and economic development. Prior to becoming a city manager, Judson served in different capacities in city planning departments in Ohio and Utah. Judson holds a bachelor’s degree in Planning and Resource Management from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from The Ohio State University. He is certified as a Credentialed Manager by the International City/County Managers Association (ICMA). In addition, Judson holds a certification from the American Planning Association as a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Judson and his wife, Jennifer, have three daughters, Lauren, Chloe and Olivia, and reside in Garland where they attend Garland ISD schools. Together, they enjoy playing card and board games, outdoor activities, and music.

"Patrick Todd serves as a Partner with Todd Interests, a commercial real estate investment and development firm established in 1990. Patrick currently focuses on deal structure, lease negotiations and urban design. Patrick joined Todd Interests in 2015 with a strong background in finance. He was previously a debt and equity analyst for Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) (NYSE: HF), the nation’s top real estate intermediary. While at HFF, Patrick developed capital relationships with public and corporate pension funds, foreign and domestic banks, Freddie Mac, insurance companies and their advisors and investment banks. He leveraged these relationships to execute joint ventures, preferred equity raises, construction loans, fixed-rate loans and bridge loans. Prior to joining HFF, Patrick managed office and industrial space along the east coast for Allegiancy in Richmond, Virginia. Patrick is a graduate of the University of Virginia and was an All-American member of the Wahoo’s Track and Field Team. During his collegiate career Patrick became the second athlete from Dallas-Ft. Worth to run a sub 4-minute mile. Patrick and his wife, Cori (also an NCAA All-American), are actively involved at Watermark Community Church where they serve in Merge, Watermark's premarital ministry. Patrick is an active member of The Real Estate Council and a member of TREC’s 2019 Associate Leadership Class."

Jennifer Picquet-Reyes began her career in 2000 and has managed projects in a wide variety of sectors which involve new construction, renovation processes, restoration as well as LEED certification. As a team leader, Mrs. Picquet-Reyes collaborates with our clients and consultants to coordinate all parts and phases of a project, from the early stages of programming, planning and schematic design through construction documents, construction administration and project closeout, and delivers a thorough, well designed and sustainable building. Jennifer is currently working on several hotel projects, including the adaptive reuse of multiple historic buildings. Dallas/Fort Worth renovation experience includes the Butler Brothers Building, Allen Building, Mercantile Commerce Building, 211 N Ervay in Dallas and the Sinclair and Sanger Buildings in Fort Worth. Current Historic tax credit projects include the Gospel Lighthouse Church conversion to a Dream Center, The El Tropicano Hotel in San Antonio, as well as several other projects in various cities. Renovation experience outside Texas includes the First National Bank building in Oklahoma City, which includes residential and an Autograph by Marriott. Jennifer is also working on the Jefferson Building in St. Louis, which is being renovated into residential and an AC Hotel by Marriott. Jennifer’s new construction multi-family and hotel recent projects include A 2o acre mixed use development in Fredericksburg, TX, 3111 Sunset on Lake Grapevine, Springs Ranch in Colorado Springs, CO, the Galleries at Park Lane in Dallas, Amelia Farmer’s Market Residential in Dallas, The AC/Moxy Dual Brand in Uptown, AC by Marriott Hotel in Fort Worth, Embassy Suites in Amarillo, and The Delta by Marriott in Southlake, TX, renovation of the Hyatt Regency Hill Country and The Woodlands Resorts. Jennifer’s work with prior firms includes the project management of the historic Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse, 35-story building housing 23 courtrooms in downtown Manhattan. The project included MEP and life safety upgrade for the entire facility, new courtrooms, as well as numerous preservation efforts and LEED certification. Also, the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York seamlessly integrates both new infrastructure systems and design interventions within the historic building. Jennifer also has experience in Washington DC working in the US capitol building on a HABs project for the Old Supreme Court Chamber and several on-call projects with the Architect of the Capitol. Jennifer’s previous experience also includes multi-family residential, hotels, libraries, schools, transit, radiation facilities and tenant finish outs. With these projects has come a knowledge of and experience with historic preservation, LEED certification, adaptive reuse, design, construction schedule, document coordination and construction administration. These projects have taken her to environments all over the country. Note: Some of the projects listed above were performed by Mrs. Picquet-Reyes while she was employed at another firm.

Amy is a commercial real estate developer with over 13 years of experience in ground-up development and strategic repositioning of existing assets, totaling approximately 2MM SF in office, retail and mixed-use. She is responsible for the entire life cycle of the development process including underwriting, negotiating contractual agreements, directing design teams and consultants, working with construction managers and contractors, marketing/PR and lease-up. Amy graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance. After spending five years in private wealth management and traveling all over the world, Amy realized that commercial real estate development was her calling and earned a full-time MBA in Real Estate Finance and Development from the University of Texas at Austin. Amy was recruited by Hines, specializing in mixed-use and office ground-up development. She also performed due diligence on acquisitions in the DFW metroplex in conjunction with the regional acquisitions team. Her favorite projects include a 450,000 SF office development located in Uptown Dallas and the predevelopment of Frisco Station, a 240-acre mixed-use development site. After nine years at Hines, she joined Regent Properties as Vice President to oversee their Dallas projects. She led the redevelopment of the former 85-acre Texas Instruments company headquarters and transformed it into a 1M SF multi-tenant corporate campus, complete with outdoor collaboration space, conference center, food-hall and wellness center. Prior to joining M2G Ventures, Amy served as a Partner for Rebees. Rebees is a place creation company specializing in the development of retail mixed-use destinations and concepts. Amy oversaw Sugar Land Town Square which encompassed 250,000 SF of retail. Her focus was redesigning the ground-plane by revamping the landscape and storefront architecture and curating a culture-building tenant mix.

Terrence Maiden is widely recognized for his executive leadership and vision in the commercial real estate development industry. With nearly two decades of experience, Terrence has poured his energy, creativity and expertise into the development /project leasing of over two-million square feet of retail. As Executive Vice President of Development at Corinth Properties, he is at the forefront of implementing the growth strategy for the company, as a real estate owner and developer. Terrence’s most notable projects to date are Glen Oaks Crossings, The Canyon in Oak Cliff, Red Oak Crossings, and the redevelopment of Southwest Center Mall. Terrence Maiden began his real estate career with The Woodmont Company, spending several years project leasing and developing projects throughout Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and North Dakota. He subsequently worked within corporate real estate at two well recognized companies, Panda Restaurant Group (Panda Express) and Panera, LLC (Panera Bread/Paradise Bakery). During Terrence’s three-year tenure with Panda, he was the top producer, accounting for over 60 restaurant openings. Terrence was also the recipient for the 2004 Panda IMPACT Award, 2004 Most Store Openings Award, and 2005 Most Store Openings Award. At Panera Bread, Terrence served as the Director of Real Estate, responsible for managing Panera’s real estate development efforts and opening over 95 company/franchise cafes throughout the central United States, including 11 states. Terrence Maiden received a Bachelor of Science and Engineering degree from Texas Christian University, where he and his identical twin brother were standout football players for the Horned Frogs. He is actively involved in several professional and civic organizations in Dallas and Fort Worth, including Mayor Star Council, Coalition of African American Professionals and Organizations (Co-Chair), Real Estate Council (Board of Directors), Urban Land Institute, Texas Christian University National Board (Former Vice President – National Alumni Board), Texas Christian University Legacy Committee, International Council of Shopping Centers, Dallas Black Dance Theater (Board Member), and many more. In 2005, Terrence co-founded Two-Wins Foundation with twin brother Tim. Two- Wins Foundations is a non-profit organization that invests thousands of dollars within inner communities through educational and community revitalization programs. Terrence has been named to the distinguish list of D CEO Power Broker for seven consecutive years (2012-2017). In addition, he was awarded “Minority Business Leader of the Year” (Dallas Business Journal-2009), a finalist for “2011 One Man Dallas”, Dallas top executive under the age of forty (Dallas Business Journal- 2013), Tomorrow’s Leader – Texas (Real Estate Forum Magazine - 2014) . In 2014 Terrence was the recipient of the Thomas L. Houston Award for his community service and 40 under Forty by Dallas Business Journal. In 2015, he along with his identical twin brother were inducted in Texas Christian University‘s Hall of Fame. Both Terrence and Tim were recognized by WFAA (ABC News) and Cadillac for Shaping DFW. Terrence is also a featured writer for D Magazine’s CEO Real Estate Daily.

As a third-generation builder, Greg Gordon has spent the last 25+ years continuing his family’s legacy in construction and real estate. The guiding passion through it all has been a passion for serving others. Whether it’s serving clients, subcontractors, employees, or his own family, Greg truly believes in the principle of servant leadership combined with the commitment to excellence. It’s with these in mind, that Greg founded Gordon Highlander in 2007. Under Greg’s leadership, Gordon Highlander has experienced tremendous growth becoming one of the top General Contractors in DFW. Recently the company was awarded the Dallas Business Journal’s Best Places to Work award, further reflecting Greg’s ongoing commitment to the people around him.