Corporate Evolution

Investment Insights, Site Selection And Strategic Development

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  Chad Cook

  Before founding QIP, Chad was Vice President, Acquisitions for Hillwood Investment Properties, where, from 2004 to 2012, he focused on development and acquisition opportunities in numerous markets nationally. In addition to helping lead the company’s acquisition team Chad coordinated over $1 billion in dispositions. He also played an integral role in the sourcing and structuring of numerous institutional joint ventures and development partnerships. Prior to joining Hillwood, Chad was a Director of Leasing and Dispositions with Emerson Partners, a Dallas based owner and operator of office and industrial properties.

  Quadrant Investment Properties

  Founder

  Chad Cook

  Founder

  Quadrant Investment Properties

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  Paul Bennett

  Paul joined Granite in 2000 and is the Market Leader for Dallas, responsible for growth, performance, and value creation of the Dallas platform. Previously, as the Senior Director of Investments, he was responsible for national oversight of investment efforts across all markets, acquisitions & dispositions, contract & joint venture negotiations, financial analysis, development underwiring and due diligence. Before his tenure at Granite, Paul held key roles at renowned firms such as PWC, Trammell Crow and Insignia/ESG.

  Granite Properties

  Senior Managing Director

  Paul Bennett

  Senior Managing Director

  Granite Properties

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  Robbie Baty

  Robbie Baty serves as a Vice Chairman and the Office Tenant Representation Leader of Cushman & Wakefield’s Dallas-Fort Worth market. The Dallas office holds a market-leading position for assisting clients with large, complex transactions including new leases, renewals, restructurings, and subleases. In this role, Baty is responsible for the overall strategic direction, recruiting and growth of the Office Tenant Representation service line. Currently, the team consists of 20 brokers ranking in one of Dallas’ largest brokerage firms. Additionally, Baty has helped companies with their headquarters locations for the last 17 years. His primary focus is Dallas-Fort Worth, also assisting clients with their portfolios across the country. Baty specializes in representing office tenants of all sizes in site selection, lease negotiations, build-to-suits, and municipal incentives negotiations. Over his career, he has distinguished himself as one of the top tenant representatives in the North Texas market, being honored as the NAIOP 2016 North Texas Office Broker of The Year.

  Cushman & Wakefield

  Vice Chairman

  Robbie Baty

  Vice Chairman

  Cushman & Wakefield

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  Eric Stanley

  Eric Stanley is president and chief operating officer for Bright Realty and member of its Board of Managers. Mr. Stanley began his real estate career in 1981 managing his family's real estate development business. He originally joined Bright Realty in 1986 in a management position overseeing Bright Realty's multiple real estate investments. In 1989, Mr. Stanley joined the Trammel Crow Company in a senior management position responsible for the 1.5 million square foot-plus Bank of Oklahoma high-rise tower. From 1996 to 2004, he managed an Austin commercial development company, directing the development, management and sales of more than one million square feet of class A office, commercial and retail shopping space and $10 million-plus in lease transactions. He returned to Bright Realty in 2004 where he has since overseen the development, leasing and management of a number of retail, mixed-use, office and multi-family projects involving millions of square feet, as well as hundreds of land transactions related to single-family lots and commercial properties. Bright Realty’s portfolio features over 580,000 square feet of commercial space, 1,466 delivered multifamily units, and 300 acres of developed entitled land, with an assessed value of $4.4 billion. In total, the company has developed 2,600 acres. Mr. Stanley is past president elect of Tulsa's Institution of Real Estate Management organization (IREM) and vice president of Tulsa's Building Owners and Management Association organization (BOMA). He has held an Institute of Real Estate Management's Certified Property Manager designation since 1993 and is a licensed Texas and Oklahoma real estate broker. Mr. Stanley is married with three grown children and resides in Castle Hills. In his spare time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, golf and spending time with his family.

  Bright Realty

  President

  Eric Stanley

  President

  Bright Realty

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  Lauren Kraemer

  Lauren Kraemer is Principal and Vice President for ARCO's Tenant Solutions team, based in Dallas. With over a decade of experience at ARCO/Murray, Lauren oversees operational consistency and drives design-build strategy across Texas and nationally. Starting as a Project Manager, she advanced to Director of Accounts before stepping into her current leadership role. Lauren holds a degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and has been recognized as a 2024 Dallas Business Journal Women in Business honoree, one of the Top Women in Real Estate, and a graduate of TREC’s Associate Leadership Council (ALC) Class of 2022. She is deeply committed to fostering diversity within STEM education, particularly through her work with the Young Women’s Preparatory Network. Outside of work, Lauren enjoys playing sports, traveling, and being at the lake with her family. She and her husband recently welcomed their first baby girl in June 2024.

  ARCO/Murray

  Principal and Vice President

  Lauren Kraemer

  Principal and Vice President

  ARCO/Murray

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  Wayne Emerson

  Wayne is the Director of Economic Development for the Town of Addison, where he is dedicated to bringing transit-oriented development to the area. He is actively working to create a vibrant, walkable community centered around Addison Circle, fostering a dynamic environment for businesses and residents alike. As the Director of Economic Development in Denton, he prioritized historic redevelopment in downtown Denton and drove industrial expansion along the I-35 corridor. Before his time in Denton, Wayne managed the Property Assessed Clean Energy program in Dallas, promoting sustainable development. He also worked as a Tax Increment Financing District manager, providing affordable housing solutions. In Allen, he and the Allen Economic Development Corporation delivered Class A office spaces within walkable mixed-use districts, proving the market's potential. Wayne’s passion for urban development and economic theory began as a geography and economics teacher in the Irving Independent School District. His experience is further enriched by his service in the US Army as a military journalist, including a deployment to Iraq as a public affairs officer. A proud University of North Texas alum with a History degree, Wayne later earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. He also holds a certification as an Economic Development Finance Professional from the National Development Council.

  Town of Addison

  Director of Economic Development

  Moderator

  Wayne Emerson

  Director of Economic Development

  Town of Addison

Next Generation of Office Spaces

Amenities and Features that Drive Employee Engagement

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  Josh White

  Josh White joined CBRE in 2012 and is a 20+ year real estate veteran. He is a highly respected leader within CBRE guiding one of the most successful office tenant representation teams in Dallas. In the last five years, Josh and his team have completed over 500 transactions and 10 million+ SF. Josh is recognized in the DFW brokerage community and across CBRE for advocating for his clients. A specialist in corporate representation, he provides clients with strong analytical and market knowledge in facility planning, site selection, and negotiations. His experience ranges from local acquisitions and build-to-suits, to managing international portfolios. Josh brings integrated solutions to organizations with robust real estate portfolios, as well as organizations beginning to expand and grow their footprint regionally and nationally.

  CBRE

  Vice Chairman

  Josh White

  Vice Chairman

  CBRE

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  Maddy Hunton

  Maddy Hunton serves as a Vice President within Trammell Crow Company’s (TCC) Dallas-Ft. Worth office. In her role, she is responsible for the origination, underwriting, financing, due diligence, joint venture structuring, and execution of office and mixed-use developments in North Texas. During her tenure at TCC, Maddy has executed on 2.1 million square feet of office and mixed-use development projects. Most recent developments that she has helped execute include Park District and a build-to-suit in Plano. Currently, she is focused on the underway and planned developments on Knox Street, sourcing build-to-suit and speculative office development opportunities on both the Fields site in Frisco and TCC’s site in Legacy, and additional new pursuits. Prior to joining TCC, Maddy attended Columbia University and began her career at Wells Fargo Bank in New York City on the commercial real estate lending team. Maddy is an active member of TREC and the Oaklawn Committee. In her free time, Maddy enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants, and watching the NFL.

  Trammell Crow

  Vice President

  Maddy Hunton

  Vice President

  Trammell Crow

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  Kali Cardoza

  VP, Head of Sales and Leasing, Central + West

  WeWork

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  Sarah Wicker

  Brand strategist Sarah Wicker leads a multidisciplinary team out of Perkins&Will’s Dallas studio that translates clients’ brands into engaging experiences through space, digital media, and graphics. Over the course of her career, she has consulted for international developers, municipalities, and major brands like Nike and 7-Eleven with her ideas hailed as “world-changing” by Fast Company. She is a frequent contributor to industry publications, a repeat speaker at ICSC, ULI, and AIA conferences, and—deepening her research into behavior and identity—she recently earned a master’s in psychology from Harvard. Curious and energetic, Sarah finds guidance in empathy

  Perkins&Will

  Principal, Branded Environments

  Sarah Wicker

  Principal, Branded Environments

  Perkins&Will

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  Justin Bashaw

  Justin is a Principal and Design Director in Gensler’s Dallas office. He delivers practice area expertise to office developers, culture & museums, and mixed use & retail centers projects, offering artful designs while remaining technically rigorous as demonstrated in his base building architecture and building repositioning expertise. Justin leads his practice area, and the firm, with a creative flair for conceiving groundbreaking designs with a methodical discipline and attention to detail. Signature projects include Amerisource Bergen Headquarters, Frisco Public Library, Metrocrest Services, SRS Distribution Headquarters, and Toyota Music Factory. Justin is a member of the American Institute of Architect, is a registered architect and interior designer in Texas, and holds both a Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture from Judson University.

  Gensler

  Design Director, Principal

  Justin Bashaw

  Design Director, Principal

  Gensler

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  Rick Reed

  Rick is close to a 30-year veteran in the real estate/telecommunications industry. His goal has always been to ensure the public has adequate connectivity for business, personal, and safety reasoning. From building a first generation of cell towers in Texas for a current mobile network operator many years ago to now assisting large real estate developments with a best-in-class connectivity solution, Rick prides himself helping to ensure all people and devices are connected to their best potential. Rick is a graduate of Texas A&M University and the current Director of Wireless Solutions for Boldyn Networks.

  Boldyn Networks

  Director

  Moderator

  Rick Reed

  Director

  Boldyn Networks

Submarket Spotlight

Key Developments and Trends in DFW's Suburban Office Spaces

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  John Zogg

  John L. Zogg, Jr. serves as managing director for Crescent Real Estate Equities, LLC. Mr. Zogg manages the leasing efforts in the Dallas and Houston markets of over 2,300,000 square feet. Mr. Zogg serves on the board of various local civic organizations including Executive Committees of Uptown Public Improvement District, Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, Downtown Dallas and The Rise School of Dallas. He is a member of The Dallas Assembly, Urban Land Institute, City Center Tax Incentive Finance District, as well as the Downtown Connection Tax Incentive Finance District. Mr. Zogg is vice chairman of the AT&T Cotton Bowl and a founding member of the Advisory Council to the Center for Real Estate Finance at the University of Texas at Austin, Business School. In 2002, Mayor Laura Miller appointed Mr. Zogg to the Dallas Inside the Loop Committee. Mr. Zogg was named #1 Office Leasing Agent in Dallas/Fort Worth by the Dallas Business Journal in 1995 and again in 1996. Mr. Zogg joined Crescent Real Estate Equities as vice president of leasing and marketing in May of 1994. In 2004, he was promoted to managing director in Crescent’s Dallas Region. Mr. Zogg served as managing director until Crescent was sold to Morgan Stanley in 2007. Prior to rejoining Crescent, Mr. Zogg worked at Silverstone Capital Group. From January 1989 to May 1994, Mr. Zogg served as vice president of the commercial real estate group for Rosewood Property Company, responsible for marketing and leasing office space in the Dallas and Denver areas. Prior to joining Rosewood, he worked as marketing manager of Gerald D. Hines Interests. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Zogg holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Dallas.

  Goldenrod

  President, Southwest Region

  John Zogg

  President, Southwest Region

  Goldenrod

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  Marijke Lantz Flowers

  As Senior Vice President of Investments and Build to Suits for Billingsley Company, Marijke Lantz Flowers is responsible for the office build to suit transactions and major leases. Additionally, Ms. Lantz leads the acquisitions of investment properties for Billingsley Company. Mrs. Flowers has 25 years of experience in commercial real estate including asset management from acquisition to disposition. Before joining Billingsley, she was Senior Vice President and Acquisitions Officer at Valencia Capital Management and before that Managing Director responsible for the Asset Services Group for Cushman & Wakefield in Dallas. This role included project leasing, property management and facility management for more than 19 million square feet with properties located throughout the U.S. Prior to her time with Cushman & Wakefield, Mrs. Flowers was a Vice President at the Archon Group (a Goldman Sachs Company) and was responsible for the dispositions and operations of the commercial asset management group. This included more than 180 commercial assets located throughout the United States totaling over 32 million square feet and dispositions totaling more than 2.5 billion. Mrs. Flowers earned her Bachelor of Arts from Western State College in 1982. She graduated with honors from the University of Dallas with a Masters of Business Administration in 1985.

  Billingsley Company

  SVP

  Marijke Lantz Flowers

  SVP

  Billingsley Company

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  Jeremy Duggins

  A salesman at heart, Jeremy’s primary focus is on filling our buildings and new business development. At Cawley Partners Since: 2012 Graduated From: Texas A&M

  Cawley Partners

  Partner

  Jeremy Duggins

  Partner

  Cawley Partners

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  Rick D'Amato

  Rick D’Amato, LPA Principal and Design Director, is an award-winning architect and AIA Fellow. He believes in the power and responsibility of design to shape the world around us. Design, Rick asserts, needs to oblige an environmental responsibility and provide an enjoyable, immersive experience for users. As Design Director, he is responsible for leading global design efforts for LPA’s Workplace practice and many other project types including corporate headquarters, science and technology, healthcare, retail, civic and cultural including libraries, fire stations, and nature centers. He has created exciting workplace and public environments for many notable clients, including Toyota, Berkadia, Roofstock, Spear Street Capital, Newmark, and several confidential life science companies. For Rick, the collaborative process is a necessary design tool for an immeasurable project journey. From early strategy sessions through design development, Rick’s passion for collaboration and sustainability leads to a pragmatic sense of design.

  LPA Design Studio

  Principal

  Rick D'Amato

  Principal

  LPA Design Studio

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  Chase Stone

  Chase Stone joined Holt Lunsford Commercial in 2022 and serves as Managing Principal of the Dallas Office Group. Chase is responsible for championing the delivery of best-in-class service for the firm’s clients while strategically accelerating the growth of the Office Leasing team’s Dallas portfolio. Prior to joining HLC, Chase was the Vice President of Investments at Cawley Partners in Dallas, where he was responsible for the sourcing, underwriting, and closing of all new acquisition and development projects. In his role, he was pivotal in acquiring more than 4 million square feet of commercial assets valued at more than $2.1 billion. Additionally, Chase served as a key member of the asset management team responsible for leasing oversight, dispositions, and ensuring the projects’ success. Chase earned his Master of Business Administration degree (Real Estate Finance) from Southern Methodist University and Bachelor of Science degree (Finance) from the University of Texas in Dallas. Chase currently serves on the board of directors of NAIOP North Texas, the Community Investors board of directors within The Real Estate Council (TREC) and is an active member of Watermark Community Church and the TouchDown Club of Dallas.

  Holt Lunsford Commercial

  Managing Principal, Dallas Office

  Chase Stone

  Managing Principal, Dallas Office

  Holt Lunsford Commercial

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  Ryan Chismark

  Mr. Chismark is a Partner with Meritax Advisors, a Texas based property tax consulting, due diligence and appeals practice. His team works with institutional owners of commercial real estate through acquisition, development and property tax protests. Meritax Advisors manages a portfolio of $50 Billion in real estate value. Ryan is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and licensed property tax consultant. He attended Le Moyne College in New York. Ryan grew up in Syracuse, NY before relocating to Texas in 2012. He lives in Dallas with his wife Chelsea, daughter Olive and son Archer.

  Meritax Advisors

  Partner

  Ryan Chismark

  Partner

  Meritax Advisors

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  Clint Williamson

  Clint serves as Vice President at J Street, a third-party property management firm and multifamily developer based in Dallas-Fort Worth, managing assets nationwide exceeding $1 billion AUM. Clint is involved in all strategic growth initiatives for the company. He attended Texas A&M University and holds a B.A. from the University of Texas at Arlington, and an M.B.A. from the SMU Cox School of Business.

  J Street Companies

  Vice President

  Moderator

  Clint Williamson

  Vice President

  J Street Companies

Remarks from the Podium

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  Bruce Arfsten

  Having lived in North Texas since 1990, Bruce Arfsten considers himself a Texan, and since 2003, Addison is home. When he made the move to Addison in 2003, he soon discovered the significance of being an Addison resident. Like most, he soon fell in love with Addison and could envision being here very long-term. Currently, Bruce is a Real Estate Broker, licensed in Texas since 1993, and has been representing his real estate clients in the Dallas/Fort Worth region since that time. Prior to real estate, he worked in the hotel industry, both in Oklahoma City and North Texas. This work history is where he learned what it meant to be "in service" to others. In 2009, Bruce began his work in the Training and Development field, doing contract training and workshops for in-place teams, focusing on the areas of communication and human behavior/interaction. In addition to serving as the Mayor of Addison since May 2023, Bruce has served the Town in various roles, including Planning and Zoning Commission, City Council, Charter Review Commission (twice), Bond Advisory Committee, and is a longtime member of the Addison Midday Rotary Club. Working from his home office, Bruce spends a great deal of time with his sweet Chocolate Lab named Coco, his constant companion and lovable sidekick.

  Town of Addison

  Mayor

  Bruce Arfsten

  Mayor

  Town of Addison