DATA-DRIVEN: The Future of Office Leasing

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.

Paul Wittorf is executive managing partner and market leader for Transwestern’s North Texas operations, based in Dallas. He serves on Transwestern’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. During his 20-year career with Transwestern, Paul has been one of the firm’s top producers nationally, with extensive industry knowledge and proven success serving both landlords and tenants. In the Houston market, he leased and marketed office buildings and new development opportunities in every major submarket on behalf of local developers and institutional real estate investors. Paul’s tenant representation experience provides a well-rounded perspective which has proven valuable in his overall approach to commercial real estate.

Prior to joining Pacific Elm Properties, Ms. Terry was an Executive Vice President at Colliers’ Dallas-Fort Worth where she led the Office Agency Leasing group. During her tenure at Colliers, she grew the firms’ Dallas footprint by more than 8.5 million square feet in less than three years, and she served as an advisor on Colliers’ National Office Agency Advisory Council. From 2014 to 2020, Sara was a Senior Vice President of Leasing at Stream Realty, where she provided leasing services for several institutionally owned Class A office buildings, including leading the leasing and repositioning efforts during the renovation of one of Dallas’ most iconic office towers, Trammell Crow Center. In 2018 and 2019, Sara was named a Stream Top Producer ranking her in the top 5 of producers nationwide. Prior to 2014, Sara spent most of her early career in Atlanta, where she worked for Charlotte-based developer, Crescent Resources. At Crescent, she was responsible for leasing their 2.5 million square foot Atlanta office portfolio, and she completed several corporate relocations on behalf of the owner.

Arjun Rao leads Commercial product management for Yardi Systems, the global leader in real estate technology.

Hussain's passion for sales and commercial real estate can be traced back to his dad, a first generation immigrant from Afghanistan, who shared his interests of new developments in Dallas, TX with Hussain and a young age. After leaving Dallas, he moved to Fayetteville, AR to attend the University of Arkansas (Go Hogs!) where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Finance with a concentration in real estate. During his time at Arkansas, Hussain established himself as a co-founder of a wine accessory company and a 4.96 star Uber driver (we'd give him a 5). Outside of the office, Hussain cheers for the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, and the Texas Rangers (incase you forgot where he was from). Most importantly, Hussain prides himself on being an investigator and organizer of engaging conversations, connecting with people from all backgrounds.