Sperry Van Ness International EXPANDS PRESENCE IN California and Wisconsin
IRVINE, CA – February 8, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Sperry Van Ness International, one of the fastest-growing commercial real estate brokerage franchisors in the nation, today announced the addition of two new franchises in California and Wisconsin. The new franchises are part of Sperry Van Ness International’s national expansion program, which started in 2001 and has grown to more than 1,000 advisors and staff representing more than 150 markets today.
“The Sperry Van Ness collaborative culture and industry-leading technology platform continue to attract professionals seeking to align with a strong national presence,” said Kevin Maggiacomo, chief executive officer and president of Sperry Van Ness International. “San Ramon and Milwaukee are new markets for us and signify an important addition to our national expansion efforts.”
United Apartment Group will now operate as Sperry Van Ness / United Apartment Group, located at 6 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 100 in San Ramon, Calif. Led by Ted Booras, who serves as managing director, the firm will specialize in multifamily investments in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.
An East Bay native, Booras comes to Sperry Van Ness with more than19 years of multifamily investment advisory and brokerage experience. Prior to joining Sperry Van Ness, he served as managing director for Acquisitions Investment Group and was previously managing broker for United Partners Group, where he managed more than $183 million in transactional volume.
The Hintze Group will now operate as Sperry Van Ness / The Hintze Group, located at 6936 N. Braeburn Lane in Glendale. Led by Jay Hintze, managing director, the firm will specialize in the acquisition and disposition of commercial and investment properties, development of senior housing, acquisition and disposition of REO properties, highest and best use studies for land, and municipal interaction between the real estate community and local elected officials throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.
Hintze has spent his entire career working in various aspects of the real estate and construction industries in Wisconsin and brings a unique vantage to commercial real estate transactions. Prior to joining Sperry Van Ness, he worked with a prominent Southeastern Wisconsin residential brokerage firm, developing its commercial brokerage practice. Hintze previously served for two terms as mayor for the City of Glendale, where he spearheaded the re-development of the Bay Shore Mall, a $340 million development project.
John Klement will serve as advisor for Sperry Van Ness / The Hintze Group. With more than 10 years of real estate experience, he has worked across virtually all commercial real estate product types and has specialized expertise in appraisals and development.
About Sperry Van Ness
Sperry Van Ness was founded in 1987 with the mission of creating unprecedented value for commercial real estate advisors and their clients. Today, Sperry Van Ness International and its affiliates have more than 1,000 advisors and staff in over 150 markets. The Sperry Van Ness brand was recently recognized as a “Top 10 Brand in Commercial Real Estate” by the annual Lipsey Company survey and received two Realcomm “Digie” awards for the innovative use of technology. Sperry Van Ness affiliates deliver results for clients through what we believe is a proven business model that immediately markets every one of its clients’ properties to the entire brokerage community as well as its own investor data base. With headquarters in Irvine, Calif., the franchise network provides brokerage, tenant representation, consultation, asset management, property management, leasing, accelerated marketing and auction services. Sperry Van Ness affiliates represent clients in billions of dollars annually in office, multifamily, retail, industrial, self-storage, hospitality and land transactions. For more information, visit www.svn.com.
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Megan Morales
Sperry Van Ness
714.273.2472
megan.morales (at) svn (dot) com
