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CB Richard Ellis’ Catherine House Elected 2010 President of CREW-SF

(From dBusiness News) SAN FRANCISCO – January 06, 2010 – Catherine House CCIM, FRICS, an investment broker in the San Francisco office of CB Richard Ellis, was elected president of Commercial Real Estate Women – San Francisco (CREW-SF). House succeeds Dena Cruz, senior counsel with Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP. Kim Havens, project manager at Wilson Meany Sullivan will serve as president-elect. As president, House will work closely with the board of directors to further elevate the organization’s position within the commercial real estate industry while continuing to provide existing and potential members with valuable educational and professional development resources and programs. Read more...





Alexia Nalewaik MRICS CCE announces the launch of QS Requin Corporation
New quantity surveying firm and management consultancy based in Southern California and Washington DC area

October 7, 2009 -- Alexia Nalewaik MRICS has announced the full launch of QS Requin Corporation. She brings more than 17 years experience in construction cost management to her new company and this leadership role. Industries served include manufacturing (food & beverage, automotive, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, semiconductor), healthcare, higher education, hospitality, and laboratories.

She was most recently associated with the construction audit practice at Moss Adams LLP; the risk analysis group at Faithful+Gould; and Deloitte’s real estate and cost segregation divisions. Her specialty is in cost management, risk analysis, audit, claims, owner’s agent, and complex capital program delivery. Now she has established QS Requin Corporation to provide cost avoidance and mitigation services to clients across the country and internationally.

“I’ve been looking to build up this type of practice for a long time,” Alexia said. “The visibility I’ve gained by being active in membership associations like RICS has helped me raise my profile. Through serving the associations I saw the benefit of reaching beyond my firms and clients for networking. I couldn’t have done this five years ago, before I became active as a member,” she said.

Alexia’s team includes industry leaders who are members of professional and technical associations. She characterizes them as problem-solvers skilled in current and emerging best practices, and proven methods in project controls and capital program management. They specialize in estimating, scheduling, accounting, legal, architecture, LEED and more.

“My teams are built from a loose network I’ve developed over the years,” she explained. “Some of these people I worked with in the past, sometimes as their employee, sometimes as a supervisor. I have come across great people through the professional associations – and others were picked up in unlikely places.” Alexia is a long-distance swimmer, and the swim team she trains with at CalTech happens to have some great minds

So why now and why this kind of practice?

“I saw the need for a greater breadth of service for clients,” she explained. “If I see something that needs fixing, I can’t stop until it is set right. I really enjoy auditing, but on engagements I found so many things I wanted to improve but couldn’t do without compromising my independence as an auditor. Now I can provide a diversity of services and maintain some third party independence.”

The clients coming to her now are owners who have a specific concern they want to manage or understand, have a sense that their construction program performance could be better, or require specific short-term expertise. “There are new pressures in this economy. And, on big construction projects, inefficiencies and controls gaps are magnified – often in an embarrassingly public fashion. These owners have a feeling that something isn’t quite right, and they are looking for advice and guidance,” she noted.

“We are the trusted advisors who jump in, address the situation, and depart. In the end, it all comes down to establishing a strong contract, implementing appropriate controls to keep things on track and on budget, and then of course claims and change management. It may sound straightforward, but these are the keys that make the difference in capital program success.”

QS Requin Corporation offers:
  • Contract negotiation and compliance
  • Independent project monitoring
  • Report validation, expenditure reconciliation
  • Incurred cost and change order analysis
  • Estimate validation
  • Litigation support / claims consulting
  • Project risk management plans

For more information, please visit the website www.qsrequin.com.





Terry Delahunty MRICS joins firm as its first LEED-accredited attorney

May 14 2009

Foley & Lardner legal eagle leaves for GrayRobinson

Well-known real estate lawyer Terence “Terry” Delahunty Jr. MRICS is leaving Foley & Lardner LLP after 24 years with the firm to join Orlando-based GrayRobinson PA.

The former Foley & Lardner partner will become the first U.S. Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-accredited attorney at GrayRobinson, said firm executives.

Delahunty, 54, said the reason for his departure was due to Foley & Lardner taking on more national-level litigation, rather than dealing with local issues, which are more his passion. He declined to go into the financial terms of the move, but said it was competitive with what he earned at Foley & Lardner.

Since his first job as an attorney for Van den Berg, Gay & Burke, an Orlando-based law firm Foley & Lardner bought in 1985, Delahunty has been active in the real estate world.


31 RICS Members Receive Fellowship Status Since September 2008

April 28 2009

NEW YORK – RICS Americas is pleased to announce the upgrade of 31 qualified Members (MRICS) to RICS Fellowship (FRICS) status since September. Most MRICS are eligible to apply for Fellowship as soon as they are elected. The next deadline for Fellowship applications will be July 15, 2009.

To find out more about the Fellowship application process and eligibility, please visit www.ricsamericas.org/fellowship

Congratulations to RICS Americas' newest Fellows:
• Paul Abernathy, Davis Langdon LLP, US - Southern California
• Duncan Adams, ConocoPhillips, Canada - Prairies
• Julian Anderson, Rider Levett Bucknall, US - Southwest
• James Andrews, Andrews Key Ltd, Caribbean - Cayman
• Michael Beebe, Integra Realty Resources, US - Northern California
• Stanley Chow, Faithful+Gould, US - Northern California
• David Dominy, Integra Realty Resources, US - South Central
• Kevin Donahue, Integra Realty Resources, US - Southern California
• Lance Dore, Colliers International, US - Southern California
• Robert Frazier, Center for Real Estate Studies and Valuation Services LLC, US - Mid Atlantic
• John Glen, Canada - MTA
• Steven Gragg, Cushman & Wakefield, US - Southwest
• Christopher Gray, GBG Inc, US - Southern California
• Harvel Gray, Economic Appraisers, Inc., US - Florida
• David Jenkins, The Altus Group, Canada - MTA
• Jan Kleczewski, Integra Realty Resources, US - Northern California
• Kenneth Levenson, Integra Realty Resources, US - South Central
• Benjamin Loughry, Integra Realty Resources, US - South Central
• David Ngai, David Ngai Consultant Services Inc, Canada - BC
• Jeffrey Pelegrin, Stout Risius Ross, Inc, US - Midwest
• Gerald Rasmussen, Cushman & Wakefield, US - Tri-State NY
• Charles Ross, C.B. Ross Cost Consulting, Canada - MTA
• David Rothermich, Keane Rothermich Group, US - Southern California
• Donald Sherwood, Integra Realty Resources, US - South Central
• Philip Smith, The Altus Group, Canada - MTA
• Timothy Vining, Tim Vining Real Estate Appraiser, US - Northwest
• Larry Webb, Integra Realty Resources, US - Southern California
• Dennis Webb, Primus Valuations, US - Southwest
• Woodrow Whiteley, Woodrow Whiteley & Associates Ltd, Caribbean - Jamaica
• Walter "Tres" Winius, Integra Realty Resources, US - Southwest
• Gary Wright, Integra Realty Resources, US - Midwest


Simon Watson FRICS, announces the launch of Charterland Ltd, a Cayman Islands-based property consulting firm providing unrivalled professional expertise and knowledge

February 18 2009

New Chartered Surveying Practice Offers Optimism and Veteran Experience

GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN – A brand new Chartered Surveying practice is making an energized debut, announcing a modern business model that combines experience, technology and a fresh approach to building client relationships. Charterland Ltd, a Cayman Islands-based team of property consulting professionals, is now offering its experience to a broad gamut of clients around the Caribbean, from those seeking financing for single-family homes to major developers taking on large-scale commercial ventures.

“We’re new and dynamic but we’re also highly experienced,” explains Charterland Director Simon Watson, former Director of Deloitte Property Consulting and Fellow of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. “Charterland is well-poised to tackle major projects and challenges thanks to our team’s incredibly broad range of professional property consulting experience. Our rates are competitive and our technology allows us real-time client reporting.” Partnering with Mr. Watson are Ian Barnard, a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, and Stewart Connelly, a qualified Facilities Manager. The business partners, all previously employed with Deloitte Property Consulting Services, bring with them residential and commercial experience in property development, property management, construction cost management, sales and lease consulting services.

Mr. Watson believes that, despite tough economic times, the firm’s streamlined business model and focus on building long-term client relationships puts them on the fast track to becoming one of the top property consulting firms in Cayman and the Caribbean. “These are challenging economic times,” he explains, adding: “and now more than ever, clients need to trust a firm that can deliver professionalism, market insight, integrity and affordability.” As members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Charterland complies with its highly ethical Code of Conduct and is required to carry professional indemnity insurance to protect all clients. Charterland is also a member of Evolving Island, a group of companies specializing in a holistic approach to property development from architecture to construction management to interior design.


Contact:
Simon Watson
+345 623 2772
simonjwatson@hotmail.com

Charterland Team
Charterland’s veteran experience is embodied by a team of Chartered Surveyors with over 50 years collective experience in Cayman, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Australasia and South Africa.

Simon Watson FRICS, formerly the Director of Deloitte Property Consulting (Caribbean), is a founding Board Member of the regional chapter of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. With over 20 years experience as a Chartered Valuation Surveyor, he has successfully completed valuations and feasibility studies for a wide gamut of properties, including residential, commercial and hotel & resort developments throughout the Caribbean and Central America.

Ian Barnard MRICS is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with extensive experience handling residential, healthcare, educational, commercial and civil projects in South Africa, the United Kingdom and throughout the Caribbean. Formerly of Deloitte, he brings over 18 years professional experience to his new role as Director of Charterland.

Stewart Connelly MBIFM is a qualified Facilities Manager with 13 years experience in facilities & property management and commercial agency. He has completed assignments across Australasia, Europe and the Caribbean and joins the team as Manager after a three-year assignment with Deloitte Property Consulting.

Charterland Services
Valuations & Appraisals
Quantity Surveying & Cost Management
Project Management
Property & Asset Management
Agency & Leasing
Stamp Duty & Compensation Assessment
Insurance Loss Adjusting

For more information about Charterland, call Simon Watson at 345 623 2772 or visit www. charterland.ky


Peter F. Korpacz, MAI, CRE, FRICS is pleased to announce the opening of Korpacz Realty Advisors Litigation, Valuation & Counseling.

Peter F. Korpacz possesses 45 years of experience in the real estate litigation, appraisal, counseling, publication, and research fi elds. He was associated with Landauer Associates, Inc., as chief appraiser; Korpacz & Weitzman, as a principal; Peter F. Korpacz & Associates, Inc., as owner, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as Director in the Global Strategic Real Estate Research Group. Most recently, he served as Executive Managing Director of Weiser Realty Advisors LLC.

Peter is the founder and original publisher of the quarterly Korpacz Real Estate Investor Survey®, one of the industry’s standard sources of real estate capital market trends, including capitalization and discount rates and other cash flow forecast assumptions of active real estate investors. He was a principal researcher and advisor for the annual Emerging Trends in Real Estate® from the 2001 U.S. issue through the 2008 U.S. issue.

Korpacz Realty Advisors is the successor to Peter F. Korpacz & Associates, Inc., which Peter headed from 1981 to 1999 when its business assets were acquired by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

The new firm, Korpacz Realty Advisors, offers –

• Litigation support services, including expert testimony and rebuttal reports

• Market-value appraisals and appraisal reviews for pension funds and their consultants and advisors

• Fair-value appraisals and appraisal reviews for REITs and other public real estate companies

• Due diligence for acquisitions and lease audits for reimbursable expense billings

• Investment strategies for domestic and international investors

For a corporate brochure, please email pkorpacz@korpaczra.com.

Liam Brunner, MRICS, AACI, P. App, has been promoted to Managing Director, Western Canada for Valuation & Advisory Services.

Liam has been in the Valuation & Advisory business for 14 years, serving national and western investment clients and major property owners within all real estate asset classes. He has been active in both single asset and portfolio valuations and analysis. Other experience includes feasibility studies, highest and best use studies, partial takings, expropriations and litigation and property tax representation.

Liam graduated from McGill and Concordia Universities with a Bachelor’s in conomics and Certificates in Management and Applied Real Estate. He is an Accredited Appraiser with the Appraisal Institute of Canada, a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and part of the Canadian Property Tax Association. Born and raised in Montreal, Liam lived in Vancouver for six years prior to moving to Calgary seven years ago.

Cushman & Wakefield Valuation & Advisory Services provide the following services:

- appraisal/valuation
- advisory services including due diligence & real estate consulting
- property tax services

Cushman & Wakefield LePage is the Canadian operation of Cushman & Wakefield and is the world's largest privately-held commercial real estate services firm. Founded in 1917, it has 221 offices in 58 countries and more than 15,000 employees. The firm represents a diverse customer base ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies.


Joe Perryman, MRICS, MAPM, LEED-AP has been made Principal at Donnell Consultants Incorporated in Tampa, FL.

Joe has over 20 years experience in the European and North American construction markets in both professional practices and construction companies. He has an in-depth specialized knowledge of design and construction stage cost control and project management techniques for performing arts and museum facilities together with his in-depth professional studies. Mr. Perryman is familiar with the roles and responsibilities of the client, project management, architectural, engineering, cost control, contracting and other specialist consultant disciplines involved in the construction business. He is also a certified LEED professional and has experience in the LEED process for both museums and performing arts centers.

Donnell Consultants Incorporated (DCI) has a twenty-two year history. DCI is distinctly different to all other construction cost consultants and construction managers in the U.S. (and Canada) in that the firm specializes exclusively in Project and Cost Management of concert hall, theatre, opera house, museum and art gallery projects. No other firm has the breadth and consistency of specialist experience that DCI has earned all over North America.

DCI offers the following range of professional construction consulting services for performing arts and museum projects:

1. Design Stage Construction Cost Management from initial program stage to
completion of design stage
2. Professional Value Engineering
3. Construction Claims Analysis
4. Project Management/Client Representation Services
5. Design & Construction Scheduling

Joe may be contacted at joseph@dcicost.com and further firm information is available at www.dcicost.com