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It is our constant vigilance that keeps GES charging forward. Always remembering the wonderful people that make up our candidate roster. We study their careers and where they could be going next in order to help them advance to the next level.
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Kipp Gillian has been tending to the needs of candidates and employers in all realms of real estate and construction for over 20 years. Have a question? Give him a call!
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Gillian Executive Search conducts a broad range of recruiting assignments. The searches included positions in real estate development, design/architecture, construction, financing, accounting law and more. We service almost all industry sectors inculding multifamily, afforble housing, commercial office, industrial, hospitality, retail, healthcare and emerging real estate technologies.

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Quick Healines
Scannell Properties Sells 247K-SF West Columbia Spec Building, Starts Another,
Scannell Properties has sold its Airport Distribution Center, a 247,000-square-foot, Class A speculative building in West Columbia, SC, to CEEUS, Inc. The electric utility company, which supplies products to electric cooperatives across SC, will use the building as a...
Beacon Real Estate Group Completes Off-Market Buy of LaGrange Multifamily,
Coral Gables, FL-based commercial real estate firm Beacon Real Estate Group has completed its phased acquisition of the brand-new Exchange at 1105 apartment community located southwest of Atlanta in LaGrange, GA. The purchase is part of Beacon Real Estate...
Waterton Pays $63.5M for Kirkland Apartment Complex,
Chicago-based real estate investor and operator Waterton has re-entered the Seattle market with the acquisition of 128 on State, a 128-unit, garden-style apartment community in Kirkland, WA. The company, which purchased the complex from Prometheus Real Estate Group...
LIV Development Planning 357-Unit Rental Community at Closed Ft. Worth School Site,
LIV Development is looking to spend $65.5-million on a multifamily project on the site of the former Our Lady of Victory Catholic School, which was shuttered in 2021. Livano Victory Forest is the working name of the 488,000-square-foot project that will include 357...
Ryan Companies Names Cory Handfelt Director of Construction
Construction and development firm Ryan Companies US, Inc. has promoted Cory Handfelt to Director of Construction in Seattle. In his new role, Handfelt will work closely with Ryan construction teams to oversee projects from conception through completion. His...
Ryan Companies Names Cory Handfelt Director of Construction,
Construction and development firm Ryan Companies US, Inc. has promoted Cory Handfelt to Director of Construction in Seattle. In his new role, Handfelt will work closely with Ryan construction teams to oversee projects from conception through completion. His...
Halpern Enterprises Scores 20K-SF Lease with Burlington Stores at Griffin Retail Center,
Atlanta, GA-based Halpern Enterprises, Inc. has inked a deal with Burlington Stores, Inc. for the national off-price retailer to lease a 20,000-square-foot retail location at North Griffin Square, a 226,694-square-foot shopping center at 1617 North Expressway in...
California Home Prices Plunge 18% in 10 Months,
The pandemic-driven home value spike in the Golden State has come to a crashing halt, as the California Association of Realtors’ (C.A.R.) reports the median price of a single family home in California in February fell to $735,480, and is now 18.3% lower than its...
Highgate & Flynn Acquire Distressed Nob Hill Hotel
The historic Huntington Hotel atop Nob Hill has been taken over by hotel company Highgate and real estate investment firm Flynn Properties according to public records. The two companies have acquired the property by assuming a $56 million delinquent loan provided to...
Stockdale Buys Texas Shopping Center for $47.5M,
Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm Stockdale Capital Partners has acquired Arboretum Crossing, a 20-acre, 192,000-square-foot shopping center in Austin, TX. Stockdale purchased the property, its first in the Austin market, out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy for...
Concordia University Expands Nursing Program with Office Buy
Concordia University Irvine has expanded its Nursing program with the $43 million purchase of a 114,000-square-foot office building in the Spectrum District of Irvine, CA. The 6.6-acre site features a three-story freestanding building that was formerly the primary...
Longpoint Snags New Montclair Shopping Center for $23M,
Boston-based real estate investment company Longpoint has acquired Cardenas Marketplace, a specialty grocery-anchored shopping center in the Inland Empire city of Montclair, CA. Completed in 2020 and 91% occupied, Longpoint paid $22.7 million for the asset which...