Palec joins Colliers as partner
Steve Palec, one of the most prominent office space brokers in Milwaukee, recently left his postion leading Cresa’s Milwaukee office to become a partner at Colliers International|Wisconsin in Milwaukee. At Colliers, Palec will lead the company’s Occupier Services platform, representing some of the area’s largest corporate real estate users. Palec has 30 years of experience in Milwaukee’s commercial real estate market starting his career at the Polacheck Company where he became a shareholder and spent five years at CBRE after that firm acquired Polacheck.
“As proud as I am to have built a dynamic tenant representation business (at Cresa), I truly missed being with a prominent and energetic team of professionals as the Colliers team has built over that past two decades,” Palec said. “It sounds like a cliché but clichés are true…for me, this is all about my clients. The clout this gives my clients is spectacular. The Colliers people have always had my utmost respect. Our cultures and business philosophies couldn’t be more aligned.”
Marketing manager Dani Kapitz and tenant advisor Ben Anderson also recently joined Colliers International|Wisconsin.
Ferron joins Boerke Company’s industrial team
David Ferron, formerly real estate and development manager for Milwaukee-based Paul Davis Restoration, has joined Milwaukee-based The Boerke Company as a commercial real estate advisor, where he will work with the firm’s Industrial Services Team.
“Now was the right time in my career to take all my past experience and successes into a respected and well established commercial real estate firm like The Boerke Company,” said Ferron. “The company’s Alliance with Cushman & Wakefield and opportunity to work with such an experienced group of commercial real estate professionals were the two big driving factors for me coming on board here.”
At Paul Davis Restoration, Ferron managed the renovation of dozens of buildings, including a two city block redevelopment of former industrial buildings, converting them to institutional (MATC) and service (BLAST) uses. He also managed the redevelopment and ground up construction of a 40,000 SF flex building which achieved full occupancy prior to completion.
“Having David join our firm adds an additional level of knowledge and experience in the development and redevelopment of commercial properties to our already excellent Industrial Team,” said Jack Price, a partner at The Boerke Company. “David has a lot of relationships in the community, and combining that with his years of experience in the industry really extends our scope of services we can offer current and future clients.”
Prior to Ferron’s 10 years at Paul Davis Restoration, where he negotiated the leasing and disposition of numerous commercial properties, he worked at the Tews Company, which was sold to the Lafarge Corporation in 1996, as the vice president and general manager of the $10 billion commercial building materials company.
Morley promoted at EUA as Design Practice Team leader
TJ Morley was promoted to Design Practice Team leader of Milwaukee-based Eppstein Uhen Architects. As Design Practice leader, Morley will support design within the firm and also continue to serve clients on projects.
“I am excited to hand off this position to TJ,” said EUA CEO Greg Uhen. “I have watched TJ grow throughout his years at EUA. He is an asset to the firm and will provide excellent design leadership to the EUA team.”
Morley has worked for EUA for more than 20 years. Overall he has more than 25 years of experience in design. At EUA he has worked as an architect, manager and lead design architect. He has worked on projects in many markets, completing projects in health care, learning environments, workplace, retail, hospitality, urban design and mixed-use development.
“I am thrilled to help support, develop and grow our design talent here at EUA,” Morley said. “Building upon our longstanding success, I look forward to elevating the future of EUA design.”
