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BH Properties, a fully integrated real estate investment company focused on adding value, has appointed Mark Workman as the new Managing Director of Investment and Asset Management. With over 17 years of experience in commercial real estate, Workman most recently served as Senior Vice President of Asset Management for Lincoln Property Company in Los Angeles. In this role, he oversaw a portfolio totaling three million square feet across various asset classes.

CIM Group is expanding its services for insurance companies with the creation of a specialized team dedicated to serving this industry. Led by Bernard “Bernie” Ryan as Managing Director and Head of Insurance, the team will provide tailored strategies and partnerships within CIM Group’s real estate, infrastructure and credit businesses to insurance companies throughout North America.

JLL has expanded its retail brokerage business in Southern California with the addition of Ryan Hawley as Vice President. With 15 years of experience in Los Angeles’ retail market working for prominent developers such as Cypress Equity Investments and Caruso Affiliated Holdings LLC., Hawley will focus on properties including lifestyle centers, mixed-use developments,and luxury properties throughout Southern California.

Cushman & Wakefield has strengthened its Life Sciences Advisory services by hiring Evan Cassolato as Managing Director in San Diego. Cassolato brings extensive experience advising life science companies on leasing space from his previous role at Longfellow Real Estate Partners where he oversaw leasing execution across San Diego and San Francisco Bay Area markets.

Redwood Trust Inc., based out Mill Valley,is expanding their leadership team with two new hires: Abhinav Asthana joinsas Chief Technology Officer (CTO)and Jason Kopcak joinsas Headof Alternative Strategies.Asthana will lead efforts to enhance Redwood’s product offerings through digital capabilities while Kopcakwill work towards deepeningthe company’s presencein alternative non-agency productsand expand distribution channels.

Nadia Geller Designs (NGD), an award-winning interior design firm, has completed the interior design installation at Portico, a waterfront multifamily community in San Francisco Bay. The project features 378 units including studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and townhomes.

ChargePoint, a provider of charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), has introduced the ChargePoint Essential cloud plan. This new plan offers competitive pricing with driver payments covering software fees while also providing monthly revenue to station owners. Activation of stations is included under this plan at no additional cost.

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