Personnel News from NorthMarq, JLL

Travis Krueger, NorthMarq’s chief administrative officer, was promoted to chief operating officer effective May 1. He succeeds Mike Myers, who retired March 31.

Commercial/Multifamily Briefs

Hudson Oak Development, New York and Greenville, S.C., launched an opportunity fund targeting development opportunities and value-add to core-plus properties in southern and Mid-Atlantic markets with strong fundamentals that will support sustained occupancy and rent growth.

COVID-19 Shakes Real Estate Sentiment

Commercial real estate occupier and investor sentiments moved into negative territory in both the U.S. and Canada, the Association for International Real Estate Investors and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reported.

Dealmaker: JLL Arranges $85M

JLL Capital Markets, Chicago, arranged $85.2 million for retail and condominium properties in Boulder, Colo. and Miami.

Personnel News from Sims, CBRE, Berkadia

HJ Sims, Fairfield, Conn., opened a new West Coast office in Orange County, Calif., and hired Brady Johnson as Senior Vice President.

Coronavirus Hits Hotel Sector Hard

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the hotel sector exceptionally hard, leading to some creative financing and investment opportunities, said Cushman & Wakefield, Chicago.

Multifamily Leasing Bounces Back

New apartment lease signings “clawed back” to year-ago levels in late April after plunging nearly 50 percent in late March, reported RealPage, Richardson, Texas.