Crisp named regional president for Enterprise Bank
Enterprise Bank & Trust, the banking subsidiary of Enterprise Financial Services Corp., announced the promotion of Brian Crisp to Regional President, covering Enterprise’s Arizona and New Mexico markets.
With more than two decades of industry experience, Crisp’s leadership has propelled his team of commercial bankers to new milestones, including growing the bank’s Phoenix loan portfolio to nearly $1 billion for the first time in 2024. His proven successes in his previous role as Regional President, Arizona, led to the promotion, expanding his responsibilities to include managing Enterprise’s operations in Albuquerque.
This new role includes Crisp overseeing all aspects of operations while facilitating the bank’s local growth to meet existing and prospective clients’ diverse financial services needs. With the addition of new direct reports in both Arizona and Albuquerque, his leadership responsibilities have expanded to help foster the development and long-term objectives of his teams.
“I’m honored to serve as Regional President and to continue expanding Enterprise’s commercial banking and lending footprint across the region,” Crisp said. “With the support of exceptional teams in each of our markets, I look forward to achieving further growth and financial success with our clients.”
To help expand resources and manage growth, Enterprise has also named Jeff Friesen to the new role of President, West Region. He remains headquartered in Phoenix and will continue to be involved with local operations in coordination with Crisp. To support ongoing expansion across the region, the bank has combined the Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, California markets with Albuquerque and Arizona — all now under Friesen’s direction.
“Brian is a widely recognized banking leader with a well-established portfolio. I’m eager to continue our collaboration in Arizona as we foster growth in Albuquerque,” Friesen said.
Newmark adds top-performing office leasing team
Newmark announced the firm has hired leading office leasing advisors including Senior Managing Director Brett Abramson, Managing Director Chris Latvaaho, Director Chris Beall and Brokerage Services Specialist Jen Harrison to its Phoenix office.
Abramson, Beall and Latvaaho bring decades of collective industry experience across the Phoenix metro area and beyond, having managed high-profile portfolios, executed thousands of lease and sale transactions totaling millions of square feet and delivered innovative marketing and analytics solutions for institutional landlords, developers and tenants.
“As we strengthen our presence in Phoenix, their leadership, deep expertise and client-centric focus play a pivotal role in elevating our office advisory services and capitalizing on the tremendous growth opportunities in this market,” said Nick DiPaolo, Executive Vice President, Regional Managing Director, Southwest Market Leader. “We are excited to bring this exceptional team to Newmark.”
“The timing of this team’s is especially meaningful as the Phoenix office market begins to rebound,” said Mike Garlick, Executive Managing Director, Phoenix Market Leader. “Their proven ability to navigate and advise their clients in complex transactions and deliver results positions Newmark well to meet rising demand, grow market share and seize momentum as office gains traction in 2025.”
Abramson, Latvaaho and Beall are longstanding active members of NAIOP and have been recognized consistently as CoStar Power Broker Award winners over the last several years.
“Joining Newmark is a strategic move for our team, allowing us to tap into the firm’s resources and platform, specifically in Capital Markets, to elevate our capabilities in delivering topline client offerings,” said Abramson.
LevRose Commercial Real Estate names 2 new partners
LevRose Commercial Real Estate named two new partners Thursday, expanding leadership at one of Phoenix metro’s prominent commercial real estate firms.
Branden Mondragon and Sean Lieb join the partnership at the Scottsdale-based firm, which has operated in the Valley since 1992 and serves as Phoenix’s TCN Worldwide affiliate.
Mondragon, who specializes in retail leasing and sales across Greater Phoenix, joined LevRose in 2020. As a partner, Branden will continue to expand the firm’s retail property listings and enhance client representation throughout the valley.
“Branden’s tenacity and understanding of the retail landscape make him vital to our team and clients,” said Mike Baumgardner, Managing Director.
Lieb, previously senior vice president, brings expertise in landlord and tenant representation plus investment sales across Phoenix, Tucson and surrounding markets. He has been in commercial real estate since 2014 and joined LevRose in 2022
“Sean’s entrepreneurial approach and negotiation skills truly set him apart in a crowded Phoenix Retail landscape,” Baumgardner said.
The firm handles commercial real estate transactions throughout metropolitan Phoenix, working with landlords, tenants, buyers and sellers. LevRose joined TCN Worldwide, a network of independent commercial real estate firms serving over 200 markets, in 2013.
SRS Real Estate Partners expands industrial platform
SRS Real Estate Partners announces a major expansion of its industrial services platform with the addition of six industry professionals across its Phoenix and Southern California offices.
“Our dedication to expanding our industrial platform has never been stronger, as we continue to recruit top talent nationwide,” said SRS President Garrett Colburn. “These significant additions will enhance the platform in two key markets while continuing to elevate our client-first approach.”
Phoenix Expansion
As Executive Vice President & Managing Principal, Jeffrey Garza Walker will lead the expansion of SRS’ industrial platform to Phoenix. Garza Walker brings 20 years of experience specializing in industrial advisory, investment sales, and cross-border transactions. His expertise includes tenant/landlord representation in Metro Phoenix and across the U.S., as well as investor and corporate occupier services in Mexico and Latin America. Prior to SRS, Garza Walker was an executive managing director at NAI Global and also served in a corporate management role with APL Logistics, Ltd.
Joining Garza Walker from NAI Horizon are Anna Sepic as Senior Vice President and Brenda Walker as Senior Client Services Associate. Sepic brings over 10 years of commercial real estate experience and specializes in buyer representation with an emphasis on owner-user and industrial land development.
Southern California Expansion
James deRegt joins SRS as Senior Vice President in the Newport Beach office. Formerly with Lee & Associates, deRegt has over 30 years of industry experience and more than $1 billion in the acquisition, disposition and development of industrial real estate. He specializes in industrial brokerage and investments in Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties and has developed over a million square feet of industrial product over the last decade.
Joining deRegt from Lee & Associates, Nick Krakower has been named Senior Vice President and RJ Dumke is an Associate. Krakower specializes in the acquisition, disposition, and leasing of industrial properties in the Orange County, Inland Empire and Mid Counties markets.
“Our expansion in Phoenix and Southern California is strengthening our national platform and creating opportunities in other key industrial markets like Chicago and New Jersey,” said Brant Landry, Managing Principal of SRS Industrial. “This talented group of industry veterans is a key part of that growth and will be a game-changer for our clients.”
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