The office, which is slated to open in January, will be headed up by real estate veteran David Dressler. With 25 years of experience in the residential and community development sectors of the commercial real estate industry, Dressler is joining MacFarlane Partners as a principal with responsibility for the firm's investment and development activities in Southern California. His new duties will entail sourcing, negotiating and underwriting prospective investments in the Southland, as well as overseeing the construction process of properties under development here. Dressler's previous career experience includes serving as managing director with the real estate investment firm Security Capital Group, acting as co-chairman and president of Homestead Village Inc., and working as a regional partner for Trammell Crow Residential Co. Additional posts include director of residential development for Arvida Corp. and vice president with Gulfstream Land and Development.

MacFarlane Partners' company officials have decided to open the new Coronado location in an effort to step up the firm's Southland presence, as the company has been active here, but has not previously operated a Southern California office. "Los Angeles, San Diego and the entire Southern California region offer ample opportunities for urban infill development and investment, particularly in the residential and retail sectors," says Victor B. MacFarlane, founder and managing principal of MacFarlane Partners.