"He is the type of person we know will fit right in and thrive at our firm," adds Ken Krasnow, senior managing director, and head of the firm's New York offices.

During his tenure with CBRE, Strati negotiated transactions such as a 266,000-sf lease as agent of 315 Park Ave. South with Credit Suisse First Boston, and tenant representation assignments including AWT (200,000 sf), Sithe Energies (195,000 sf), Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corp. (134,000 sf) and Edelman Public Relations Worldwide (134,000 sf).

JRT, a women-owned commercial real estate that has a strategic alliance partnership with C&W, has made some additions to its firm, as well. Melissa Bazar, who was previously a senior vice president with CB Richard Ellis and senior managing director with Insignia/ESG, and Susan Brustien Macgregor-Scott, formerly of JP Morgan have both signed on.