Tivoli Village Beefs Up Leasing Team

LAS VEGAS-Locally based EHB Cos. and equity partner IDB Development Corp. have bolstered their leasing team at Tivoli Village, a would-be 1.35-million-square-foot mixed-use development. Construction is ramping back up after being slowed late last year so the development schedule could be reevaluated in the light of the new economy. The result is a smaller first phase that could flow right into the second phase if a recent increase if leasing activity holds up, the developers recently told GlobeSt.com.

To help make that happen, EHB and IDB have leasing veterans Robb Cox and Diane Brandes to complement an existing leasing team that includes Lynne Thier and Heaven Yoshino. Cox was formerly a VP of leasing for Simon Property Group responsible for the leasing of 14 shopping centers. He also has served as a leasing director for TrizecHan, a large Canadian real estate developer; a regional VP of leasing for Centermark/May Centers in California; and a general merchandise manager for Judy’s Merchandising Group, where he managed a team of eight buyers. Cox’s most recent leasing assignments include Simon’s Fashion Valley, Forum Shops and Stanford Shopping Center.

Brandes, a 15-year veteran of the industry, most recently worked for General Growth Properties on the development team that was responsible for leasing 16 million square feet of development projects. She started her career as a senior director of consumer marketing for Trizec Properties. She also has worked as a leasing representative for Trizec.