TAMPA, FL-Franklin Street is on another hiring streak. The firm recruited two new employees to its Management Services division to keep up with the demand in its Florida commercial and multifamily portfolio.

Franklin Street hired Pat McGucken to oversee and manage the daily operation and maintenance of the company’s retail management portfolio. McGucken comes to Franklin Street from the Florida Department of Enviornmental Protection. The firm appointed Todd Simon to assist the multifamily management team and ensure policy and procedure standards across all assets. Simon joins from Bank of Tampa.

“In the past year, our retail management portfolio in Florida has grown 70%,” says Bruce Keene, president of Residential Services at Franklin Street. As Keene sees it, the growth could be part of a larger national trend of retailers moving from global management firms to local regional talent to get more personalized service.