Wacker joins NAI Capital’s Ontario office most recently from Coldwell Banker Commercial North County where he was vice president specializing in the sale and leasing of industrial and office properties. Prior to joining Coldwell Banker in 2007, Wacker spent eight years with CB Richard Ellis. At NAI Capital, he will continue to focus on the sale and leasing of industrial and commercial property.

Deszcz joins NAI Capital’s Ontario office from Grubb & Ellis and brings with him over 22 years of commercial real estate experience. At Grubb & Ellis, Deszcz focused on multi-tenant industrial investments and leasing throughout Southern California and Western states. In his new post at NAI Capital, Deszcz will continue to specialize in investment and industrial services. He also previously worked as a senior advisor at Sperry Van Ness’ Ontario office specializing in investment sales and leasing of business parks.

“By adding key specialists to the NAI Capital Inland Empire offices, we have diversified our opportunities throughout the commercial real estate spectrum which will add to NAI Capital’s broker services,” says John Boyer, EVP and branch manager of NAI Capital’s Riverside and Ontario offices. “All three brokers are seasoned veterans coming off of mainstream platforms which will obviously strengthen our market presence in the Inland Empire.”

The new Sperry Van Ness franchises are part of Sperry Van Ness International’s national expansion program, which started in 2001 and has grown to more than 1,000 advisors and staff representing more than 150 markets.

Kevin Maggiacomo, CEO and president of Sperry Van Ness International, says that. “San Ramon and Milwaukee are new markets for us and signify an important addition to our national expansion efforts.” United Apartment Group will now operate as Sperry Van Ness / United Apartment Group, located in San Ramon, CA. Led by Ted Booras, who serves as managing director, the firm will specialize in multifamily investments in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.
An East Bay native, Booras comes to Sperry Van Ness with more than19 years of multifamily investment advisory and brokerage experience. Prior to joining Sperry Van Ness, he served as managing director for Acquisitions Investment Group and was previously managing broker for United Partners Group, where he managed more than $183 million in transactional volume.

Transwestern’s four new brokers in Orange County include SVP Oliver Fleener, VP David Giglio, associate VP Lori Smith, and junior associate Anya Ostry. Fleener, Giglio, Smith and Ostry will be based in the Irvine office headed by managing senior vice president Elizabeth Hurley.

As GlobeSt.com previously reported, Transwestern expanded its presence in Orange County with opening the new office in Irvine, and added Hurley to lead its transactional services in the county. According to Transwestern, the addition of this brokerage team allows the firm to significantly expand its lines of service in the region.

“This is one of the most high-profile regions in the entire country, with the potential for great gains as the economy improves,” says Hurley. “These new brokers bring to Transwestern their diverse backgrounds, keen strategic abilities and deep client relationships, as we offer our clients the valuable alternative of a firm with the strength of a national company but the agility of a highly responsive boutique agency. We see their arrival as another key addition to our existing enterprise in Orange County.”

SVP Fleener joins Transwestern from Grubb & Ellis where he also served as senior vice president. With over 15 years of commercial real estate experience, Fleener specializes in the leasing and sales of office and flex properties on behalf of both institutional and private owners as well as corporate users.

Giglio and Smith will specialize in the marketing, leasing and sale of office buildings on behalf of both owners and corporate users. Smith has been active in commercial real estate for more than 25 years with broad experience in both tenant and landlord representation. Prior to joining Transwestern, Smith was a member of a top-producing leasing team at Grubb & Ellis. Giglio brings over 22 years of commercial real estate experience to Transwestern. He has been very successful in representing major landlords and tenants. Prior to joining Transwestern, Giglio served as associate vice president at Grubb & Ellis.

Ostry specializes in the leasing of office space on behalf of private and institutional owners, as well as corporate clients. Ostry has been active in commercial real estate for more than four years. Prior to joining Transwestern, Anya was a member of a top-producing industrial leasing team at CBRE Group.