Plus: Blanca CRE promotes VP, Newgard makes hires, Serhant nabs agents
Nick Schwieger, Oscar Jasso, Kenny Tharrington and Christie Grays Chambers (Suffolk, Blanca Commercial Real Estate, Getty)
In the latest roundup of South Florida hiring news, firms are bulking up their leadership.
Suffolk Construction, one of the nation’s largest construction firms, tapped Nick Schwieger as vice president and project executive for South Florida, according to a press release. Schwieger was previously a vice president in the firm’s San Francisco office for almost two years.
Last year, the Trump Group fired Suffolk as the general contractor for its under-construction Estates at Acqualina project in Sunny Isles Beach. The dismissal followed a yearslong legal battle between the two firms over delays at the two-tower development.
In Miami, Blanca Commercial Real Estate promoted Christie Grays Chambers to vice president and lead of its health care practice, a press release shows. Grays Chambers joined the firm in 2021 and has expanded the firm’s medical sector holdings to 1.6 million square feet across 25 buildings, according to the release. She also serves as Blanca’s lead of culture and inclusion, the release shows.
Harvey Hernandez’s Newgard Development Group hired two people for its construction and development teams, according to a press release. Kenny Tharrington joins the firm as a development manager, and Oscar Rincon Jasso joins as a construction manager, the release shows.
Newgard has been on a hiring spree in recent months. In March, the firm brought in Ivan Heredia as vice president of development.
Continuing its expansion into the region, Serhant added two agents in its South Florida offices, a press release shows. Anna Kuzminova jumped from Coldwell Banker Realty to Serhant’s Delray Beach office. She has sold more than $66 million in the last five years, according to the release. Jupiter agent Ronnie DeChambeau is also joining the brokerage from Realty One Group Engage, the release shows.