Hines has made new hires to boost its UK asset management and investment teams.
The global real estate firm has hired Gregory Hare as an asset manager. He will work alongside Donna Springall in London, looking after properties including 354 Oxford Street, W1, and the Royal Exchange in Manchester.
Hare joins Hines UK from the Arch Company, where he worked for two-and-a-half years.
Isabella Hitchcock has also joined the asset management team and will work alongside Sharon Bloodworth managing retail developments in Scotland. Prior to joining Hines, Hitchcock spent 18 months working in asset management at RivingtonHark, where she was responsible for the firm’s core assets and value shopping centres.
Emanuel Rebelo has joined Hines UK’s acquisitions and investment team as an associate. A qualified architect, Rebelo was part of the winning team at the 2021 ULI-Hines European Team Competition and has previously interned at Hines in its European investment management team. He was previously a senior project manager at Arup and project director at Adjaye Associates.
The company has also hired James Edmunds as an accounts assistant.
Hines said the appointments reflected its growth ambitions in the UK. Last year the firm completed the off-market acquisition of 18 Blackfriars Road, SE1, one of the largest development sites in central London, where it plans a mixed-use scheme with a completed development value in excess of £1bn.
Ross Blair, senior managing director and country head at Hines UK, said: “We continue to grow our team to support and drive the expansion of our portfolio, demonstrating the importance of the UK market, and London in particular, to Hines’ global platform. Attracting the best talent to complement and strengthen our existing experienced team will ensure we are well placed to execute our growth strategy and deliver the highest quality service to our investors, partners and customers.”
To accommodate the continuing growth of both Hines UK and Hines Europe, both teams will be relocating to Grainhouse in Covent Garden, W1, when the building, which is currently under construction, is completed in early 2023.
The development was acquired by the Hines European Value Fund 2 and incorporates four interlinked period buildings to deliver one consolidated modern office scheme, with street-level restaurant and retail amenities.
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