ATLANTA — November 15, 2022 — Westmount Realty Capital, a private national real estate investment firm with offices throughout the country is pleased to announce it has expanded its Atlanta presence with two new hires and a new office space to accommodate the growing team. The strategic new hires both have significant experience in the Atlanta market. Sharon Kridel joins Westmount as senior property manager and Joe Hinkson will serve as asset manager of Westmount’s growing portfolio in the region.
Westmount also recently moved its Atlanta office to Peachtree Corners, an eight-building, grade-level flex portfolio located in the Norcross submarket, which is owned and operated by Westmount. Westmount’s new hires and expanded office space are adding to firm’s momentum with its most recent promotion of Nick Sands in early 2022 to managing director of commercial acquisitions in the Southeast, which includes the Atlanta office. Sands is working with the team to reestablish Westmount’s commercial footprint in the region.
“Sharon and Joe, along with Vanasjza Casey, another recent addition to the property operations team, have already provided outstanding results,” said Sands. “This team of leaders will help ensure Westmount delivers a quality property environment with unmatched services to our tenants, their employees and customers.”
“We are excited to strengthen our presence in the Atlanta area. Our new office is located at one of the properties we own. This will strengthen Westmount’s commitment to providing our best in class service to our valued tenants, owners, vendors and brokers,” said Ron Gilbreath, Westmount’s managing director of asset and property management. “We have already made significant improvements to these newly acquired properties and we will continue to do so.”
As Westmount’s new asset manager, Joe Hinkson is responsible for managing property portfolios and maximining operations and financial performance and returns for individual assets and at the portfolio level. Before joining Westmount, Hinkson was the asset manager at Bridge Investment Group and the associate manager of fund operations at PGIM Real Estate. He has a background in accounting with previous positions at Tier REIT and Holt Lunsford Commercial.
He is a certified public accountant (CPA), holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Texas A&M University and received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Sharon Kridel is Westmount’s new senior property manager in the Atlanta office. She manages Westmount’s growing portfolio in Atlanta and other Southeastern markets, and she is responsible for building a property management team in the region to maximize that growth.
Kridel has over 20 years of commercial real estate experience with nationally recognized companies managing institutional grade real estate, primarily office and industrial. Before joining Westmount, Kridel held senior positions with Avison Young, Bridge Commerical and Stream Realty. She holds a Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation and is an active Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) member.
“Over the past couple of years, this region has grown tremendously. Atlanta’s central location in the Southeast coupled with its highly diversified economy and comparatively low cost of doing business have facilitated growth in the region,” said Brant Brown, president and COO at Westmount. “This is an exciting time for Westmount. Our recent personnel additions, office expansion and focus on growing our property management team will help Westmount continue to expand our portfolio’s footprint in Atlanta and in other strategic locations in the Southeast.”
Westmount now owns and operates over 30 buildings in seven business parks in the Atlanta metro area.
About Westmount Realty Capital
Westmount Realty Capital, LLC is a private Dallas-based owner and operator specializing in value-add, opportunistic and core plus investments. For over 35 years, our time-tested and relationship-driven approach to commercial real estate investment has generated superior returns and earned the trust of numerous U.S. and foreign institutional and private capital sources.
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