California People and Company News, Week of July 31, 2026

Cushman & Wakefield has expanded its National Industrial Advisory Group with the addition of Melinda Marino as managing director, who will be located in Northern California. Marino joins Cushman & Wakefield from JLL and will cover industrial and land development site transactions across Northern California, including San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Oakland/East Bay and the North Bay, as well as the California Central Valley and Bakersfield.

Cityview has hired Gabi Franco as managing director of asset management. Franco will lead Cityview’s asset management team, oversee the firm’s development and value-add assets and work alongside the construction management, property management and development teams as Cityview continues to scale nationally. Previously, he was partner at Interstate Development and partner/head of asset management at Carmel Partners.

RDC, an award-winning architecture, planning and interior design firm, announced that Sean Unsell has been named principal of the firm. A veteran of 38 years with the firm, Unsell is a co-leader of RDC’s Retail, Grocery and Market group, a design practice that focuses on grocery stores and retail centers.

Nearon Enterprises, a private real estate investment company, is looking to hire an Investment Analyst at its Walnut Creek, CA, headquarters. Since 2000, Nearon has acquired and sold more than 200 investments totaling ~26 million square feet, representing more than $2.4 billion in transaction activity. This position will support acquisitions and asset management. Candidates must have 1-3 years of previous commercial real estate analysis and be highly skilled in modeling in Excel. Executive search firm RETS Associatesis handling the search. Inquiries and resumes can be sent to Christina Truong at christina@retsusa.com.

Hawkins Companies, a regional leader with a national presence in real estate development, ownership, and operations, is seeking a Senior Associate, Acquisitions in Boise, ID to lead multifamily acquisition efforts across the Mountain West and Southwest. This role owns the full acquisition lifecycle – sourcing, underwriting, due diligence, investment committee presentations, and closing. Ideal candidates bring 4–7 years of experience in multifamily acquisitions underwriting, capital markets, or real estate private equity. Executive search firm RETS Associates is managing the search. Inquiries and resumes: Fred Geisinger, fred@retsusa.com.

Procore Technologies, Inc., a global provider of construction management software, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DroneDeploy, Inc., a robotics and visual intelligence platform that is used on three-million-plus jobsites across more than 180 countries. Procore will acquire DroneDeploy for approximately $845 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

Mill Valley-based Four Corners Property Trust, a REIT primarily engaged in the ownership and acquisition of high-quality, net-leased restaurant and retail properties, has entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement with a group of existing and new lenders. The credit agreement increases the overall size of the facility from $940 million to $1.15 billion by entering into a new senior unsecured $400-million term loan maturing in August 2031.