VIRTUAL THINK TANK: THE OFFICE MARKET AFTER CORONAVIRUS

Bill Cawley is the brand and the vision behind Cawley Partners, a Dallas-based real estate investment company that focuses on commercial office product. Over the course of his career, Bill has owned all classes of commercial real estate in multiple markets across the country. In his heart, however, Bill’s an office guy who built his business by way of his background as a service provider. Recognized in 2017 by D CEO Magazine as one of the most influential business leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth, Bill has acquired and developed more than 12 million square feet of commercial office product. In Dallas alone, Cawley Partners has been the premier office developer along the Platinum Corridor of the Dallas North Tollway, where over the course of our current real estate cycle Cawley Partners has developed almost 1 million square feet of Class-A office. At the heart of Bill’s success you will find an unmatched set of relationships that make it all happen. Bill has always believed that at the end of the day, it’s the relationships that matter. Those relationships span office brokers, business owners, and capital partners, alike. Partnering with all of the above has resulted in top tier results for his investors. Born and raised outside of Chicago, Bill has achieved numerous accolades throughout his career and is an active member of North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (NTCAR) and Urban Land Institute (ULI). Bill is also a frequent speaker and contributor for numerous business organizations and publications. He earned a business degree from Quincy University in Illinois and holds real estate broker licenses in both Texas and Illinois.

Bill Brokaw is senior vice president of Hillwood Urban, where he leads the division’s business development and leasing efforts. During a career that spans more than two decades, Brokaw has managed leasing transactions totaling more than 7 million square feet of landmark, Class A office space throughout the North Texas region. Properties and projects that Brokaw has represented include Victory Park, The Towers at Williams Square, and numerous CBD high-rise buildings, in addition to other significant assets in Downtown Dallas, Las Colinas, and North Dallas. In 2013 and 2014, he received the Top National Broker – Agency Leasing Award from Cushman & Wakefield and has also received “Best Real Estate Deal” awards three times from the Dallas Business Journal. In 2011, he was featured as a Top DFW office leasing broker in the Dallas Business Journal’s Commercial Real Estate “Heavy Hitters” list. He has also been designated as a “D CEO Power Broker” based on his outstanding revenue production from 2010 thru 2020. Brokaw began his commercial real estate career in 1995 at Lincoln Property Company. Brokaw has also held positions at Trizec Office Properties and originally joined Hillwood Development as vice president of leasing for Victory Park’s initial Class A office offerings. Following a move to Cousins Properties and Cushman & Wakefield, serving as executive director of their Dallas office, Brokaw returned to Hillwood to partner in the formation of the Hillwood Urban division.

Born and raised in South East London, Adam has always been a ken sportsman; representing his high school in Soccer, Rugby and Cricket. He started his working life as a Police Constable in Central London and then moved on to becoming a “Mens Grooming Expert” (which led to him appearing on The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent & GQ). This career path bought Adam to Dallas, Texas where he met his wife and decided to settle down. In Texas, Adam chose to start over or “re-tool”, and pursued a Management Degree at SMU. Once his studies were complete, Adam moved into sales of HVAC where he touched many commercial construction projects. Adam loves the thrill of new challenges, and meeting new people and can't wait to start his career with Bisnow in Dallas.

Clay has over 30 years’ experience as a business development/operations management professional. His career is one marked by ever greater responsibilities and noteworthy accomplishment. His strong foundation in project management, combined with a unique ability to understand and communicate with people at all levels, creates an environment leading to exceptional service and quality results for our clients. As Vice President, Clay provides leadership in the development of client relationships and the pursuit of new business across all of our commercial construction service areas including office, retail, warehouse and medical offices. He is focused on delivering superior service by understanding our existing and potential client’s needs and connecting the precise resources necessary to deliver the greatest value to each project. He works closely with our clients to define high quality, cost effective solutions through intelligent preconstruction preparation and focused project management.