REAL ESTATE NOTES Several hotels planned for Norman
NORMAN — Oklahoma City-based Kusum Hospitality is developing its 12th property in Oklahoma, a fivestory, 105-room Hampton Inn & Suites in University North Park on Conference Drive next to Embassy Suites.
Opening date is Sept 5. Kusum also plans a 100room Home2Suites By Hilton nearby next to Ashley Furniture and Chuck E Cheese, to open in 2019, as well as two other hotels.
CMSWillowbrook VP named to boards
CMSWillowbrook Vice President of Operations Angelo Bradford was recently selected to serve on two Oklahoma boards: Associated General Contractors of Oklahoma board of directors for a two-year term; and the U.S. Green Building Council Leadership Advisory Board for Oklahoma for a one-year term.
“It’s crucial to keep up with growing demand for cost-efficient, energy-saving buildings,” Bradford said. “CMSWillowbrook has been a pioneer in this industry for decades, and it’s my mission to help continue that legacy.”
Bradford joined CMSWillowbrook in 2005 as a part-time laborer and worked his way up through management positions while attending Oklahoma State University. He earned his degree in construction management in 2009. CMSWillowbrook, founded in 1974, employs 120 at offices in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Chickasha.
New executive named for CBRE
Michelle Anderson has been promoted to associate managing director of asset services for the Oklahoma and Arkansas markets for CBRE. She is responsible for 15 million square feet of properties under management, 37 team members, and 45 engineers.
She succeeds Lori Bryant, who recently was named managing director for asset services in Houston. Anderson joined the CBRE asset services team in 2006 and has held various leadership positions.
Most recently, she was director of asset services for the Oklahoma City market where she was responsible for the overall performance of the market’s mixed portfolio of office, retail and industrial properties.
Assessor’s office fares very well on audit
The Oklahoma County Assessor’s Office received a perfect score for the third year in a row from the Oklahoma Tax Commission on its statewide performance audit, said Larry Stein, chief deputy for Oklahoma County Assessor Leonard Sullivan.
“Each year every county in Oklahoma is tested by the OTC to ensure accurate assessments of value, accurate records and other spot checks on assessor’s records. This audit determines if the assessor is following all statutes and rules ensuring property owners are treated fairly and the values, used to generate property taxes, are accurate,” Stein said.