As the real estate buying season intensifies in South Florida, firms are making significant hires and acquisitions. Compass has added the Champagne & Parisi Team, a group of 78 agents, to its Boca Raton office. The team, previously known as Champagne & Parisi Real Estate, was established by Claude Champagne and Caesar Parisi in 2011 and focuses on luxury markets across Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Highland Beach, and Boynton Beach.
Compass has continued to expand its presence in the region following its $1.6 billion acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate earlier this year. In July, Compass incorporated the 40-agent Korman Group in Boca Raton and followed up in September with the addition of a 15-agent team based in Stuart.
KW Property Management & Consulting (KWPMC) also announced new leadership appointments. Jennifer Santaniello was named regional vice president specializing in Palm Beach County properties. “She will be focused on maximizing property values for condo and HOA properties.” Previously, Santaniello served as vice president of the Manhattan condo and co-op division at FirstService Residential.
KWPMC was recently chosen to manage Forté on Flagler, a new condominium development in West Palm Beach developed by Two Roads Development and Alpha Blue Ventures. The building features 25 stories with 40 units that began closing earlier this summer. Buyers include Fox News contributor Liz Peek, New York Times heiress Cynthia Sulzberger, and former Sotheby’s Holdings CEO Michael Ainslie.
Odevo, headquartered in Sweden, acquired KWPMC from founder Paul Kaplan in 2022 and appointed him CEO of Odevo U.S. last year. In February, Katalina Cruz became CEO of KWPMC as well as senior vice president of Odevo U.S., while Jorge Lago was promoted to president and chief operating officer of KWPMC.
Illustrated Properties made a key hire by appointing Shane McCain as director of commercial real estate. McCain is the founder of BluEdge Professional Real Estate based in Palm Beach Gardens and is bringing seven associates from BluEdge to join Illustrated’s corporate headquarters staff.
