NEW YORK CITY—The Brooklyn-centric brokerage firm has brought a senior associate to its sales team for the borough's Eastern section.

LOS ANGELES—Nadine Watt, president of Watt Cos., will succeed Jacob Lipa as a chair on the Los Angeles Business Council, becoming the first woman to hold a seat on the board.

DALLAS--HFF has secured a $10.35-million refinancing for the Holiday Inn Dallas Market Center, a 200-room, full-service hotel.

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Expanding construction by one of the market's largest employers, Comcast Corporation, seems to be serving as a stimulant for the Philadelphia office market, and steady hiring in the metro is increasing demand for office space as companies look for larger locations to house their growing workforces, says Marcus & Millichap in its second quarter Office Research Market Overview.