"Our role in the commercial real estate industry is to providethe highest quality of tenant representation," says JacqueDucharme, president of Studley. "Our national project managementdivision is a natural extension of the host of services we provideto our clients, and including it with our core brokerage businessmakes absolute sense. It is the best way to ensure that the entiretransaction process gets completed in the most timely andcost-efficient manner."

The firm has appointed Brian McPherson as director of projectmanagement services for the Northern California region. McPhersonmost recently was national director of real estate operations withCMGI, a venture capital firm.

"This is a dynamic period in the commercial real estateindustry, and an ideal time to introduce Studley's rapidly-growingproject management services to its Northern California regionaloperations," says McPherson. "Based on the success of the projectmanagement division in other markets, we feel there is a distinctneed in the San Francisco area for this type of service. We lookforward to building on this opportunity to add value to clientservices with an on-site project management team."