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LL is expanding its data center business in North Texas, hiring John Pasta as executive vice president to lead its Dallas data center solutions group. Pasta previously directed strategic accounts at QTS Realty Trust's data center division after seven years in tenant representation with Avison Young.

    Meanwhile, @properties Lone Star Christie's International Real Estate has hired former NFL tight end and luxury broker MJ McFarland as senior vice president of its sports and entertainment division in Austin. McFarland played for the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys from 2014 to 2019 before becoming a licensed realtor, listing luxury homes in Austin with Moreland Properties.

    In other Texas real estate news, Endeavor Real Estate has hired Andrew Levy as managing principal in Dallas to expand its office acquisitions. Levy spent two decades as senior managing director and co-head of JLL Capital Markets' Dallas office. Ternus Lending has named Robert Greenberg executive vice president of strategy, while S2 Capital promoted five employees to managing director and three to vice president, and hired a new managing director of accounting, Dilliana Stewart.

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