Smoky Hollow 421 N Harrington St

Alex works on the office leasing and development team, responsible for business operations connected to the leasing, development, and marketing of developments in Kane’s office portfolio.
Notable leasing projects include Bank of America Tower, Midtown Plaza, The Dillon, North Hills Tower 4, and Wells Fargo Capitol Center. Prior to working with Kane, Alex graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and spent time with CBRE-Raleigh and the USGA. Alex is an active member of the Triangle Area Office Building Association (TRAOBA) and The Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP).
Alex lives in Raleigh with his wife Nancy, their young son and golden retriever. Outside of the office, you can find Alex in the outdoors, playing golf or spending quality time with family.

Hooker is the director of office leasing and development for Kane with more than 20 years of experience in Raleigh’s commercial real estate market. He is responsible for business operations including the leasing, development, marketing, and business development related to Kane’s office portfolio.
Prior to Kane, Hooker served as Duke Realty’s Vice President of Leasing and Development for its Raleigh business unit. In that role, he was responsible for all business operations for its 5.5 million square foot portfolio. Prior to joining Duke Realty in 2003, Hooker enjoyed successful tenures at Trammel Crow Company and CBRE (and predecessor companies). He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Industrial Relations.

Steve is the Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Leasing for Kane.  In addition, he is responsible for the direct execution of specific projects.

With more than 35 years as a real estate broker, 30 of which were exclusively in retail properties, Steve has experience with all types of shopping center projects, having leased properties ranging from small, unanchored specialty centers to multi-anchored regional malls to outdoor, mixed-use developments. His experience includes the leasing of new centers from the ground up as well as re-merchandising existing properties under redevelopment.

Prior to Kane, Steve had associations with Rubin Strouse Retail in Philadelphia and North Hills, Inc. in Raleigh, where his focus was on traditional enclosed regional malls as well as distressed properties. Steve has been recognized numerous times by the Triangle Business Journal for the execution of significant retail leases. He was noted for the Triangle market’s largest retail lease for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2014 in addition to being recognized for the Top Retail Lease Transaction of the Decade in 2010. He was also honored with the Lease Transaction of the Year Award for 2012 by the Triangle Commercial Association of Realtors and has been a member of their Million Dollar Retail Leasing Club for many years.

Steve is a graduate of East Carolina University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a concentration in real estate.

An active alumnus, Steve is a member of the East Carolina University Board of Visitors, having served as Chair of the Board from July 2011 through June 2013. He is also a member of the East Carolina University Educational Foundation, the College of Business Commerce Club and a Life Member of the Alumni Association. He holds membership in the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Triangle Commercial Association of Realtors and the North Carolina and National Commercial Investment Member Institute (The CCIM Institute). He has earned the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation from the CCIM Institute and both the Certified Leasing Specialist (CLS) and Certified Retail Property Executive (CRX) designations from the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Wendi is a long-standing member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and holds both the Certified Leasing Specialist (CLS) and Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM) designations from this organization. She was recognized by the Triangle Business Journal for one of the top five retail leases in 2013 and has been named a member of the Million Dollar Retail Leasing Club for several years by the Triangle Commercial Association of Realtors.

Wendi is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of East Carolina University and is an active member of the East Carolina University Board of Visitors. She is also a member of the East Carolina Educational Foundation and the East Carolina Alumni Association.