09/30/2026
We are pleased to announce that Land specialist Tommy LeBlanc has joined Partners in Houston as an Equity Partner. He was previously at MLB Commercial Real Estate, where he led the Greater Houston land group. Joining him are Vice President John-Michael Kamel and Senior Associate Blake Steele.
“Tommy, John-Michael, and Blake are a market-leading land team that has expertise across the full spectrum of land transactions—urban and suburban, on behalf of institutional investors and a wide array of developers and end users,” said Peter Mainguy, Partner and Executive Managing Director, Services, Texas Region. “Their addition underscores our ongoing commitment to partnering with the industry’s top talent, and we’re excited to welcome this trio aboard.”
Tommy brings more than 20 years of award-winning commercial real estate experience to Partners, with expertise spanning land brokerage and development strategy, site selection and sale-leasebacks. He has negotiated over $1 billion in transactions over the course of his career, and been named to the Houston Business Journal’s Heavy Hitters list multiple times, most recently ranking fourth in 2025.
John-Michael and Blake have worked alongside Tommy on land assignments at MLB Commercial Real Estate for many years. John-Michael, a Houston native, concentrates on tracts suited to large-scale development across the Southeast Texas market, bringing an extensive transactional record and a background in sales and client service that shapes his approach to negotiation. Blake advises clients on land acquisitions and dispositions throughout the region, connecting them with opportunities for residential and commercial projects and guiding assignments from site sourcing and feasibility review through entitlement coordination and contract ex*****on.
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