Houston, TX
TCC Hires Senior Vice President to Grow High Street Residential Business in Houston
April 14, 2025
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Trammell Crow Company (TCC), a leading real estate developer, is expanding its team in Houston, Texas, with the hiring of Nicholas Laettner as a Senior Vice President. In this role, Nick will be responsible for sourcing, executing, and managing new multifamily development opportunities for High Street Residential (HSR), TCC’s residential subsidiary. He will report to Aaron Thielhorn, Managing Director and market leader for TCC Houston.
"Nick's extensive knowledge in commercial real estate finance and development makes him a pivotal addition to our Houston team,” said Thielhorn. “His unique combination of skills will be instrumental as we continue to grow our multifamily practice, enhance our ongoing projects, and position us to advance innovative new developments."
Nick joins HSR from The Morgan Group in Houston, where he sourced, capitalized, and developed approximately 2,000 multifamily units totaling more than $600 million. Before becoming a developer, Nick spent more than a decade working in commercial real estate finance, first at Wachovia Bank and then at Wells Fargo.
Nick earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from St. Lawrence University.
High Street Residential
High Street Residential, the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company, specializes in the development of multifamily housing. We have a deep background in urban, infill mixed-use residential development, and the redevelopment or repurposing of existing facilities. The firm has approximately 14,000 units in process or in its pipeline. In the last 19 years, the firm has completed approximately 18,500 units valued at nearly $5.7 billion. For more information, visit www.highstreetresidential.com.
Trammell Crow Company
Trammell Crow Company (TCC) is a leading commercial real estate developer and wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas. Founded in 1948, TCC has developed or acquired 3,000 buildings valued at $90 billion spanning more than 700 million square feet. As of March 31, 2026, TCC had nearly $30 billion of projects in process or its pipeline. With approximately 465 employees throughout the United States and Europe in 26 offices, the company serves users of and investors in office, industrial/logistics, healthcare, life science, data center, mixed-use, and multifamily projects through its residential subsidiary, High Street Residential. For more information visit www.TrammellCrow.com.