Dempsey joins GVA Williams as managing director of project mgmt.

GVA Williams has named James Dempsey as managing director of its project management division. He will advise clients on office, retail, residential, and industrial projects. Throughout his 25-year real estate career, Dempsey has brought high-profile projects to closure, including the interior fit-out of 160,000 s/f for the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission in the World Financial Center. Dempsey earned his bachelor of architecture from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and focused on architecture when he attended Brooklyn Technical High School.