Gart Properties, a real-estate-investment, development and management firm that owns Canyon View Marketplace, 632 Market St. in Grand Junction, and is part-owner of Powderhorn Mountain Resorts, announced a leadership transition that reflects its growth and long-term strategic vision.

Following 26 years as a partner and president of the company, Mark Sidell has been named Vice Chairman of the Board. In this new role, Sidell will continue to lend his strategic insight, experience and institutional knowledge to support the Gart Properties leadership team.

Simultaneously, Evan Gart has been promoted to president of Gart Properties. With nine years at the firm and three years overseeing daily operations, Evan Gart will now provide oversight for all aspects of the company’s asset management, acquisitions, leasing, property management and construction.

Chairman of the Board Thomas Gart expressed appreciation for Sidell’s leadership and excitement for Evan Gart’s new role, saying, “Mark has been an extraordinary leader and a driving force behind Gart Properties’ growth and success over the past quarter century,” and “(Evan’s) operational expertise, thoughtful leadership and commitment to our values make him the ideal person to lead Gart Properties into its next chapter.”