Baltimore, MD-based Continental Realty Corporation, a real estate investment and management company that self-manages a diversified real estate portfolio valued at more than $3.3 billion, has promoted Blake Dickinson to VP, anchor and development leasing and elevated Kristina O’Keefe to VP, commercial division.

In his expanded role, Dickinson will have direct responsibility for the leasing of anchor locations and pad sites as well as pad site sales. Dickinson, who joined the Continental Realty Corporation commercial leasing team in 2008, will also oversee the company’s development and redevelopment initiatives.

In her new position, O’Keefe will manage all leasing initiatives for a portfolio of commercial properties encompassing more than 7 million square feet spanning nine states. O’Keefe will also have direct responsibilities for Continental Realty Corporation’s in-house commercial property management team, to include capital and expense budgeting, management of tenant fit-outs, and participation in due diligence for commercial acquisitions.