Luis Elorza |
MIAMI, FL — Cushman &
Wakefield announced today that Senior Directors Luis Elorza and Brad Capas have rejoined the firm as members of the
firm’s rapidly expanding Florida multifamily brokerage team led by Vice
Chairman Robert Given.
In their new roles, the
duo has assumed responsibility for expanding Cushman & Wakefield’s
apartment brokerage presence along Florida’s West Coast, extending from Greater
Tampa through Naples.
Cushman & Wakefield’s
Florida Capital Markets team, led by Given, now includes Elorza and Capas
leading West Florida; Jay Ballard
and Ken Delvillar leading Central
Florida; Zachary Sackley, Calum Weaver,
Troy Ballard, Neal Victor and Errol Blumer leading South Florida; and Robert Kaplan, Christopher Lentz and Mark
Rutherford handling debt, equity and structured finance.
“We are thrilled to have
Luis and Brad lead our Greater Tampa and West Coast multifamily efforts for
Cushman & Wakefield,” said Larry
Richey, Managing Principal and Florida Market Leader. “They are both
high-caliber, investment sales professionals who will immediately augment our
considerable multifamily capabilities in Florida."
“Luis and Brad know our
culture well, share our One-Team-Florida vision and have already hit the ground
running,” added Given. “Our mission is to drive meaningful value for our
clients through market-leading creativity and innovative solutions delivered by
a statewide team of exceptionally talented brokers. Luis and Brad are ideally
suited to help us achieve this objective for our clients.”
Brad Capas |
He has held real estate
and corporate finance positions at Citicorp, Bankers Trust, Ernst & Young,
Providence Management and Merrill Lynch’s Global Private Equity Division.
Elorza has managed a wide range of real estate and corporate finance assignments, both domestic and abroad, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending, restructuring, privatizations and valuations.
Elorza has managed a wide range of real estate and corporate finance assignments, both domestic and abroad, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending, restructuring, privatizations and valuations.
Elorza holds a MBA in
Finance and a BA in Economics from the University of Rochester. In 2013, he was
the number three producer in Cushman & Wakefield‘s Florida Capital Markets
Group and earned Cushman & Wakefield‘s Top National Producer Award in 2005.
In 2009, he won the Florida Gulf Coast Association of Realtors (FGCAR) Pinnacle
Award for Deal of the Year.
Capas has specialized in the
execution of institutional and private investment sales transactions for more
than 20 years and has a proven track record in the promotion and disposition of
multifamily properties and complex development sites. He has had direct
involvement in the marketing and execution of more than $2 billion in
multifamily investment sales involving over 22,000 units. Capas has served both
domestic and foreign clients, including private investors, developers, REITs,
pension fund advisors and life insurance companies.
Prior to entering the
investment sales arena, Capas spent 11 years in the commercial appraisal and
consulting industry where he earned the coveted MAI designation. Capas is a
graduate of Florida State University where he majored in Real Estate and Finance.
For additional information, please contact:
David A. Meyer
Owner
Meyer Media
+ 1 407 489 7488
or follow @CushWake on Twitter.
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