Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Prominent investment sales team joins HFF New Jersey


FLORHAM PARK, NJ – HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) announced today that it has hired the investment sales team of Jose Cruz (top right photo) and Kevin O’Hearn. Cruz and O’Hearn have more than 32 years of commercial real estate experience and join HFF from Cushman & Wakefield’s (C&W) New Jersey investment sales group.

Jose Cruz, who was an executive director of C&W’s investment sales group, will join HFF as a senior managing director. Since 1997, Cruz has been involved in more than $13 billion of office, industrial, retail, multi-housing and land sales.

 Notable sales transactions include: the $135 million, 1.3 million-square-foot Starwood retail portfolio, the $115 million Rockpoint Allegiance Office Portfolio and the $120 million sale of Mariner’s Waterfront in Edgewater.

 Prior to joining the investment sales group, Cruz was the northeast area manager for the Research Services Department within C&W and prior to that worked as a real estate analyst with PaineWebber, UBS, Inc. .

Kevin O’Hearn will join HFF as a director. He has more than 19 years of experience and was the director of the Capital Markets Group and Client Solutions Group at C&W.
“Adding Jose and Kevin to HFF’s team solidifies our position as the premier commercial real estate intermediary in this market,” said Jon Mikula  (middle left photo) senior managing director in HFF’s New Jersey office.

“The highly regarded team of Cruz and O’Hearn bring a wealth of transactional experience and join our well established existing Tri-State investment sales platform,” added Tom Didio, (middle right photo)  senior managing director in HFF’s New Jersey office.

Contacts:

Jon Mikula, HFF Senior Managing Director, (973) 549-2000, jmikula@hfflp.com
Kristen Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500, krmurphy@hfflp.com

HFF New York hires Gary Newman as director in its debt placement group

NEW YORK, NY – HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) announced today that it has hired Gary Newman as a director in the debt placement group in its New York office.

Newman will focus on originating debt and structured finance transactions throughout the northeastern United States. Prior to joining HFF, Mr. Newman served as a director at Hypo Real Estate in New York where he originated fixed-rate CMBS loans as well as portfolio loans for the bank’s balance sheet.
“We are pleased to have Newman aboard the HFF team. He brings with him a wealth of experience and deep relationships from both the borrower and lender side of the industry,” said Michael Tepedino (bottom left photo), senior managing director in the New York office of HFF.

Contacts:

Michael J. Tepedino, HFF Senior Managing Director, (212) 245-2425, mtepedino@hfflp.com
Kristen M. Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500, krmurphy@hfflp.com

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