Thursday, July 19, 2018

Arbor Hires David Galst as Vice President Operations for California Office


David Gaist

UNIONDALE, NY (July 19, 2018) – Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.(NYSE:ABR), a real estate investment trust and national direct lender specializing in loan origination and servicing for multifamily, seniors housing, healthcare, and other diverse commercial real estate assets, is pleased to announce that David Galst has joined Arbor as Vice President, Originations.

Mr. Galst will be responsible for originating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, CMBS, Bridge, Mezzanine, and Preferred Equity loan transactions nationwide.

 He is based out of Arbor’s Century City, CA office and reports directly to Frank Lutz, Executive Vice President, Chief Production Officer.

With over 25 years of industry experience, Mr. Galst has extensive expertise delivering client-specific financing across all agency platforms.

Frank Lutz
 “We are pleased to have David join the Arbor team,” said Mr. Lutz. “David brings deep, industry-leading experience and we look forward to his contributions in helping Arbor expand our product offerings to our growing client base.”

Prior to joining the company, Mr. Galst spent the last eight years with Wells Fargo in its Business Banking Group. 

In his most recent role as Principle Real Estate Industry Specialist, he originated and underwrote commercial real estate investor loans for various property types, while managing a sizeable portfolio.

 Previously, he held several positions as Vice President with Preferred Bank, Union Bank of California, and Commercial Bank.

Mr. Galst holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from The George Washington University.


For more information, please contact:

 Bina Handa
Tel: 516.506.4229

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
333 Earle Ovington Blvd, Suite 900
Uniondale, NY 11553
800.ARBOR.10

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