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| Navi Sandhu |
CHICAGO, IL – Chicago-based developer Fifield Cos.
announced three new hires to support the firm’s continued growth in Chicago,
Los Angeles, Dallas and other key cities.
Industry
veterans joining the firm include Jon Schneider as vice president of
asset management; Navi Sandhu as an assistant vice president in
acquisitions, finance and development; and Joe Pitsor as an associate
responsible for underwriting developments and acquisitions.
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| Jon Schneider |
“These strategic hires bring to Fifield decades of multifamily
asset management and development expertise, and I’m thrilled to leverage their
experience as we pursue exceptional development opportunities nationwide,” said
Steve Fifield, chairman of Fifield Cos.
“We see an abundance of opportunities to create
exciting living environments in growth cities across the country, and these
seasoned professionals will be key to making that happen.”
Schneider joins Fifield from GEM Realty Capital, a Chicago-based
private equity real estate investment firm, where he served as a vice president
of asset management.
He will be responsible for creating and implementing
asset-specific business plan strategies and driving the financial performance
of the firm’s multifamily assets in Chicago and Dallas.
During Schneider’s nine-year tenure with GEM, he oversaw a
national portfolio of multifamily assets that included approximately 1,000
newly constructed apartment units as well as approximately 3,500 value-add
apartment units. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from
Augustana College.
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| Joe Pitsor |
As assistant vice president on Fifield’s acquisitions, finance and
development team, Navi Sandhu will be responsible for underwriting multifamily
development projects and working on debt and equity financing.
Prior to joining
Fifield, she was a senior associate at Wrightwood Financial, where she worked
on underwriting and analysis of development platforms nationwide in order to
provide growth capital.
Sandhu was also an analyst on the office investment
sales team at HFF and worked on the disposition of $650 million of office
assets throughout the Chicago area.
Sandhu holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern
University and a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University. She is an active
member of the Urban Land Institute and the Kellogg Real Estate Alumni Club.
Joe Pitsor has joined Fifield as an associate and will be
responsible for underwriting multifamily developments and acquisitions.
Previously, he worked in the real estate advisory practice of
PricewaterhouseCoopers, advising real estate private equity clients on office,
retail and industrial acquisitions. He earned a bachelor’s degree in real
estate from DePaul University and is a licensed CPA.
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| Steve Fifield |
For more information about Fifield Companies, visit www.fifieldco.com
Fifield Cos. is one of the nation’s premier developers of luxury,
mid- and high-rise rental apartments.
Established in 1977, Fifield has earned a
reputation for creating superb living environments in some of the country’s
most renowned locations, including Chicago, Dallas, Austin, southeast Florida,
Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Honolulu.
Fifield has completed more than 70
projects in the United States worth more than $7 billion.
For more information, visit www.fifieldco.com.
CONTACTS:
Gretchen Muller, gmuller@taylorjohnson.com,
312-267-4511
Kim Manning, kmanning@taylorjohnson.com, (312) 267-4527