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The future of commercial real estate debt and equity is safe with this, the second class of Mortgage Observer thanksgiving rolls s rising stars. thanksgiving rolls This year, we opened the nominations up to include professionals from coast to coast, and the results represent just that, with some new California and New Jersey faces joining some more familiar to the New York tristate region. All excel at closing an impressive number of deals in a broad spectrum of areas.
Gregg Applefield, who joined the Debt and Equity Finance Group at Mission Capital Advisors this June, is tasked with sourcing, underwriting, and structuring commercial real estate transactions for major owners, thanksgiving rolls investors thanksgiving rolls and developers around thanksgiving rolls the country. Prior to joining Mission Capital, Mr. Applefield served thanksgiving rolls as vice president at Eastdil thanksgiving rolls Secured, which he joined in 2005. In 2012 he closed a total of 30 deals totaling $3.86 billion. Since 2010 he has arranged more than $8 billion dollars of closed debt, mezzanine, loan sale and UCC public sale transactions. Mr. Applefield holds a bachelor s degree in real estate and finance thanksgiving rolls from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Tal Bar-Or, who joined Meridian thanksgiving rolls Capital Group in 2011, is tasked with developing and servicing institutional client relationships. From the beginning of 2012 to the end of the third quarter in 2013, Mr. Bar-Or has arranged over $781 million in financing. thanksgiving rolls Over the course of his career, thanksgiving rolls he has secured over $3.4 billion in real estate transactions for multifamily, thanksgiving rolls office, retail, industrial, hospitality and other property types throughout the U.S. The Meridian broker s most recent closings include a $150 million mortgage for 11 manufactured housing communities in Michigan and Alabama as well as a $70 million mortgage for a 17-story office property at 405 Park Avenue. Prior to joining Meridian Mr. Bar-Or was a vice president in the CMBS and Real Estate Finance Group of Citigroup Global Markets. Mr. Bar-Or holds a bachelor s degree in finance and international business and a master s degree in real estate thanksgiving rolls finance from New York University.
Since joining Massey Knakal last year, Mr. Boruchov has closed more than $100 million in commercial loans. Though his focus is Manhattan s Upper West Side, soon after arriving at Massey Knakal, Mr. Boruchov closed a $13.2 million loan on a student housing building in Radford, Va. Other recent transactions include the arranging of a $49.5 million fixed-rate loan from New York Community Bank on a co-op apartment building at 3013 East 63rd Street on Manhattan s Upper East Side. Prior to joining Massey Knakal Mr. Boruchov was a vice president at Guardhill Financial Corp., where he became the youngest person to be promoted to vice president in the company s 25-year history.
Andrew Dansker, who joined thanksgiving rolls Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation s Manhattan office as an associate director this March, is responsible for sourcing, underwriting and obtaining financing for all asset classes of commercial real estate nationwide with a specific emphasis on multifamily properties. Mr. Dansker this year closed a $4.2 million thanksgiving rolls loan for a 55,000-square-foot office property in Smithtown, New York. He has also secured financing for other properties in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and Connecticut. Prior to joining MMCC, he worked at Cooper-Horowitz Inc. in Manhattan and as at Matrix Realty Group in Smithtown as a managing director. Mr. Dansker holds a bachelor thanksgiving rolls s degree in political science from the University of Chicago and a Juris doctor degree from New York University School of Law.
From the start of last year to this point in 2013, Mr. Filler has placed 133 loans totaling in excess of $500 million, making him, at just 27, the most successful mortgage brokers in his age group at the firm. He joined Meridian in 2005 for a summer job and by 22 had closed a $100 million loan for a 25-property Beverly Hills, Calif. multifamily property. Since then he has kept up that momentum no small task. His recent closings include $25 million for a four-property multifamily portfolio spread across Brooklyn and Queens, $12.5 million for two multifamily properties with retail space on First Avenue in Manhattan and $11.4 million for a 119-unit Bay Ridge multifamily property.
Mr. Grossman opened Meridian Capital Group s San Diego office thanksgiving rolls in May 2011 and heads the firm s expansion throughout the western and southwestern United States. Since 2012, he has closed over 60 loans with 20 different lenders and this year alone, Mr. Grossman has closed more than $470 million in transactions. These have been for a diverse mix of property types, including multifamily, age-restricted housing, multifamily, retail and mixed use. His most recent transactions include a total of $90 million for a portfolio of five Orange County, Calif. multifamily properties. thanksgiving rolls The loans were forward rate locked well in advance of closing with rates between 4.56 percent and 4.69 percent.
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