B6 Real Estate Advisors welcomes Novick-Eckhardt and Sperandio

New York, NY According to B6 Real Estate Advisors (B6), Steven Sperandio has been named partner and senior managing director, and Haleigh Novick-Eckhardt has been named the firm’s vice president of people. 

Sperandio will lead a team of debt mortgage experts in the firm’s capital advisory division.

Novick-Eckhardt will spearhead B6’s talent recruitment efforts. The recently launched firm plans to onboard 50 brokers in New York City and New Jersey by 2019.   

“We are aiming to transform the debt market in the same way we dominated the mid-market investment sales sector in the past and a fresh, energetic and accomplished talent such as Steven will be crucial to our success,” said Paul Massey, founder of B6. “His firm grasp of how the industry operates, creativity in loan structuring and financing will allow our team to make money cheaper and equity more accessible for clients.”  

A skilled finance professional, perandio brings over eight years of experience in debt structuring, underwriting, due diligence and loan closing to the growing capital advisory team at B6 Real Estate Advisors. Most recently, he served in the Debt & Structured Finance Group at Newmark Knight Frank. Prior to his role at Newmark, he held the position of Vice President at Cantor Commercial Real Estate. Mr. Sperandio also worked as an analyst for American International Group (AIG).

“I have significant experience sourcing debt and equity financing across all asset classes which will enable me to position the firm as a disruptor in the debt mortgage space and secure the most favorable financing on behalf of clients,” said Sperandio. “The opportunity to work closely with Paul, to collaborate with the investment sales professionals in our offices and to further advance my career at a firm that prioritizes the growth of its people, weighed heavily in my decision to join B6.”

As senior managing director focusing on B6’s capital advisory practice, Sperandio will utilize his extensive history in loan origination, debt placement and valuation to source debt and equity for B6’s clients. Steven’s skill base in debt placement stems from his eight-plus years of lender experience, which included loan sizing, underwriting and due diligence on over $6 billion of balance sheet and CMBS financings.

Sperandio earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Pace University. He also holds an M.B.A from the University of Miami with a dual concentration in finance and real estate. 

Novick-Eckhardt most recently served as director, human capital management, for Tishman Speyer. Prior to that, she worked in recruiting for Deutsche Bank in New York.  She brings close to ten years of global staffing, compensation analysis, onboarding and recruiting strategy expertise to her leadership role at B6.

As VP of People for B6 Real Estate Advisors, Novick-Eckhardt will oversee the firm’s talent acquisition strategies, sourcing, processes and systems.

“B6 Real Estate Advisors is a firm designed for a unique type of broker and we feel that Haleigh’s skill in identifying the top and up-and-coming professionals in the field who fit our vision and culture will be invaluable,” said Neil Heilberg, COO of B6 Real Estate Advisors. “Haleigh’s understanding of the needs and desires of our target candidates, combined with our firm’s attractive benefits of an experienced leadership team and proprietary technology platform, will give us a significant advantage in recruiting rising and established talent in the investment sales and capital advisory industries.”

“As a next generation brokerage, B6 Real Estate Advisors represents a unique growth opportunity for forward-thinking professionals, whether it’s someone at the top of the industry or a rising broker yearning to take the next step in his or her career,” said Novick-Eckhardt. “I am confident my knowledge of hiring trends and talent within the industry will allow us to efficiently source skilled candidates who align with the disciplined and innovative mindset that is at the core of our growing firm.”

Novick-Eckhardt earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Lafayette College in Easton, PA.  She is actively involved in charity work including supporting Operation International Kids, a chapter of Operation International, a humanitarian organization that provides medical aid to adults and children suffering from the lack of quality health care in impoverished countries.