Newmark Grubb Knight Frank expands with addition of Durels, Rorick, and LaRocque

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has grown its Fairfield County, CT and Westchester County operations with the addition of three industry leading professionals who bring expertise in key submarkets and industries. NGKF welcomes Jacqueline Durels as senior managing director, and Tim Rorick and Jodie LaRocque as managing directors. "We continue to grow our presence in the greater metropolitan N.Y. region by strategically hiring experienced brokers with a track record of success in targeted markets or niche industry areas," said NGKF executive VP and managing director James Ritman. "Jackie and Tim are a great team with extensive relationships with corporate, retail, and medical and healthcare tenants in the Norwalk, Wilton, Darien, Greenwich, Westport and Stamford submarkets. Jodie has experience on both sides, working for corporations and commercial real estate advisory firms. She has a unique perspective and insight into how to best serve a company's growth needs." Durels comes to NGKF from Colliers. During her career, she has completed over 100 transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $480 million. Rorick previously served as senior managing director at Colliers in Stamford. He has negotiated over 100 transactions valued in excess of $100 million in various industries. LaRocque previously served as VP at Barclays Capital (formerly Lehman Brothers), where she managed leasing transactions for the company's New York headquarters and its more than three million s/f U.S. portfolio.