Storz joins HFF as director in the NY office

HFF has hired Erik Storz as a director in its NY office. Storz will focus on debt and equity placement transactions with a particular focus on multi-housing properties. Storz has more than 14 years of commercial real estate experience in the New York metropolitan area and has financed more than $650 million of commercial real estate debt through balance sheet, correspondent and agency lenders. He joins HFF from Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, where he was the vice president of the mortgage banking group - originations, since 2006. Prior to that, he worked as an office leasing broker in New York at The Staubach Company. Preceding his commercial real estate career, Storz played for three seasons as a linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League (NFL). He obtained his masters in Real Estate Finance and Investments from New York University and holds a bachelor of science degree in marketing from Boston College. Storz is a licensed real estate salesperson in the state of New York. and is affiliated with the Real Estate Lenders Association (RELA), NFL Players Association and the Boston College Wall Street Council. "HFF New York looks forward to having Erik as a valuable member of our debt placement team. He has strong relationships with a large network of real estate borrowers, brokers and lenders in the New York market, which will be of great value to our current and future clients," said Mike Tepedino, senior managing director and co-head of HFF's New York office. HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) and HFFS (HFF Securities L.P.) are owned by HFF, Inc. (NYSE: HF). HFF operates out of 23 offices nationwide and is a leading provider of commercial real estate and capital markets services to the U.S. commercial real estate industry. HFF together with its affiliate HFFS offer clients a fully integrated national capital markets platform including debt placement, investment sales, equity placement, advisory services, loan sales and commercial loan servicing.