Waters joins Hirschfeld Properties as vice president-acquisitions

New York, NY Kevin Waters has joined Hirschfeld Properties LLC as vice president–acquisitions at the real estate company’s corporate office in New York City, according to Jeffrey Hirschfeld, president and CEO of the firm. Waters’s responsibilities include the execution of all aspects of the company’s acquisitions, from sourcing and underwriting to due diligence and closing. Waters also will play a key role in capital markets activities on both the debt and equity side. Prior to Hirschfeld, Waters was director of acquisitions, global real estate, Northeast for TIAA-CREF, where he sourced, underwrote and closed $1.1 billion in retail, multi-family and mixed-use real estate equity investments. “We are thrilled to have Kevin join our team and bring his extensive accomplishments to bear on Hirschfeld’s expanded acquisition and development activities within the multi-family sector in the eastern United States” said Hirschfeld. Waters is a graduate of The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School, where he was a Robert Toigo Fellow. Born in New York City, Waters lives in suburban New York City with his wife and two children. Hirschfeld Properties is a fully diversified real estate developer, manager and builder engaged in the acquisition, development, leasing, management and ownership of multifamily residential communities throughout the United States. To date, the various Hirschfeld companies have successfully developed over $1 billion worth of completed projects. Historically, Hirschfeld's primary focus has been and continues to be the eastern United States; however, the firm does own properties as far west as Illinois and is currently active throughout the eastern seaboard from Massachusetts through Florida and westward in Texas and California. The firm considers viable opportunities for development, acquisition, and redevelopment anywhere in the continental United States.