New Hires & Promotions
Greystone, a real estate lending, investment and advisory company, announced that Avrom Forman has joined as Director of Sales Strategy. In this newly created role, Mr. Forman will serve as a strategic advisor to the FHA origination team, reporting directly to Mordecai Rosenberg, head of Greystone’s FHA lending group.
Greystone, a real estate lending, investment and advisory company, announced that Tanya Eastwood, head of Greystone’s affordable housing development group, has been elected President of the Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (CARH) for the 2016-2018 term.
Greystone, a real estate lending, investment and advisory company, announced that David Varca has joined as a Managing Director for Healthcare Finance. Based in Chicago, Mr. Varca will report to Mordecai Rosenberg, head of Greystone’s FHA lending group. In his new role, Mr. Varca will be responsible for originating FHA-insured and bridge loans, with an emphasis on providing financing for skilled nursing facilities nationwide.
Mr. Varca brings to Greystone more than 15 years of healthcare lending experience. Prior to Greystone, he worked at Ares Management, L.P., where he served as Principal and was responsible for developing and managing senior housing and long term care balance sheet lending for the company. Before Ares Management, L.P., Mr. Varca was Senior Vice President & National Head of Senior Housing and Long Term Care Banking at Popular Community Bank. Prior to Popular Community Bank, he served as Client Manager at Bank of America, Vice President at LaSalle Bank, and Assistant Vice President at Bank One, among other positions. Mr. Varca received his Bachelor of Science in Economics and Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Purdue University.
“Healthcare lending is a specialized discipline that requires an incredible amount of diligence, fortitude and stellar client service skills,” said Mr. Rosenberg. “In addition to possessing these qualities, David brings an extensive amount of industry and finance experience. His contributions will prove to be invaluable as Greystone continues to grow its healthcare lending platform.”
Real estate lending, investment and advisory company Greystone added two Directors to its origination team to boost regional mortgage lending production. Don Farmer and Lou Tiberio have joined the company in Irving, TX – just outside of Dallas – and Philadelphia, PA, respectively, and bring over three decades of combined real estate finance experience and extensive banking relationships to Greystone.
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MORE) ("Monogram" or the "Company"), an owner, operator and developer of luxury apartment communities with a significant presence in select coastal markets across the United States, today announced that W. Benjamin Moreland has been appointed to the Monogram Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective May 1, 2016. With the addition of Mr. Moreland and the expected reduction in the size of the Board following the Company's 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Monogram Board will be composed of nine directors, six of whom are independent.
Madison Realty Capital (MRC), an institutionally backed real estate private equity firm focused on real estate equity and debt investments in the middle markets, has announced the appointment of Shea Taylor as the company's first Director of Human Resources.
