Tuesday, May 10, 2011

HFF expands Florida presence by opening Tampa office



MIAMI, FL – HFF announced today that it will expand its Florida presence by officially opening an office in Tampa with an immediate focus on investment sales. 

HFF will look to add associates to the Tampa office who specialize in the firms other capital markets platform service offerings, such as debt placement, structured finance, advisory services, and investment sales specialists among the various property types. 

Senior managing director Dan Peek (top right photo), who leads the firm’s hospitality practice and was formerly in HFF’s Miami office, will handle the day-to-day operations of the Tampa office.

 Executive managing director Manny de Zárraga (middle left photo), who leads the firm’s Special Asset Group, manages the Miami office and oversees the Florida market, will help oversee the Florida expansion from the Miami office. 

“We are excited about this expansion into an important Florida market. We look forward to adding key personnel to our Tampa office to better serve our local, regional and national clients as well as enhance our regional and national platform,” noted de Zárraga and Peek.

“As with the office we recently opened in Austin, Texas, HFF’s goal is to strategically build-out the full platform of services and product specializations in our new Tampa office.  

“We are actively seeking to hire and retain associates who have the highest ethical standards and the best reputations in the industry to achieve this objective, and are confident that Manny and Dan will successfully grow our Tampa office,” said John Pelusi (lower right photo), executive managing director and managing member of HFF.

Contacts:
 Daniel C. Peek, HFF Senior Managing Director, (813) 870-1001 dpeek@hfflp.com
Manuel A. De Zarraga, HFF Executive Managing Director, (305) 448-1333 mdezarraga@hfflp.com
John H.Pelusi Jr., HFF Executive Managing Director, (412) 281-8714,                                     
Kristen M. Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500

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