NAI Global Acquires NYC Affiliate

NEW YORK CITY-NAI Global, the network of independently owned commercial real estate brokerage firms, has acquired the assets of its network affiliate in New York City, NAI DG Hart, marking the company’s first such acquisition since its founding in 1978.

Jeffrey Finn, president and COO of NAI Global, has been appointed chairman and CEO of NAI New York. DG Hart founders Joseph Genovesi and Stephen Dadourian will stay on as vice chairmen with primary responsibilities in production. Manhattan industry veteran Henry Goodfriend, currently vice president of corporate services for NAI Global, will assume the role of managing director of global services for NAI New York City.

As part of this transaction, NAI Global will relocate its corporate Global Solutions group, led by managing director Jean Claude Goldenstein, from Princeton, N.J., to Manhattan. NAI Global’s Capital Markets group, led by managing director Peter Avalone, also will claim New York City as its base of operation.