NEW YORK CITY-Just a week after Grubb & Ellis’ bankruptcy sale was approved by a Manhattan federal judge, another top G&E official has been poached by brokerage Lee & Associates NYC, Inc. Grubb’s senior regional vice president John Poblocki has joined Sierra Real Estate, the Manhattan property management affiliate of Lee NYC, GlobeSt.com has learned exclusively.

Poblocki, who was in charge of the Northeast and Southeast regions of G&E, managed more than 50 million square feet of commercial assets and corporate facilities for institutional and private owners in their New York office. He also served as senior vice president of property management at Cohen Brothers Realty.

The hire comes at a time when the firm is continuing to rapidly expand in the New York-metropolitan region. Sierra Real Estate, which manages more than 50 residential and commercial properties, joined forces with Lee NYC in November 2011, making it their second northeast location and its 44^th in the US.