NEW YORK CITY—HFF has hired Erik Storz as a director in its New York office. He will focus on debt and equity placement transactions with a particular focus on multihousing properties.

Storz has more than 14 years of commercial real estate experience in the New York metropolitan area and has financed more than $650 million of commercial real estate debt through balance sheet, correspondent and agency lenders. He joins HFF from Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, where he has served as the VP of the mortgage banking group–originations, since 2006. Prior to that, Storz worked as an office leasing broker in New York at the Staubach Co. Preceding his commercial real estate career, Storz played for three seasons as a linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League. He is a licensed real estate salesperson in New York State and is affiliated with the Real Estate Lenders Association, the NFL Players Association and the Boston College Wall Street Council.

“HFF New York looks forward to having Erik as a valuable member of our debt placement team. He has strong relationships with a large network of real estate borrowers, brokers and lenders in the New York market, which will be of great value to our current and future clients,” says Mike Tepedino, senior managing director and co-head of HFF's New York office.